The Postgraduate College

Agriculture / Agricultural Economics

Overview

Degree awarded:

M.A.P.A

M.Phil

M.Phil/Ph.D

M.Sc

M.Sc. Agricultural Economics

Ph.D

Programmes:

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics

Field of interest:

Agricultural Business and Financial Management

Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Marketing

Agricultural Policy and Planning

Animal Products and Processing

Not Applicable

Production Economics and Farm Management

Resources Economics

Entry requirements:

General Regulations Governing Admission to Higher Degree Programmes

Candidates for admission to higher degree programmes shall normally be graduates of the University of Ibadan or other Universities/Institutions recognised by the Senate. Admission shall be made by the Postgraduate College on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
Candidates without any previous higher degrees in the relevant discipline may be admitted only to either the Degree of Master or the Professional Degree of Master.
Candidates with recognised “Research Higher” Degree in the relevant discipline may be admitted to the M.Phil or Ph.D. degree programmes as appropriate, on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee.
A candidate admitted to the degree of Master of University of Ibadan who obtained a weighted average mark of 55.0 – 59.9%, or a CGPA of between 4.0 and 4.9 may be offered provisional admission to the M.Phil./Ph.D programmes. Such candidates shall be assessed within three semesters of full time and four semesters of part time registration for the M.Phil/Ph.D to Ph.D conversion. This shall also apply to students who graduated from other universities

SPECIAL WAIVER FOR MATURED APPLICANTS

All University of Ibadan graduates should be admitted to Postgraduate programme with the ordinary level criteria existing at the time their first admission. Candidate who did not fulfill the requirements as at the time of their admission are not eligible for consideration.
Special consideration may be given to candidates, who obtained their first degree not less than 20 years from the time of seeking admission to any postgraduate programmes. Such candidates must have been found to possess special skills or abilities and professionally or academically engaged during the period of 20 years

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Agricultural Economics is the study of how societies use available resources to meet the needs of people. Agriculture represents the single largest use of the earth's resources—a major driving force in the world's economy. Agricultural economists study agriculture from a business context which involves where products are being consumed, developed, financed, grown, marketed, processed, regulated, researched, taxed and transported.

Agricultural economics concerns itself with the study of food production and consumption in both developed and developing countries along with analyzing policies that shape the world’s largest industry. A Master’s of Agricultural Economics (M.Sc) develops analytical skills in the broad areas of agricultural, environmental and ecological economics, development, and resource allocation in production and marketing in agriculture. Graduate students of Agricultural Economics are in high demand, obtaining academic jobs in top agricultural economics departments and public policy schools, as well as positions in government, major development organizations, and businesses.

Few/Some of the Course Content

AGE 701	Microeconomic Theory
AGE 702	Macroeconomic Theory
AGE 704	Statistical Theory And Analysis
AGE 705	Sampling Techniques
AGE 706	Human Capital Management
AGE 707	Operations Research
AGE 708	Econometrics
AGE 709	Research Methodology
AGE 710	Agricultural Development & Policy
AGE 712	Production Economics
AGE 713	Resource Economics
AGE 714	Agricultural Marketing
AGE 715	Health And Environment Economics
AGE 719	Financial Management
AGE 720	Project Appraisal And Planning
AGE 799	Special Project

Entry Requirement

General Admission Requirements for Higher Degree

The basic qualification for admission to all Postgraduate Courses and Programmes is a first degree of the University of Ibadan or degree/Higher National Diploma of other recognized Institutions in the relevant discipline. Where qualifications are not strictly in the area of admission, remedial courses, which may lead to additional periods of studentship, may be prescribed.
In addition to individual Departmental requirements, applicants must satisfy the ‘O’ Level first degree matriculation requirements of the University of Ibadan i.e five ‘O’Level credit passes at ONE sitting or 6 ‘O’ level credits at TWO sittings including English Language and subject areas for ALL disciplines and Mathematics for ALL Science-based disciplines, Educational Management and Economics and at least a pass in Mathematics for other Social Science Courses OR Holder of NCE must have credit passes in WASC or credit or merit passes in TC II (obtained between 1967 and 1981) in English Language and four other relevant matriculation subjects.
Candidates for the degree of M.Phil and Ph.D. are admitted in the first instance to the Degree of Master Programme. However, candidates who, in addition to a good first degree, and already holding acceptable postgraduate degrees, may be considered for direct admission to the M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

Candidate with recognized first degree or higher degree assessed to be at least equal or equivalent to the degree of Bachelor or Master of the University of Ibadan and as recognized by the University senate may be admitted to the Masters , M.Phil, M.Phil/Ph.D or Ph.D Programme on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Postgraduate Committee
All applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma, Degree of Masters and Professional Master are require to take Test of Proficiency in English Language. A. minimum score of 40 percent must be attained before applicants could be eligible to be shortlisted by the admitting Departments, Schools, or Institutes.

Facilities

Career Path

Agribusiness Consultant
Agricultural Loan Officer
Agricultural Appraiser
Agricultural Commodities Trader/Broker
Agriculture Development Officer
Research Agricultural Economist
Professor of Agricultural Economics
Environmental Economist
Climate Resilence Specialist
Farm Coop Manager
International Development Officer
Feedlot Manager
Import Agent
Export Agent
Grain Elevator Manager
Agriculture Policy Analyst

Supervisor(s)

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