Agricultural Communication Major

Requirements

Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Minimum Credits Required: 120

Major Requirements

Pre-Communication Requirements
Students must complete the following 18 credits of coursework to be admitted to the major.
ENGL 120College Composition II3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
COMM 112Understanding Media and Social Change3
COMM 114Human Communication3
COMM 212Interpersonal Communication3
COMM 220Persuasion3
Agricultural Communication Major Requirements:
COMM 101Majors and Careers in Communication1
COMM 133Introduction to Agricultural Communication3
COMM 200Introduction to Media Writing3
COMM 310Advanced Media Writing3
COMM 320Communication Research Methods3
COMM 362Principles of Design For Media3
COMM 431Communication Ethics and Law3
COMM 465Convergence Media (Capstone)3
COMM 496Field Experience3
Select one of the following for the upper division writing requirement:3
Business and Professional Writing
Writing in the Technical Professions
Writing and the Creative Process
Writing in the Sciences
Writing in the Health Professions
Writing in the Design Professions
Visual Culture and Language
Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal
Electives:
Select 15 credits from the following:15
Intercultural Communication
Introduction to Video Production
Business and Professional Speaking
Multimedia Editing
Photography for the Media
Principles of Strategic Communication
Advanced Video Production
Issues in Communication
Research for Strategic Communication
Risk and Crisis Communication
Introduction to Agricultural Management
Agricultural Marketing
Agrisales
Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes
Minor Requirement:16
Students are required to minor in Animal Science, Crop and Weed Science, Equine Science, Food Safety, Natural Resource Management, Range Science, or Soil Science.
Total Credits77

Minor Notes: 

  • Student enrollment is limited to one degree program offered by the Department of Communication.