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Curriculum in Agricultural Journalism

The program prepares students for careers in agricultural communication. Graduates are employed by agricultural businesses, industries and associations; by agriculture-related organizations; by government agencies at all levels; and by all types of communication media: magazines, the Internet, television and radio stations, and newspapers.

Students who wish to develop specific career plans may do so in consultation with their agricultural 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.

Agricultural journalism students must pass a Department of Journalism grammar-spelling-punctuation-composition test in their first semester as agricultural journalism majors. Students also are expected to be proficient in the use of computer keyboards for writing.

Required Course
(Th-Pr)
Credit
AGJR 105 Introduction to Agricultural Communications
(2-0)
2
AGJR 203 Agricultural Media Writing I
(2-3)
3
AGJR 303 Agricultural Media Writing II
(2-3)
3
AGJR 304 Editing for Agricultural Audiences
(2-3)
3
AGJR 481 Senior Seminar
(1-0)
1
AGLS 101 Modern Agricultural Systems and Renewable Natural Resources
(1-0)
1
ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric
(3-0)
3
POLS 206 American National Government
(3-0)
3
POLS 207 State and Local Government
(3-0)
3
Agricultural Business Directed elective 6
3
Agricultural Journalism Core electives 1
6
Agricultural Journalism Professional Skills 2
9
Agricultural Journalism Optional electives 3
0-6
Agricultural Systems Management Directed elective 7
3
Animal Science Directed elective 4
3
Plant Science Directed elective 5
3
Human Performance Directed elective 8
3
Agricultural electives 11
15
Communications elective 9
3
Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts electives 9
6
Mathematics electives
6
Science electives 9
8
Statistics elective 10
3
U.S. history and political science electives 9
6
General electives 11
25-31
* KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity
(0-2)
1
* KINE 199 Required Physical Activity
(0-2)
1
 
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NOTES:
1. Select two from: AGJR 305, 306 or 307.

2. Select three from: AGJR 404, 405, 406 or 407.

3. Students may elect 0-6 hours of agricultural journalism courses in addition to the 27 hours of required courses. A maximum of 33 hours of agricultural journalism hours may be counted toward the degree.

4. Select one from: ANSC 107 and 108; DASC 202; ENTO 201 or 208; POSC 201; WFSC 201 or 301.

5. Select one from: AGRO 105; HORT 301; PLPA 301 or 302; RLEM 301, 302 or 314; FRSC 203.

6. Select one from: AGED 105, 314, 315 or 340.

7. Select one from: AGSM 301, 315, 325, 335, 337, 403 or 435.

8. Select one from: AGED 340 or 440; NUTR 202 or 430, FSTC.

9. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum.

10. Select one from: STAT 201-225 or 301-415.

11. All agricultural electives will be used to develop a cohesive career emphasis and are to be selected in consultation with an advisor.

The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. Click here for a list of acceptable courses. A course satisfying another Core category, a college/department requirement, or as a free elective can be used to satisfy these requirements.

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