Licenciatura Program in the Agricultural Sciences

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Entrepreneurial Projects

EMP 101 – EMP 102 Entrepreneurial Projects

Through a sequence of modules, this course enables the student to develop the aptitude and an attitude for business, by integrating the technical, economical, environmental, and social aspects of business management. At the end of the sequence the student is able to create an agro-food business that uses, in a sustainable manner, the natural resources of the tropical region.

To achieve these objectives, the student participates in the planning and application of feasibility studies, including the business aspects of marketing, administration, budgeting, finances, and social and environmental impacts. As an essential part of these modules, the student uses an experiential learning focus whereby he/she works with a team to organize a business, analyze and evaluate problems, make decisions, carry out field work, and scrutinize the performance of his/her agro-business.

This is a long-term course. The course begins in the second trimester of the 1st year and concludes in the second trimester of the 3rd year. Throughout the three years of the course, the student learns piece by piece the information that is instrumental for the formation of a successful business project. The modules serve as support and training that supplements the work that the student is carrying out in his/her entrepreneurial project.

Two hours of class per week plus the necessary hours to complete all work related to the student’s project.


EMP 201 – EMP 203 Entrepreneurial Projects

During the 2nd year students carry out previously approved plans and investments. At the same time they participate in a series of learning modules in which they develop the skills necessary to successfully execute their projects. (For a general description, see Entrepreneurial Projects, First Year).

Two hours of class per week, plus additional hours as required to successfully carry out the project.

EMP 301 – EMP 302 Entrepreneurial Projects

The students will finish their project during the second trimester of the thrid year. The group members liquidate the finances of their agro-business and share the results of their endeavors with their classmates.

Two hours of class plus per week plus fieldwork during the first trimester, and one hour of class per week during the second trimester.