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In the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
In addition to the major requirements outlined below, all students must meet the college graduation requirements:
1. Economics and Management
Special notes:
- AEM 3200 and AEM 3230 are optional for students concentrating in Applied Economics, Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics, or International Trade and Development.
2. Quantitative Methods
3 credits of a quantitative methods elective must be completed from the following list:
3. Applied Economics - must complete at least six credits from two different categories
Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics
International Markets and Development
Food and Agricultural Economics
4. Grand Challenges @ Dyson
Grand Challenges requirements must be taken in the following order:
1. Grand Challenges Written Expression
2. Grand Challenges Project Preparation (AEM 3000 )
3. Grand Challenges Project
3 credits of a Grand Challenges written expression must be completed from the following list:
3 credits of a Grand Challenges project must be completed from the following list:
Concentration Requirements
Students in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management are required to complete a minimum of one concentration in order to meet degree requirements.
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If desired, a student may choose to complete an additional concentration, but may not exceed two concentrations towards degree requirements.
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Courses used to fulfill core requirements can not also be used to fulfill concentration requirements, except in Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics.
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Students may apply one concentration elective course to fulfill the requirements of two concentrations.
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All concentration requirements must be taken for a letter grade unless the course is offered S/U only.
Applied Economics and Management concentrations include:
- Accounting
- Agribusiness Management
- Applied Economics
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics
- Finance
- Food Industry Management
- International Markets and Development
- Marketing
- Strategy
Minimum of 9 credits accounting electives from the following list:
2. Agribusiness Management
Minimum of 9 credits agribusiness management electives from the following list:
Minimum of 12 credits of applied economics electives from the following list:
Minimum of 3 credits of quantitative methods electives from the following list:
Minimum of 6 credits of business analytics electives from the following list:
5. Entrepreneurship
Minimum six (6) of the 15 credits must be from AEM courses.
Ideation - minimum 3 credits from the following list:
Entrepreneurial Strategy - minimum of 3 credits from the following list:
Industries & Topics - minimum of 4.5 credits from the following list:
Practicum - minimum of 1.5 credits from the following list:
6. Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics (EERE)
Minimum of 6 credits of EERE courses from the following list:
Minimum of 3 credits of quantitative electives from the following list:
Minimum of 3 credits of EERE-related electives at the 2000 level or higher offered by any of the following departments.
Students should work with their advisor in the Dyson Office of Student Services to identify courses that will fulfill the requirement.
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Biological & Environmental Engineering (BEE)
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City & Regional Planning (CRP)
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Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
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Government (GOVT)
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Natural Resources (NTRES)
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Global Development (GDEV)
Minimum of 9 credits of finance electives from the following list:
*Only three (3) credits can be used from AEM 3520 and AEM 3360 toward the nine (9) credits total of Finance electives.
8. Food Industry Management
Minimum of 6 credits of electives from the following list:
9. International Markets and Development
Minimum of 12 credits of international markets and development electives from the following categories A-D:
A. Minimum of 6 credits of international markets and development methods and topics courses from the following list:
B. Maximum of 3 credits from the following list for students interested in graduate level research:
C. Maximum 3 credits from the following list for students interested in consulting/international law and organizations:
D: Maximum 3 credits from the following options:
- foreign language credits; or
- a 3-credit directed research course with a Dyson faculty in the international markets and development area on a topic that is broadly related to international markets and development; this experience can involve work overseas or work on a global topic while on campus.
Minimum of 9 credits of marketing electives from the following list:
Minimum of 6 credits of strategy upper core courses from the following list:
*Courses in this category may be used toward either the strategy upper core or elective requirement.
Minimum of 9 credits of strategy electives from the following list:
Undergraduate Minors
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
The M.P.S. in Applied Economics and Management, administered by the Graduate School , requires 30 credits for degree completion inclusive of the problem-solving project:
- At least 30 credits in courses numbered 5000 or higher.
- At least 24 credits must be taken in the S.C. Johnson College of Business.
- A maximum of 6 graduate-level credits may be earned prior to admission and transferred in; these credits must be related to the subject of study and completed not more than 5 years before admission.
- Students who complete their undergraduate degree at Cornell may only transfer graduate-level courses taken in the final semester toward the MPS-AEM requirements.
- In any case, graduate-level coursework must not have counted toward the requirements of the undergraduate degree to be eligible for transfer.
- Students may enroll in a maximum of 22 credits per semester (pre-enrollment is restricted to 18 credits).
- Up to 3 credits may be taken as S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) each semester.
- Courses taken as Audit will not count towards the degree credit and students may only enroll in one audit course per semester.
- Special studies courses will not count towards the degree credit, including but not limited to AEM 6980 and AEM 7000.
- A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required.
- Degree must be completed within 4 years of admission.
- Students are expected to complete the program in two semesters and should plan their schedules accordingly. Under certain circumstances, a student may be approved for an additional semester of full-time study. Additional semesters are only permitted with prior approval of the Dyson Registrar.
- Students must be enrolled as full-time for all semesters (12 credit minimum). No part-time study is permitted.
3 credits of quantitative methods from the following list:
*Only one course in Python may be taken toward the quantitative methods requirement.
Concentration Requirements
In addition to the core requirements, students must complete 12 additional credits in one of six concentrations:
- Behavioral Finance
- Behavioral Marketing
- Sustainable Business and Economic Policy
- Business of Food
- International Development Economics
- Technology Management
A course may not be used to fulfill both the quantitative methods elective requirement and a concentration requirement.
Minimum of 3 credits of electives from the following list:
Minimum of 3 credits of electives from the following list:
3. Sustainable Business and Economic Policy
Minimum of 9 credits of electives from the following list:
Minimum of 6 credits of electives from the following list:
5. International Development Economics
Minimum of 9 credits of electives from the following list:
Minimum of 6 credits from the following list:
Graduate Research Degrees (MS, PhD)
The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management offers research-centered advanced degrees which often lead to academic careers and scientific discovery. Both the Master of Science (MS) and PhD program in Applied Economics and Management are administered by the Graduate School at Cornell.
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