Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications: Agricultural Communications, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications Concentration
Students pursuing the Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, BS select from three concentrations:
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications Concentration
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Writing and Research and Public Speaking | ||
| OR | ||
| Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Communicating Agriculture | ||
| Western Cultures | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3 | |
| Non-Western Cultures | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3 | |
| US Minority Cultures | ||
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 3 |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
ACE 261 | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Intro to Statistics | ||
| Intro to Social Statistics | ||
| Social Work Statistics | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| AGED Choose from: | 3-5 | |
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| AGCM/LEAD choose from campus QRII list | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology - Physical Sciences | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Meteorology | ||
| Severe and Hazardous Weather | ||
| Climate and Global Change | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | ||
| Introduction to Energy Sources | ||
| The Oceans | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| College Physics: Mech & Heat | ||
| Natural Sciences & Technology - Life Sciences | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | |
| The Science of Pets and How to Care for Them | ||
| Evolution and Human Disease | ||
| Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
| Environment, Agriculture, and Society | ||
| Contemporary Nutrition | ||
| Introduction to Plant Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Introductory Microbiology and Intro Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 7 | |
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | 4 |
| And Select one course from the following: 1 | ||
| Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | ||
| Microeconomic Principles | ||
| Intro to US Gov & Pol | ||
| ACES Required | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ALEC 110 | Introduction to Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications | 3 |
| ALEC 451 | Professional Development in ALEC | 2 |
| Required Concentration (choose one): | ||
Agricultural Communications - Advertising | ||
Agricultural Communications - Journalism | ||
Agricultural Education | ||
Organizational & Community Leadership | ||
| Electives | ||
Electives to bring total to 126 hours | ||
| Total Hours: | 126 | |
- 1
Students in the Agricultural Education Concentration must select from ACE 100 or ECON 102.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ADV 150 | Introduction to Advertising | 3 |
| ACE 231 | Food and Agribusiness Mgt | 3 |
| AGCM 220 | Communicating Agriculture | 3 |
| AGCM 310 | Investigating Agricultural Communications (Investigating Agricultural Communications ) | 3 |
| AGCM 375 | International Agricultural Communications (International Agricultural Communications ) | 3 |
| AGCM 420 | Public Information Campaigns (Public Information Campaigns) | 3 |
| ANSC 101 | Contemporary Animal Issues | 3 |
| CPSC 113 | Environment, Agriculture, and Society | 3 |
| JOUR 200 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| MACS 166 | Contemporary Media Literacy | 3 |
| MFST 101 | 3 | |
| Advertising Electives | 3 | |
| Choose one from: | ||
| Principles of Sales | ||
| Advertising Technology and the Digital World | ||
| Intro to Public Relations | ||
| Journalism Electives | 7 | |
| Choose one: | ||
| Newsgathering Across Platforms | ||
| News Editing | ||
| Choose one from: | ||
| Working with the Press | ||
| Media and Public Opinion | ||
| Crisis Communications | ||
| Immersion Journalism | ||
| AGCM Electives | 12 | |
| Choose Four(4) of the following: | ||
| Social Media Management in Agricultural Communications | ||
| Environmental Communications | ||
| Publication Development and Production (Publication Development and Production ) | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Internship in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications | ||
| Strategies of Persuasion | ||
OR Any LEAD course over 300 | ||
| Total Hours for Concentration | 55 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications Concentration
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. For more information, see the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ALEC 110 | 3 | Statistics course from degree list | 3 |
| ACES 101 | 2 | CMN 101 or RHET 105 | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | ACE 100, ECON 102, or PS 101 | 4 |
| RHET 105 or CMN 101 | 4 | ADV 150 | 3 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | General Education course | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| AGCM 220 | 3 | ANSC 101 | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | 4 | CPSC 113 | 3 |
| JOUR 200 | 3 | ACE 231 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences course from degree list | 3 | MFST 101 (now ACES 102) | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Life Sciences course from degree list | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| AGCM 375 | 3 | AGCM 310 | 3 |
| LEAD 340 | 3 | General Education course | 4 |
| MACS 166 | 3 | Advertising Elective course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Journalism Elective course | 3 |
| Free Elective course | 3 | Free Elective course | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ALEC 451 | 2 | AGCM 420 | 3 |
| AGCM Elective course | 3 | AGCM Elective course | 3 |
| AGCM Elective course | 3 | AGCM Elective course | 3 |
| Journalism Elective course | 3 | Free Elective course | 3 |
| Free Elective course | 3 | Free Elective course | 3 |
| Free Elective course | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 126 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications Concentration
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