FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (FAE)

TIMELINE

The Faculty of Agricultural Economics (FAE) affiliated to the School of Economics (CSE) was established very early in 1966 as soon as the Institute of Can Tho University was set up. The development process of the Faculty is as follows:

• 1966: Faculty was established under the name of Department of Agricultural Economics of Can Tho College of Agriculture.
• 1977: The Department of Agricultural Economics was developed into the Department of Agricultural Economics under Faculty of Agriculture, Can Tho University.
• 1979: The Department of Agricultural Economics became the Faculty of Economics.
• 1995: The Faculty of Economics was renamed the School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA), and the Department of Agricultural Economics was developed into the Department of General Economics.
• 2004: The Department of Agricultural Economics was re-established after being separated from the Department of General Economics.
• 2007: The department was renamed into Department of Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources and Environment Economics.
• In 2015: The Department was separated into the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Economics.
• In 2022: The Department of Agricultural Economics becomes the Faculty of Agricultural Economics (FAE) under the CSE.

TRAINING

Currently, the Faculty is offerring training programs majoring in Agricultural Economics at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels.

MISSION

The Faculty strives to achieve the leading position nationally and regionally in training, research, and leadership development for learners and practical workers in the field of Agricultural Economics, meeting Vietnamese and international standards.

VISION

Providing high-quality human resources to contribute to the development of the whole country.

TRAINING PROGRAMS

1. BACHELOR IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (Major code: 7620115)

GENERAL INFORMATION

The training program meets the international accreditation standard of AUN-QA.

- Training period: 4 years; Total course credits: 141.

- Scientific title: Bachelor.

- Name of major on Bachelor Degree and transcript: Agricultural Economics.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The undergraduate program in Agricultural Economics is designed to equip learners with the necessary knowledge for doing economic research and business activities of goods and services, especially agricultural products. Students are also equipped with economic analysis skills to solve problems arising in research and business activities in order to exploit and use resources in agriculture effectively, contributing to the development of the economy, especially of agricultural and rural economic development.

WORKING POSITION OF STUDENTS AFTER GRADUATION

- Staff/Managers/Researchers: at governmental agencies and departments at all levels; working in organizations, socio-economic programs/projects in agricultural and rural areas;

- Researchers and lecturers: research and teach at colleges, universities, and research institutions; can undertake work such as participating in research and teaching activities related to quantitative analysis, economics and applied economics in agriculture;

- Employees/Managers in enterprises and organizations producing and trading agricultural products;

- Consultant in projects on agriculture and rural development and poverty alleviation.

- Self-organizing agricultural production and business activities.

ABILITY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AFTER GRADUATION

- Forming habits and the ability to self-study, lifelong learning, capable of updating knowledge to serve work, study and research.

- Being able to continue to study second degree training programs as well as improve qualifications at post-graduate levels.

FRAMEWORK OF TRAINING PROGRAM

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COURSES OFFERRED BY FAE

2. MASTER OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (Major code: 8620115) 

GENERAL INFORMATION

- Training period: 2 years; Total course credits: 60.

- Scientific title: Master.

- Name of major on degree and transcript: Agricultural Economics.

2.1 MASTER IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS BY RESEARCH

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

     The research-oriented master's program in Agricultural Economics is aimed at equipping learners with the knowledge and skills of in-depth economic theory, the application of qualitative and quantitative analytical tools to conducting research in agricultural economics and rural development; making decisions in agribusiness and formulating and evaluating agricultural and rural development policies.

FRAMEWORK OF TRAINING PROGRAM

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2.2 MASTER IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS BY COURSEWORK

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The master's program in Agricultural Economics by coursework is aimed at equipping learners with knowledge and skills in economic theory and qualitative and quantitative analytical tools to solve problems in agricultural economy and rural development; and decision making in agribusiness.

FRAMEWORK OF TRAINING PROGRAM

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3. DOCTOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (CODE: 9620115) 

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The doctoral training program is aimed at providing graduate students with complete and advanced knowledge of economic theories and agricultural economics; support doctoral students to practice critical thinking and be able to independently and creatively conduct research, discover, predict and solve new problems in practice and theory in the field of agriculture and development of rural areas and have the ability to supervise scientific research.

OUTLINE OF TRAINING PROGRAM

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SOME RESEARCH DIRECTIONS