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AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS CONCENTRATION (AGCM)
(Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree)
Agricultural Communications Concentration prepares students for careers in agricultural communications and related fields. This curriculum provides an opportunity for students to combine technical agriculture with Agricultural Education, Journalism, Professional Communications, and Business Communications. Possible career areas include: agricultural information agencies; newspaper writing and editing; magazine feature writing and editing; agricultural related publications; public relations; advertising and sales; environmental reporting; and Agricultural Extension.
| Freshman Year | sem. hrs. | Sophomore Year | sem. hrs. | ||
| ANS 1010 | Introductory Animal Science | 3 | AGRN 2210 | Soils | 3 |
| AGRN 1010 | Plant Science | 3 | AGED 2120 | Introduction to Agricultural & Extension Education | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Writing I | 3 | JOUR 2200 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 1020 | Writing II | 3 | JOUR 2220 | News Reporting & Copy Editing | 3 |
| BIOL 1110 or 1120 | 4 | ECON 2010 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| MATH 1130 | College Algebra | 3 | ENGL 2130, 2230 or 2330 | 3 | |
| MATH 1630 | Finite Mathematics | 3 | CSC 1100 or DS 2810 | 3 | |
| CHEM 1010 | Introduction to Chemistry I | 4 | HIST 2010 | American History I | 3 |
| CHEM 1020 | Introduction to Chemistry II | 4 | HIST 2020 | American History II | 3 |
| AGR 1020 | Connections to Agriculture | 1 | SPCH 2410 or PC 2500 | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | Total | 30 | ||
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Senior Year | sem. hrs. |
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| AGBE 2100 | Economics of Agriculture | 3 | AGR 4930 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| AGET 2110 or 3110 | 3 | AGED 4200 | Methods & Techniques of Teaching in Agricultural & Extension Education | 3 | |
| AGED 3010 | Professional Leadership Development | 3 | AGED 4300 | Development of Youth Programs in Agricultural & Extension Education | 3 |
| Upper-division Agriculture Electives1 | 3 | AGED 4150 | Communications & Public Relations in Agricultural & Extension Education | 3 | |
| BMGT 3720 | Business Communication I | 3 | AGCM 4850 | Internship in Agricultural Communications | 4 |
| ECON 2020, PSY 2010 or SOC 1010 | 3 | AGCM 4860 | Internship in Agricultural Communications | 4 | |
| PC 3500 | Web Site Construction/The Rhetoric of Internet Publishing | 3 | Upper-division Agriculture Electives1 | 6 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Electives2 | 6 | Electives | 4 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total | 30 | Total | 29 | ||
| 1 | No more than one course from any Agriculture discipline. (AGBE, AGED, AGET, AGHT, AGRN, and ANS) |
| 2 | Select from the University approved list. |
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