Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


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



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 science communication. 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.

Sciences (18 credit hours)


Chemistry


Select 4 hours
CHM 110 & CHM 111 or CHM 210

Physical Science


Select 3 hours 
See adviser for approved list.
Select 4 hours  
See adviser for approved list.

Analytical Reasoning (3 credit hours)


     Minimum 3 hours
     See adviser for approved list.

Humanities and Social Sciences


Minimum 6 hours 
See adviser for approved list.

Business and Economics


Business and Economics Elective


Minimum 3 hours 
See adviser for approved list.

Select 1 course (3-4 credit hours)


See adviser for approved list.

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


See adviser for approved list.

Communications (41 credit hours)


Journalism and Mass Communications Core (13 credit hours)


Principles Course (3 credit hours)


Select 1 course
Select adviser for approved list.

Writing Course (3 credit hours)


Select 1 course
See adviser for approved list.

Agricultural Communications Core (28 credit hours)


Unrestricted Electives (7 credit hours)


Total credit hours required for graduation: (120)