Learn the business side of connecting consumers to the food supply.

Undergraduate Major

ACE students go beyond the basics of business, economics, and policy to solve challenges in food, agriculture, consumer protection, energy, and the environment. They discover factors that influence commodity prices and learn how to manage price risk through futures and options markets.

  • Network with industry leaders and managers
  • Experience hands-on learning from summer internships
  • Help feed the world with a job in marketing or management
  • Travel to another country and analyze the agricultural supply chain in the International Business Immersion Program

Delivery: In-Person

Department: Agricultural & Consumer Economics

Connect with the ACE advisor

Kelsey Graber
graber@illinois.edu

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Follow food from farm to fork and address supply chain issues. Earn your degree in a supportive environment where you’ll receive the personalized attention that nurtures big dreams…for big impact.

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