📚 Course Offerings
Department of Agribusiness
The Department of Agribusiness offers diverse courses for the
BS (Bachelor of Science) program in Agricultural Economics under the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development. Courses cover areas like management, marketing, price analysis, rural entrepreneurship, and supply chain management.
🔹 Year 1: Foundation Courses
☀️ Summer Term (1st Term)
AGB 101 Principles of Management (3+0 Credits)
- Definition & approaches of management
- Functions & levels of management
- Henri Fayol’s 14 principles
- Planning, organizing, staffing, directing & controlling
🍂 Autumn Term (2nd Term)
AGB 131 Principles of Marketing (3+0 Credits)
- Market concept & product demand
- Agricultural marketing & marketing channels
- Pricing strategies & market structures
- Competition analysis (Gini Coefficient, HHI)
❄️ Winter Term (3rd Term)
AGB 161 Agribusiness Management (3+0 Credits)
- Agribusiness definition, scope & challenges
- Business planning & decision-making
- Rural vs. urban markets
- Marketing mix for agribusiness
🔹 Year 2: Advanced Courses
☀️ Summer Term (4th Term)
AGB 203 Fundamentals of Price Analysis (3+1.0 Credits)
- Price determination & government role
- Market integration & price variations
- Time-series analysis
- Agricultural price policy in Bangladesh
❄️ Winter Term (6th Term)
AGB 265 Agricultural Marketing (3+1.0 Credits)
- Core concepts of marketing
- Marketing mix and segmentation
- Strategic marketing plan
- Inclusive market development
- Agricultural inputs and products marketing
- Marketing research and government intervention
- International marketing and information systems
🔹 Year 3: Specialization Courses
🍂 Autumn Term (8th Term)
AGB 333 Agricultural Price Analysis (3+1.0 Credits)
- Supply response models
- Pricing strategies for resource-poor farmers
- Government policies on price stability
❄️ Winter Term (9th Term)
AGB 361 Entrepreneurship Development (3+0 Credits)
- SME development & financing
- Business planning & taxation
- Market strategies for rural products
AGB 366 Supply Chain Management (3+1.0 Credits)
- Supply chain vs. value chain
- Inventory & transportation management
- Demand forecasting & optimization
🔹 Year 4: Advanced Applications
☀️ Summer Term (10th Term)
AGB 404 Managerial Economics (3+0 Credits)
- Demand forecasting & cost functions
- Pricing & profit maximization
- Capital budgeting & investment decisions
🍂 Autumn Term (11th Term)
AGB 434 Operations Research (3+1.0 Credits)
- Decision analysis & forecasting models
- Linear programming & optimization
- Supply chain optimization & case studies
🎓 Internship Program (Final Year)
Students are required to complete a 4-month practical training with government, non-government, or private organizations to apply their theoretical knowledge in real-world agribusiness settings.