Agricultural Science, Communication and Leadership (B.S.Ag.L.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Life Sciences Core | 13 | |
| Agricultural Science, Communication and Leadership Courses | ||
| AGED 1800 | Introduction to Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AGED 2510 | Principles of Agricultural Communications and Leadership | 3 |
| AGED 4500 | Leading People and Teams | 3 |
| AGED 4810 | Advanced Agricultural Communication and Leadership | 3 |
| AGED 4980 | Internship | 1-10 |
| CHEM 1101 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 |
| or CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 1101L | Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| or CHEM 1111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| MATH 1143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Select one of the following | 4 | |
| Organisms and Environments | ||
| Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Technical Writing I | ||
| Persuasive Writing | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Technical Writing II | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Media Writing | ||
| Reporting I | ||
| Public Relations Writing and Production | ||
| Foundational Ag Communications & Leadership Courses | ||
| Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| Developing Collegiate and Community Organizations | ||
| Research Methods in Agricultural Education, Leadership, & Communications | ||
| Leadership Event Coordination | ||
| Developing 4-H Youth Programs | ||
| Leadership and Community Dynamics | ||
| Change and Power in a Global Society | ||
| Subject Area Electives | 24 | |
| Select 24 credits from three of the following of the following subject areas. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper-division (3000 or 4000). At least two areas must be from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). One area can be from the College of Natural Resources (CNR). | ||
CALS Subject Matter Areas | ||
CNR Subject Matter Areas | ||
| Leadership & Communication Electives | ||
| Select 21 credits from the list of courses: | 21 | |
| Developing Collegiate and Community Organizations | ||
| Research Methods in Agricultural Education, Leadership, & Communications | ||
| Leadership Event Coordination | ||
| Developing 4-H Youth Programs | ||
| Global Agricultural & Life Sciences Systems | ||
| CALS Peer Leaders | ||
| CALS Ambassadors | ||
| Leadership and Community Dynamics | ||
| Change and Power in a Global Society | ||
| Technology, Teaching and Learning | ||
| Introduction to Management | ||
| Strategic Organizational Management | ||
| Public Involvement in Natural Resource Management | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Budgeting for Small Organizations | ||
| Personnel | ||
| Human Relations in the Workplace | ||
| Organizational Systems and Projects | ||
| Total Hours | 95-104 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AGED 1800 | Introduction to Agricultural Education | 1 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| MATH 1143 or MATH 1160 or MATH 1170 | 3 | |
| COMM 1101 or COMM 1500 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ECON 2202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| (CHEM 1101 and CHEM 1101L) or (CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1111L) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| AGEC 2780 | Farm and Agribusiness Management | 4 |
| AGED 2510 | Principles of Agricultural Communications and Leadership | 3 |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| (BIOL 1150 and BIOL 1150L) | 3 | |
| ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2070 or ENGL 3130 or ENGL 3160 or ENGL 3170 or ENGL 3180 or JAMM 1210 or JAMM 2250 or JAMM 3500 | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| AGED 2520 or AGED 4110 or AGED 3500 or AGED 3590 or CLDR 3600 or CLDR 4800 | 3 | |
| ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2070 or ENGL 3130 or ENGL 3160 or ENGL 3170 or ENGL 3180 or JAMM 1210 or JAMM 2250 or JAMM 3500 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| AGED 2520 or AGED 4110 or AGED 3500 or AGED 3590 or CLDR 3600 or CLDR 4800 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| AGED 4500 | Leading People and Teams | 3 |
| AGED 4510 | Communicating in Agriculture | 3 |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| AGED 4060 or AGED 4070 | 3 | |
| AGED 2520 or AGED 4110 or AGED 3500 or AGED 3590 or CLDR 3600 or CLDR 4800 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Leadership & Communication, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| AGED 4980 | Internship | 5 |
| AGED 4810 | Advanced Agricultural Communication and Leadership | 3 |
| Subject Area, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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- Students will identify leadership skills associated with careers in the food, fiber, and natural resources system.
- Students will develop an individualized plan to gather technical agriculture knowledge and skills to be successful in the food, fiber, and natural resources industry.
- Students will investigate agricultural leadership and communications through an industry-based internship experience.
- Students will develop a comprehensive knowledge of scientific and economic principles associated with agriculture.
- Students will examine practical applications of leadership and communication in agricultural industry settings.
- Students will create oral and written communications based on agricultural content.