MBA in Agri-Business Management | Kerala Agricultural University


		Semester 1
		Semester 2
		Semester 3
		Semester 4

SEMESTER-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES

Semester II Courses in General Management area (GM) – Compulsory

The courses in the semester are divided into two segments viz., Classroom Segment and Field Segment. In the classroom segment, there are eight compulsory courses.

A. Class Room Segment – Courses in General Management Area (GM) - Compulsory
Focus: To broaden the general management perspective of the students

*Code No.*	*Title*	*Credit*
GM 1	Computer Applications for Management	0+2
GM 2	Financial Management for Agri-business	2+1
GM 3	Managerial Economics	1+1
GM 4	Legal Framework of Agri-business	2+0
GM 5	Strategic Management	1+1
GM 6	Management Information System	1+1
GM 7	Agri-business Production and Operations Management	2+1
GM 8	Human Resources Management in Agri-business	1+1
Total		10+8 = 18

B. Field Segment (0+5)

Focus: To gain a deep understanding of the real life situations in Agri-business Management

The field segment is intended to give hands-on-experience in Agri-business management practices. In this segment, the students will be placed for one month at the end of the second semester (during semester break) for project work in an institution belonging to the industries identified under Sectoral Electives and they have to submit a project report after thorough study under the guidance of a faculty.

B. Field Segment – Sectoral Electives (SE): Industries/Enterprises identified for Placement at the end of the 2^nd and 4^th semesters

*Code No.*	*Title*	*Credit*
SE 1	Food processing industry	0 + 3
SE 2	Oil seeds industry	”
SE 3	Horticulture industry	”
SE 4	Floriculture industry	”
SE 5	Dairy & Poultry Industry	”
SE 6	Planting Materials & Seed Industry	”
SE 7	Sea Food Industry	”
SE 8	Meat & Meat Products industry	”
SE 9	Agro Chemical Industry	”
SE 10	Agro Machinery Industry	”
SE 11	Co-operatives & Agri-business Enterprises	”
SE 12	Fertilizer Industry	”
SE 13	Sugar industry	”
SE 14	Organic Farms	”
SE 15	Biotech industry	”
SE16	Export Promotion Councils/Commodity Boards	”
SE 17	Plantation Crop Industry	”
SE 18	Minor & Major Forest Products Industry	”
SE 19	Fruits & Vegetable Organization	”
SE 20	Agri-Informatics	”
SE 21	Agri clinics	”
SE 22	Agri-business Financial Institution	”
SE 23	Medicinal Plants and Ayurvedic Industry	”
SE 24	Contract Farming	”
SE 25	Cattle Feed Industry	”
SE 26	Coir Industry	”