Requirements

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

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Pre-Communication Requirements
Students must complete the following 18 credits of coursework to be admitted to the major.
ENGL 120	College Composition II	3
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
COMM 112	Understanding Media and Social Change	3
COMM 114	Human Communication	3
COMM 212	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 220	Persuasion	3
Agricultural Communication Major Requirements:
COMM 101	Majors and Careers in Communication	1
COMM 133	Introduction to Agricultural Communication	3
COMM 200	Introduction to Media Writing	3
COMM 310	Advanced Media Writing	3
COMM 320	Communication Research Methods	3
COMM 362	Principles of Design For Media	3
COMM 431	Communication Ethics and Law	3
COMM 465	Convergence Media (Capstone)	3
COMM 496	Field Experience	3
Select one of the following for the upper division writing requirement:		3
ENGL 320	Business and Professional Writing
ENGL 321	Writing in the Technical Professions
ENGL 322	Writing and the Creative Process
ENGL 324	Writing in the Sciences
ENGL 325	Writing in the Health Professions
ENGL 326	Writing in the Design Professions
ENGL 357	Visual Culture and Language
ENGL 358	Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
ENGL 459	Researching and Writing Grants and Proposal
Electives:
Select 15 credits from the following:		15
COMM 216	Intercultural Communication
COMM 245	Introduction to Video Production
COMM 308	Business and Professional Speaking
COMM 313	Multimedia Editing
COMM 330	Photography for the Media
COMM 375	Principles of Strategic Communication
COMM 445	Advanced Video Production
COMM 450	Issues in Communication
COMM 470	Research for Strategic Communication
COMM 485	Risk and Crisis Communication
AGEC 242	Introduction to Agricultural Management
AGEC 244	Agricultural Marketing
AGEC 350	Agrisales
DREM 101	Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes
Minor Requirement:
Students are required to minor in Animal Science, Crop and Weed Science, Equine Science, Food Safety, Natural Resource Management, Range Science, or Soil Science.		16
Total Credits		77

Minor Notes: 

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