| Required Courses | ||
| AGC 301 | New Media Communication Strategies in Agriculture | 4 |
| AGC 404 | Foundations of Agricultural Leadership | 3 |
| COMS 301 | Business and Professional Communication | 4 |
| JOUR 203 | News Reporting and Writing | 4 |
| JOUR 205 | Agricultural Communications | 4 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select from one of the following lists, based upon major (at least 4 units must be at the 300-400 level): | 11 | |
| Majors in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (at least 2 courses must be selected from COMS, ENGL, or JOUR) | ||
| Agribusiness Marketing Research Methods | ||
| Software Applications for Agricultural Publications | ||
| California Fairgrounds and Expositions | ||
| Fairgrounds and Facility Management | ||
| Internship in Agricultural Communications | ||
| Agricultural Publications | ||
| Multimedia Storytelling in Agriculture and Science | ||
| Presentation Methods in Agricultural Communication | ||
| Crisis Communication in Food and Agriculture | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Communication Research Methods | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Media Criticism | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Advanced Organizational Communication | ||
| Corporate Communication | ||
| Technical Editing | ||
| Web and Print Publishing | ||
| Multicultural Society and the Mass Media | ||
| Introduction to Multimedia Journalism | ||
| Web Audio and Video | ||
| Public Affairs Reporting | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Contemporary Advertising | ||
| Broadcast News | ||
| Public Relations Writing and Editing | ||
| Broadcast Announcing and Production | ||
| Advanced Newspaper Reporting Practicum | ||
| Visual Communication for the Mass Media | ||
| Feature Writing | ||
| Public Relations Campaigns | ||
| Strategic Event Planning | ||
| Majors in a college other than the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Forage Crops | ||
| Organic Enterprise Project | ||
| Environmental Horticulture | ||
| Introduction to Sales | ||
| Principles of Organic Crop Production | ||
| Global Agricultural Marketing and Trade | ||
| Agribusiness Marketing Planning | ||
| Software Applications for Agricultural Publications | ||
| Internship in Agricultural Communications | ||
| Agricultural Publications | ||
| Presentation Methods in Agricultural Communication | ||
| Principles of Animal Science | ||
| Introduction to Beef Production | ||
| Introduction to Poultry Management | ||
| Irrigation Water Management | ||
| Energy for a Sustainable Society | ||
| General Dairy Husbandry | ||
| General Dairy Manufacturing | ||
| Introduction to Human Nutrition | ||
| Elements of Food Processing | ||
| Elements of Food Safety | ||
| Digital Publishing Systems | ||
| Web and Print Publishing | ||
| Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Management | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management | ||
| Fire and Society | ||
| Water Resources Technology and Society | ||
| Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Management | ||
| Water Resource Law and Policy | ||
| Introductory Soil Science | ||
or SS 130 | Soils in Environmental and Agricultural Systems | |
| Total units | 30 | |
Agricultural Communication Minor
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