Classroom Leadership
Gain teaching experience through early field placements and residency opportunities in local schools.
Agricultural Education and Communication
Share the story of agriculture and make an impact through education, communication, and leadership. Tennessee Tech's Agricultural Education and Communication concentration prepares students to teach future generations, create engaging content, and communicate the importance of agriculture in classrooms, communities, and industries around the world.
- Two career pathways
- Teacher licensure option
- Communication & marketing focus
- Hands-on field experiences
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Major: Agriculture
- Concentration: Agricultural Education and Communication
- Delivery Style: On-Campus
Why Agricultural Education and Communication?
Agriculture depends on people who can educate, inspire, and communicate. Whether your goal is to become an agriscience teacher or tell agriculture's story through media, marketing, and public relations, you'll develop the knowledge and communication skills needed to make a lasting impact.
Choose Your Path
Agricultural Education
Prepare to teach agriscience through classroom instruction, early field experiences, and residency opportunities while meeting Tennessee teacher licensure requirements.
Agricultural Communications
Combine agriculture with journalism, communications, marketing, and media to prepare for careers promoting and supporting one of the world's largest industries.
Learn By Doing
Communication & Media
Develop skills in journalism, marketing, professional communications, and storytelling.
Experience
Build a strong agricultural foundation through coursework in animal science, agribusiness, agronomy, horticulture, and agricultural engineering technology.
Learn beyond the classroom! Students apply what they learn through real-world experiences that connect classroom concepts with professional practice.
- Early field experiences
- Student teaching residency
- Communication projects
- Interdisciplinary coursework
- Faculty mentorship
Opportunities At Tech
Build leadership skills, expand your network, and connect with fellow students who share your interests.
- Early field experiences and student teaching opportunities
- Hands-on communication and marketing projects
- Leadership development through student organizations
- Faculty mentorship and personalized instruction
- Interdisciplinary agriculture coursework
- Undergraduate research and experiential learning
Opportunities After Tech
With an in-demand field, you can apply your degree to many different opportunities after Tech, including:
- Agriscience teacher
- Agricultural communications specialist
- Public relations professional
- Marketing and social media manager
- Extension educator
- Agricultural journalist or broadcaster
- Agricultural outreach coordinator
- Graduate or professional study
Soar to Greater Heights with Tennessee Tech
At Tennessee Tech, you'll combine a strong foundation in agriculture with the communication and leadership skills employers value. Whether you choose Agricultural Education or Agricultural Communications, you'll gain hands-on experience, personalized faculty mentorship, and real-world opportunities that prepare you to educate, inform, and inspire the next generation of agricultural leaders.
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