Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications: Agricultural Communications - Journalism, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications - Journalism concentration
department website: https://agcomm.illinois.edu/
department faculty: https://agcomm.illinois.edu/faculty-staff
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
Students pursuing the Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, BS select from four concentrations:
- Agricultural Communications - Advertising
- Agricultural Communications - Journalism
- Agricultural Education
- Organizational & Community Leadership
The Bachelor of Science with a Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications, Agricultural Communications - Journalism 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 | |
Applied Statistical Methods | ||
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, Agric, & 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 |
---|---|---|
AGCM 320 | Public Information Campaigns | 4 |
JOUR 200 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
JOUR 210 | Newsgathering Across Platforms | 4 |
JOUR 215 | Multimedia Reporting | 4 |
JOUR 311 | Media Law | 3 |
Select three of the following: | 12 | |
Adv Public Affairs Reporting | ||
Audio Journalism | ||
Video Reporting & Storytelling | ||
Multimedia Editing and Design | ||
Video Storytelling 2-Producing | ||
Select three of the following: | 8-12 | |
Agricultural and Environmental Photography | ||
Visual Principles for Ag Comm | ||
Ag Sales and Persuasive Communication | ||
Emerging Media | ||
Environmental Communications | ||
Undergraduate Seminar 1 | ||
Comm in Env Social Movements | ||
Communications Internship | ||
Students must also complete the ACES Minor in Food and Environmental Systems | 18 |
1 | ALEC 293 and AGCM 398 must be taken for at least 3 hours to meet this requirement. |
For the ACES Minor in Food & Environmental Systems
Required Courses for the Food and Environmental Systems Minor
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
ACES 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | 3 |
FSHN 101 | The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | 3 |
NRES 100 | Fundamentals of Env Sci | 3 |
Select a minimum of three hours from the following introductory level courses: | 3 | |
Intro to Animal Sciences | ||
Contemporary Animal Issues | ||
Life With Animals and Biotech | ||
Animal Nutrition | ||
Animal Reproduction and Growth | ||
Companion Animals in Society | ||
Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Agricultural Marketing | ||
Food and Agribusiness Mgt | ||
Farm Management | ||
The World Food Economy | ||
Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
The Global Food Production Web | ||
CPSC 226 | ||
Contemporary Nutrition | ||
or FSHN 220 | Principles of Nutrition | |
Science of Food Preparation | ||
Raw Materials for Processing | ||
Vegetable Gardening | ||
The Sustainable Home Garden | ||
Global Environmental Issues | ||
Introductory Soils | ||
Applied Ecology | ||
Environment and Society | ||
PLPA 204 | ||
Technical Systems in Agr | ||
Select a minimum of six hours from the following advanced level courses: | 6 | |
Food Law | ||
Natural Resource Economics | ||
Tax Policy and Finan Planning | ||
Agricultural Law | ||
Environmental Law | ||
Environment and Development | ||
Food Marketing | ||
Agri-food Strategic Management | ||
Farm Management | ||
Global Agribusiness Management | ||
International Business Immersion | ||
Agriculture in Intl Dev | ||
Agr and Food Policies | ||
Human Animal Interactions | ||
Equine Science | ||
Meat Production and Marketing | ||
Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
Behavior of Domestic Animals | ||
Dairy Herd Management | ||
Beef Production | ||
Sheep and Goat Production | ||
Pork Production | ||
Poultry Science | ||
Advanced Dairy Management | ||
Zoo Animal Conservation Sci | ||
Animal Shelter Management | ||
Meat Science | ||
Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
Advanced Dairy Nutrition | ||
Advanced Reproductive Biology | ||
Lactation Biology | ||
Applied Animal Genetics | ||
Population Genetics | ||
Comparative Immunobiology | ||
Microbes and the Anim Indust | ||
Animal Growth and Development | ||
Applied Animal Ecology | ||
Diseases of Field Crops | ||
Crop Growth and Management | ||
Plants and Global Change | ||
Sensory Evaluation of Foods | ||
Nutrition and the Life Cycle | ||
Food Marketing | ||
Community Nutrition | ||
Natural Resource Policy Mgmt | ||
Environmental Communications 1 | ||
Fish and Wildlife Ecology | ||
Environmental Sustainability | ||
Fishery Ecol and Conservation | ||
Env and Plant Ecosystems | ||
Restoration Ecology | ||
Comm in Env Social Movements 1 | ||
Plants and Global Change | ||
Soil and Water Conservation | ||
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | ||
PLPA 407 | ||
Humanity in the Food Web | ||
Total Hours | 18 |
1 | Theses courses may only be used to satisfy the requirements of the major in Ag Communications or the Food and Environmental Systems minor, but not both. |