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J. K.; EDDLEMAN, B. R.; EMERSON, R. D.; GIBBS, K. C.; GREENE, R. E. L.;
GREENMAN, J. R.; LANGHAM, M. R.; LOEHMAN, E. T.; MATHIS, W. K., JR.;
MCPHERSON, W. K.; MCPHERSON, W. W.; MURPHREE, C. E.; MYERS, L. H.;
PEARSON, J. L.; POLOPOLUS, L.; PRATO, A. A.; PROCHASKA, F. J.; REYNOLDS,
J. E.; SMITH, C. N.; SPURLOCK, A. H.; STAFFORD, J. H.; TYNER, F. H., JR.;
WARD, R. W.

Graduate Coordinator: F. H. TYNER, JR.
 Graduate study is offered leading to the degrees of Master of Agriculture,
Master of Science in Agriculture, and Doctor of Philosophy. Fields of study
include production economics and supply, demand and marketing, community
and rural development, natural resource economics, public policy, foreign
economic development, and econometrics. The department participates in the
programs of the Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Tropical
Agriculture. Students who hold the bachelor's degree with their major field of
study in an area other than Food and Resource Economics should consult
with the graduate coordinator concerning acceptance for graduate study.
In addition to the courses outlined, there are seminars for organized dis-
cussion of current topics and for review of graduate students' research.

COURSES FOR ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES
FRE 501-SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOOD AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS. 1 to 3 credits
 Maximum 6 credits
FRE 510-INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ECONOMICS. 4 credits
FRE 520-INTERMEDIATE CONSUMPTION ECONOMICS AND AGRICULTURAL
 MARKETING. 3 credits
FRE 521-CASE STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING FIRMS. 4 credits
FRE 522-FIRM EFFICIENCY. 3 credits
FRE 530-NATURAL RESOURCE UTILIZATION. 4 credits
FRE 540-INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT OF RURAL PEOPLE. 5 credits
FRE 541-FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. 5 credits
FRE 565-AcTIVITY ANALYSIS FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS. 4 credits
FRE 566-ELEMENTARY ECONOMETRICS. 3 credits

 GRADUATE COURSES
FRE 600-SCIENCE AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 3 credits
 Investigation of role of science, philosophy, and the scientific method in re-
 search. Emphasis on application of scientific methods to food and resource eco-
 nomics research.
 FRE 601-PROCEDURES IN PLANNING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH. 3 credits
 Concepts of research and the application of scientific methods in planning and
conducting research in food and resource economics.
FRE 602-PROBLEMS IN FOOD AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS. 1 to 3 credits
 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Individual study in selected problem areas.
 Aspects of problems of interest to the student and agreeable to the instructor. May
 be repeated with change in content up to a maximum of 6 credits.
 FRE 603-TOPICS IN FOOD AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS. 1 to 3 credits
 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Current developments in food and resource