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Agricultural Economics explores how societies allocate scarce resources to fulfill human needs. As the predominant utilization of our planet's assets, agriculture serves as a pivotal economic engine worldwide. Professionals in this field analyze agricultural systems through a commercial lens, encompassing every stage from product creation and funding to distribution, processing, governance, taxation, and logistics.
The curriculum addresses pressing agricultural concerns including environmental sustainability, food security, biotech governance, and international trade within a business framework. Students gain insights into the complete value chain of grain production in Saskatchewan, covering scientific innovation, cultivation methods, post-harvest handling, market distribution, and end-use applications.
Additional focus areas include sustainable resource management strategies, challenges specific to Western Canadian agriculture, and effective administration of farming enterprises and agribusiness operations.
Students can enter this program directly from high school
Required high school classes
Biology 30
Chemistry 30
Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30
Students can be admitted into this college with one subject deficiency that must be cleared before the second year of study.
English language proficiency
IELTS (Academic) - Overall Band Score: 6.5. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 6, Listening: 6, Speaking: 6, Writing: 6
TOEFL iBT - Internet Based: 86. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 19, Listening: 19, Speaking: 19, Writing: 19
Cambridge C1 Advanced - Overall score of 176
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment – 70. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Speaking: 60, Writing: 60
Duolingo English Test (DET) – 110. With minimum individual scores of: Literacy: 95, Conversation: 95, Comprehension: 95, Production: 95
PTE Academic - Overall score of 63. With minimum individual skills scores of Reading: 59, Listening: 59, Speaking: 59, Writing: 59