Management of Agribusiness Study Program

Management of agribusiness study program is an associate degree program (Diploma 3) in State Polytechnic of Jember that provides three-year study (6 semesters). The study program offers core competencies, such as: capital management, finance, marketing, human resources, production process technology and farming technology. The learning process of this study program has students attend in lecturing classes and practicum classes both in laboratory and in the field during 5 (five) semesters. In the end of the semester, the students of this study program conduct internship program in the relevant companies and work on the final project. Thestudents have opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills and practice to develop their careers during internship program. After completing the study, the students are able to master managerial and technical skill in agribusiness, including farming, animal husbandry, fishery, plantation and forestry. In addition, the graduate is able to demonstrate a high level of specific knowledge, such as: communication skills and entrepreneurship skills.By having those competencies, the graduate has opportunity to be entrepreneurs of agribusiness and employees in relevant companies such as:professional staff, assistant manager of agribusiness, agriculture consultant, and agribusiness supervisor. The candidates of the students that can register to this study program are the graduates of senior high school or the graduates of vocational school who has strong interest in agribusiness.