The Ph.D. program is offered through the Department of Agricultural Economics graduate program and is operated in cooperation with the Department of Economics. Students earn a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics upon completion of the 90-credit program; students already holding an applicable master’s degree upon admission can count 30 credits toward the 90 credits required for the doctorate. In the program, students will study economic theory, knowledge in research methodology, general agricultural economics and a specialty branch including: agribusiness, international development, natural resources, price analysismarketing, productionfarm managementfinance, community and regional economics, trade and policy. A Ph.D. program of study must have at least 60 credit hours of graduate course work (the credit received for writing an M. S. thesis or report may be used to help meet the 60 credit hour requirements), and 30 hours of research credits are required for the written Ph.D. dissertation. A minimum of 24 credit hours of course work on the program of study must be taken at Kansas State University.The program of study in agricultural economics shall include course work in four branches: economic theory, research methodology, general agricultural economics, and a specialty branch in agricultural economics. The student may choose to list a minor field in addition.