Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communications and Journalism are prepared for employment in agricultural businesses, organizations, associations, government agencies at all levels, and by all types of communication media: magazines, the internet, television and radio stations, newspapers, sports and entertainment, and public relations and advertising agencies.
The degree requires the completion of 120 semester credit hours. The student who wishes to develop specific career plans may do so in consultation with their Agricultural Communications and Journalism advisor. With approval of the advisor and the dean’s office, substitutions may be made in the required scientific and technical agriculture courses to help meet the student’s goals.
For more information about this major, visit our AGCJ website.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGCJ 105 | Introduction to Agricultural Communications | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| AGCJ 281 | Journalism Concepts for Agriculture | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGCJ 312 | Editing for Agricultural Audiences | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| AGCJ 307 | Design for Agricultural Media | 3 |
| 3 |
| Theory and Practice of Agricultural Publishing | |
| Theory and Practice of Agricultural Public Relations | |
| Agricultural Photography | |
| Radio Broadcasting | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| AGCJ 313 | Agricultural Media Writing I | 3 |
| AGCJ 411 | Audience and Communications Research Methods | 3 |
| 3 |
| Theory and Practice of Agricultural Publishing | |
| Theory and Practice of Agricultural Public Relations | |
| Agricultural Photography | |
| Radio Broadcasting | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Agricultural Economics | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| Principles of Economics | |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| AGCJ 314 | Agricultural Media Writing II | 3 |
| 3 |
| Communicating Agricultural Information to the Public | |
| Agricultural Publications Production | |
| Agricultural Public Relations Methods | |
| Web Authoring in Agricultural Communication | |
| Advertising Copy and Design | |
| Television Production for Agricultural Journalists | |
| Emerging Media in Agriculture | |
| Advanced Radio Broadcasting | |
| Directed Studies | |
| Research | |
| Internship | |
| 4 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ALED 424 | Applied Ethics in Leadership | 3 |
| 3 |
| Communicating Agricultural Information to the Public | |
| Agricultural Publications Production | |
| Agricultural Public Relations Methods | |
| Web Authoring in Agricultural Communication | |
| Advertising Copy and Design | |
| Television Production for Agricultural Journalists | |
| Emerging Media in Agriculture | |
| Advanced Radio Broadcasting | |
| Directed Studies | |
| Research | |
| Internship | |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| 3 |
| Communicating Agricultural Information to the Public | |
| Agricultural Publications Production | |
| Agricultural Public Relations Methods | |
| Web Authoring in Agricultural Communication | |
| Advertising Copy and Design | |
| Television Production for Agricultural Journalists | |
| Emerging Media in Agriculture | |
| Advanced Radio Broadcasting | |
| Directed Studies | |
| Research | |
| Internship | |
| 3 |
| Senior Seminar | |
| Research | |
| Internship | |
| 3 |
| Global Agricultural Issues | |
| Global Social Justice Issues in Agriculture | |
| Culture Theory, Orientation and Adaptation | |
| Cultural Pluralism in Agriculture | |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
A grade of C or better must be maintained in all AGCJ courses.
Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See an academic advisor.
