Person

David Hughes

Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AGNR 491 - International Experience in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 - 12 credit hours

Credit for formalized international experiences related to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Determination of credit based on nature of the proposed experience. Students should discuss the opportunity with their faculty advisors prior to the trip to determine if it is appropriate for credit. Credit hours will be determined by the department and college depending on the extent of activity and types of projects and/or presentations to be completed by the student upon return.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Crowe, Laura | Sharp, Ryan Leonard | Flanagan, Brian | Burk, Sonja | Sain, Daniel | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Golden, David A | Perez Quesada, Gabriela | Barrier, Kyra

AREC 412 - Agricultural Finance and Risk Management
3 credit hour(s)

Microeconomic and financial concepts applied to decision problems faced by farms and agribusinesses; financial statement analysis; firm capital structure; time value of money, capital budgeting and investment analysis, risk management and diversification; computer applications.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 212 and AREC 203 or ACCT 200
Recommended Background: Introductory economics and microcomputer competence.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.

AREC 512 - Advanced Agribusiness Finance
3 credit hour(s)

Financial and investment analysis tools and concepts and their application to business decisions. Topics include financial analysis and planning principles, working capital, capital budgeting, debt structure and financing, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, scenario analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and discounted cash flow valuation.

Recommended Background: Senior-level finance course.

AREC 593 - Special Topics in Agricultural Economics
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics to be assigned.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Yu, Edward | Yenerall, Jacqueline Nicole | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Cho, Seong-Hoon | Boyer, Chris | Martinez, Charles | Rihn, Alicia L. | Hughes, David | Muhammad, Andrew | Upendram, Sreedhar | Griffith, Andrew | Velandia, Margarita M

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227B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, 1988
  • MS, Agricultural Economics, Clemson University, 1982
  • BA, History, General, Clemson University, 1978
Responsible Area(s)
  • Community Economic Development

David Hughes

Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics
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227B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, 1988
  • MS, Agricultural Economics, Clemson University, 1982
  • BA, History, General, Clemson University, 1978
Responsible Area(s)
  • Community Economic Development
Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AGNR 491 - International Experience in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 - 12 credit hours

Credit for formalized international experiences related to agricultural sciences and natural resources. Determination of credit based on nature of the proposed experience. Students should discuss the opportunity with their faculty advisors prior to the trip to determine if it is appropriate for credit. Credit hours will be determined by the department and college depending on the extent of activity and types of projects and/or presentations to be completed by the student upon return.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan | Crowe, Laura | Sharp, Ryan Leonard | Flanagan, Brian | Burk, Sonja | Sain, Daniel | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Golden, David A | Perez Quesada, Gabriela | Barrier, Kyra

AREC 412 - Agricultural Finance and Risk Management
3 credit hour(s)

Microeconomic and financial concepts applied to decision problems faced by farms and agribusinesses; financial statement analysis; firm capital structure; time value of money, capital budgeting and investment analysis, risk management and diversification; computer applications.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 212 and AREC 203 or ACCT 200
Recommended Background: Introductory economics and microcomputer competence.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.

AREC 512 - Advanced Agribusiness Finance
3 credit hour(s)

Financial and investment analysis tools and concepts and their application to business decisions. Topics include financial analysis and planning principles, working capital, capital budgeting, debt structure and financing, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, scenario analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and discounted cash flow valuation.

Recommended Background: Senior-level finance course.

AREC 593 - Special Topics in Agricultural Economics
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics to be assigned.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Yu, Edward | Yenerall, Jacqueline Nicole | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Cho, Seong-Hoon | Boyer, Chris | Martinez, Charles | Rihn, Alicia L. | Hughes, David | Muhammad, Andrew | Upendram, Sreedhar | Griffith, Andrew | Velandia, Margarita M