威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校

The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics offers graduate degree programs leading to the Master of Science and doctor of philosophy. Long recognized as one of the top programs in the nation, the department is an active center of research and graduate training in environmental and natural resource economics, the economic development of low-income countries, agricultural economics, community economics, and more recently, resource and energy demand analysis.

Department faculty are affiliated with a broad range of institutes and centers across the campus, including the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, the University Center for Cooperatives, the Renk Agribusiness Institute, Center for Community Economic Development, and the area studies programs. Each program has its own rich intellectual life of seminars and other activities.

The department provides office space, a lounge, and IT support for its approximately 60 graduate students. The Taylor–Hibbard Club, the department's graduate student organization, serves as a link between graduate students and the faculty, elects student representatives to department committees, and promotes academic and social activities for its members.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Skills

• Articulates and critiques theories and research methods commonly used in agricultural and applied economics.
• Identifies sources and assembles evidence pertaining to questions in agricultural, environmental, development, or community economics.
• Demonstrates understanding of the principle theories of agricultural, environmental, development, or community economics.
• Selects and applies the most appropriate methodologies and practices to answer questions within their selected field.
• Synthesizes information pertaining to questions in their selected field.
• Clearly communicates research results using both oral and written strategies.

Professional Conduct

• Recognizes and applies principles of ethical and professional conduct.