School of Agriculture
Agricultural Communications
What is Agricultural Communications?
In this information age, more emphasis is being placed on effective communication. Agricultural Communications provides students with the opportunity to combine their interest in agriculture, one of America’s largest industries, with journalism and mass communications, professional and business communications.
How can I use an Agricultural Communications Degree?
Graduates enter the following careers:
•agricultural information agencies
•newspaper writing/editing
•agricultural publications
•public relations
•advertising and sales
•environmental reporting and agricultural extension
•marketing specialists
•broadcast producers and reporters
•lobbyists
•public relations practitioners
Agricultural Communications at Tennessee Tech
The Agricultural Communications program uniquely combines technical agriculture with
agriculture communications, journalism and mass communications, professional and business
communications, agricultural education and marketing. Students complete courses in
animal science, agronomy, agribusiness management and agricultural engineering technology,
plus courses in agricultural communications, journalism, professional communications,
business communications and marketing.
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Advisor:
Dr. Dennis Duncan
Email:
DDuncan@tntech.edu
Phone:
931-372-3012