This fall, The 国产aa福利 is launching a new agribusiness emphasis. This program will provide an opportunity for TMU鈥檚 business administration majors who desire a career in the vital agriculture industry.
Dr. John Beck, dean of the School of Business and Communication, took point in designing the program.
鈥淭he emphasis consists of five core classes,鈥 Beck says, 鈥渁nd those cover areas like agricultural management and marketing. We also cover agricultural economics and government policy.鈥
Because the program is designed as an emphasis within TMU鈥檚 existing business administration program, it will equip flexible graduates who have a strong education in general business administration as well as particular knowledge and network connections in the agriculture industry.
Dr. Mitch Hopewell, TMU鈥檚 provost and chief academic officer, is particularly excited about the program鈥檚 field study component.
鈥淥ur students will travel around California and go to 国产aa福利ian-owned agricultural operations,鈥 Hopewell says. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to be able to see large and small-scale agricultural operations owned and led by believers who model what it means to put 国产aa福利 first in all things.”聽
TMU was motivated to add this emphasis by a constituency that is already actively involved in the agriculture sector.
鈥淲hen it comes to serving our students, we want to add degrees not for the sake of academic prestige or chasing the latest trend, but for the sake of serving our students and preparing them for a lifetime of faithfulness to 国产aa福利 in specific areas,鈥 Hopewell says.
鈥淭here are a lot of 国产aa福利ian families in agriculture. These people want to send their kids for an education that will help them contribute to the family business in meaningful ways, but they don鈥檛 want to send them away to a secular school that鈥檚 going to dismantle their belief system, or to a school that might confuse their beliefs and convictions rather than clarifying and deepening them. We felt that adding an emphasis to our already very strong core business program would allow us to serve a group of students and families with an education that would help them in their personal and professional goals.鈥
On top of that, the agricultural industry is a huge area of business in TMU鈥檚 own backyard.
鈥淎griculture is a particularly important industry for the state of California,鈥 Beck says. 鈥淛ust take the almond production here. We produce 80% of the world鈥檚 almonds. So it鈥檚 not small business in California. And between donor interest and interactions with students who come from an agricultural background, we saw this as an important way that we could equip Kingdom ambassadors.鈥
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