Spring 2027

Introduction to Agricultural and Applied Economics

Intro to agricultural and applied economics covering consumption, production, prices, markets, finance, trade, pollution, growth, farms, taxes, and development.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dustin Frye

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Tessa Conroy

The reviewer rated the difficulty as low, indicating the workload was manageable.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate competency in fundamental economic concepts.

  • Develop analytical tools necessary to critically analyze applied economic topics including agricultural economics.

  • Evaluate a variety of economic issues and relevant policies, such as the challenges facing agriculture and related government interventions.

  • Apply concepts to real life examples.

  • Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenges related to farming, pollution, and population growth.

  • Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of agricultural and industrial production.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A

  • Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A
AAE 101 used by

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  • Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.34 GPA, 65.7% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DUSTIN FRYE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TESSA CONROY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 600
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 200
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 200
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Tessa Conroy

A student described the class as well-structured and interesting.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.25 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.14 GPA, 52.3% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.34 GPA, 65.7% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Tessa Conroy

The reviewer rated the difficulty as low, indicating the workload was manageable.

Past student reviews · Tessa Conroy

The reviewer found the instructor to be super nice and always willing to help.

Topics

  • Consumption, production, prices, markets, finance, trade, pollution, growth, farms, taxes, and development
  • Sustainability challenges related to farming, pollution, and population growth
  • Agricultural and industrial production sustainability

Skills

  • Fundamental economic concepts
  • Analytical tools for applied economic topics
  • Evaluation of economic issues and policies
  • Sustainability challenge analysis

Grades

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About this comparison

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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AAE 101 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Agricultural and Applied Economics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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