POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION | Online
About this course
Soybean, corn, beef cattle, sugarcane, ethanol, citrus… How is the market dynamics for the main agricultural commodities? Why are they specific in terms of economic impact and so special at the same time? Understanding these subjects thoroughly will prepare you to work in the fastest growing sector in the country.
Discover the Brazilian Agribusiness!
* Undergraduate Degree is necessary in order to enroll in the MBA USP/ESALQ courses.
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The classes are then recorded and can be watched at any time.
Attendance
The student attendance is not counted by the video classes but by the performance in the tests. The students are not affected if they cannot attend the live classes.
Online tests are made available in the Student Area on the other day after the *live class and are available for 21 days (except for classes that are held on Fridays and Saturdays, which the tests are available on Tuesdays). The student can make three (3) attempts, but only the highest grade will be considered.
The last test (the qualification examination) is taken on the same day as the monograph presentation, on the USP/Esalq campus, in Piracicaba, SP, (Brazil). The minimum final grade average of the online/face-to-face tests and the qualification exam must be 7.0.
Final tests must be taken online. Only during a pandemic or another situation that prevents in-person meetings that final tests and final paper presentations will mandatorily be made online.
The development and presentation of the monograph are mandatory for the completion of the MBA specialization courses offered by USP/Esalq (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture).


The MBA USP/Esalq are certified by the University of São Paulo (USP), the best university in Latin America.
USP Lato sensu specialization courses are offered in the distance education (online classes) and face-to-face modalities.
The focus is to enable the student to apply the acquired knowledge to solutions in their daily professional routine
All the students have access to the USP libraries;
MBA USP/Esalq students have access to an exclusive social network where they can access exclusive content, job opportunities and relevant information for networking.
The great MBA USP/Esalq meeting occurs once a semester in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, where the students present their monographs, watch lectures on career orientation, entrepreneurship, and get to know the USP/Esalq campus.
A special presentation of the MBA USP/Esalq experience with renowned guests.
*Online class
“My Library” offers 7,526 titles available online.
FOR THE ONLINE MODALITY
The virtual learning environment allows the student to attend the classes and, at the same time, interact with the teacher, the mediator and other students via chat.
All content is recorded in the virtual learning environment, allowing the student to watch the classes at the time they want and as many times as necessary.
Entertainment and information program aired between classes.
In the Distance Education modality, the course is totally online and exclusively for this next class (first semester of 2021) and the ongoing classes, students may choose between presenting the Final Paper in person (in Piracicaba – São Paulo) or online. Final tests must be taken online. Only during a pandemic or another situation that prevents in-person meetings that final tests and final paper presentations will mandatorily be made online.
The monograph stage is a mandatory requirement for the completion of MBA specialization courses offered by USP/Esalq (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture). At the end of the course, all undergraduate students complete their program by publicly presenting their monographs.
General instructions for preparation and completion of monograph
Esalq/USP reserves the right of not offering the course if the minimum number of students is not met (35 for face-to-face and 150 for Distance Education courses). The course program is subject to COCEX approval and any changes.