Nov 23, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural Communications and Journalism (B.S.) - Environment Option

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The agricultural communications and journalism major prepares students for various communications positions related to agricultural and environmental areas. Careers can be targeted in public relations, newspaper, magazine, radio-television, advertising, marketing, and agricultural/environmental information. Students in the major have opportunities to work with radio facilities, desktop publishing equipment, cameras, and video production equipment. The major focuses on helping students establish industry ties.

Students majoring in the curriculum can follow the agricultural or environmental options.

Core requirements (15 credit hours)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Sciences (18 credit hours)

Chemistry

Select 4 hours
CHM 110 & CHM 111 or CHM 210

Biological Sciences

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 303 - Ecology of Environmental Problems Credits: 3

Physical Science

Select 3 hours
AGRON 335; BIOCH 110, BIOCH 265, 521; CHM 230, 350, 531; GEOG 221, 340, 508, 720, 725, 730; GEOL 100, 105, 115,1 25, 506
Select 4 hours
PHYS 113 Gen Physics, PHYS 115 Descriptive Physics, PHYS 101 & 103 Physical World/Lab

Analytical Reasoning (3 credit hours)

Minimum 3 hours
STAT 325-799, MATH 150-599, AGCOM 425, MC 316, MC 396

Humanities and Social Sciences

Minimum 6 hours
AMETH 160 to 501; ANTH; ARCH 301; ART; DANCE; ECON 120 to 799; ENGL 150, 210 to 299 310, 320 to 399, 420 to 499, 536 to 599, 605 to 660, 670 to 695, 700 to 760, 790 to 799; ENVD 250, 251, 655, 670, 671; FSHS; GEOG 100, 200, 201, 300 to 799; GWSS; HIST; Modern Language; MUSIC; PHILO; POLSC; PSYCH; SOCIO; SOCWK; THTRE

Business and Economics

MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3

Business and Economics Elective

Minimum 3 hours
ACCTG 231 TO 799; AGEC 308, 315, 318, 410 TO 712; ECON 300 TO 799; FINAN 250 TO 799; MANGT 366 TO 799; MKTG 450 TO 799

Agriculture & Natural Resources (24 credit hours)

AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: 3
GENAG 582 - Natural Resources/Environmental Science Project (NRES) Credits: 3

Introductory Agriculture Electives

AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: 4
PMC 275 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: 3

Select 1 course (3-4 credit hours)

AGRON 220 OR HORT 201; ASI 102; ATM 160; ENTOM 300,301,305,312, 313,320; FDSCI 302; PLPTH 500

Agriculture and Natural Resources Electives (4-5 credit hours)

AGRON 330, 335, 375, 501,515,635,645,746; ATM 558, 653,661; ENTOM 680,692

Communications (41 credit hours)

Agricultural Communications Core (28 credit hours)

Principles Course (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course
MC 120, MC 160, MC 180

Writing Course (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course
MC 200, MC 221, MC 280

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