Kansas State University

Program Schedule & Curriculum

Coursework (Manhattan)

Year one
The program begins with an on-campus session in January at K-State campus in Manhattan, KS where students begin three classes and learn the distance education technology. Assignments and projects are completed via distance and the courses conclude with a second campus session at K-State in March (Manhattan). At this second campus session students take final exams and present group project work. The rest of the first year, students take courses at a distance.

Year two
he second year starts with a campus session in January (Manhattan) with courses in applied econometrics and policy analysis. Similar to the first year, these courses are conducted via distance and end with an on-campus session in March. The rest of the year, students take organizational behavioral management, marketing and agribusiness management via distance. A required business elective may be taken either at K-State or at a university of the student’s choice during the program.

K-State offers an international elective AGEC 710, Comparative Food and Agriculture Systems, that is team taught by faculty at K-State Partner Universities in Russia, Uruguay, France, Thailand, India, New Zealand and Uganda.

Year three
Year three of the program is spent researching and writing a thesis on a company-related issue. The project takes about six months to complete. The MAB program consists of 39 hours plus three elective hours for a total of 42 hours.

The thesis project ties together all of the skills and concepts learned throughout the program. It is an avenue to develop managerial talent with the skills to manage and organize information into a decision-making framework.

Animal Health Coursework (Olathe, KS)

The MAB program offers a cohort tailored to individuals working in the animal health and companion animal industry. The structure and coursework are similar to the traditional MAB cohort.

Year one
The program begins with an on-campus session in August at the K-State Olathe campus, where students begin three classes and learn the distance education technology. Assignments and projects are completed via distance and the courses conclude with a second campus session at K-State in October. At the second campus session students take final exams and present individual and group project work. The rest of the first year, students take courses at a distance.

Year two
The second year starts with a campus session in August (Olathe) with courses in applied econometrics and policy analysis. Similar to the first year, these courses are conducted via distance and end with an on-campus session in October.

A required business elective may be taken either at K-State or at a university of the student’s choice during the program. K-State offers an elective, AGEC 780, "Economic Issues of the Global Animal Health Industry." 

Year three
Year three of the program is spent researching and writing a thesis on a company-related issue. The project takes about six months to complete.

The MAB animal health cohort consists of 39 hours plus three elective hours for a total of 42 hours.

AGEC 780 Economic Issues of the Global Animal Health Industry – An elective for the Animal Health Track: the course presents students with in-depth analyses of the different dimensions of the animal health industry from a global perspective. The course assesses dynamics of the business and economic environments as well as the regulatory environment facing veterinary medicine products, feed ingredients and feed additives across the different species and around the globe. It engages students in exploring emerging issues, challenges and opportunities in the animal health industry and provides them with the tools and concepts to evaluate their impacts, assess their opportunities and develop effective responses.

Courses

Year 1 courses

Year 2 courses

Year 3 courses

For a detailed list of courses, see Program Booklet.