- Agricultural Business Management, B.T.
Bachelor of Technology Degree
(Application Curriculum Code - 0895)
Agricultural Communications Concentration
The Agricultural Business–Agricultural Communications Concentration gives students expanded opportunities for post-graduation employment. Students will leave with a good working knowledge of agricultural business, issues in agriculture, as well as significant communications skills in areas such as journalism, documentary production and technical writing. These skills will prepare a student for working as a journalist or freelance writer for agricultural publications, for editing in-house publications, for public relations and marketing, as well as for sales.
Communications is one of the fastest growing areas today, and graduates who can combine good communications skills with knowledge of a specific field of study will find they have the flexibility needed for the workplace of the future.
Degree Requirements
To fulfill the requirements for the Bachelor of Technology degree in Agricultural Business the candidate in the Agricultural Business–Agricultural Communications Concentration must complete a minimum of 52 credit hours of major field requirements, 12 credit hours of general electives, 26 credit hours of technical electives, and 36 credit hours of liberal arts and science courses.
Major Field Requirements
Upper-division Requirements
| Code |
Name |
Credits |
| AGBU 450 |
Internship |
15 |
| AGBU 380 |
Internship Orientation |
1 |
| AGBU 301 |
Agricultural Business Industry |
3 |
| |
AGBU 300/400 Level Courses |
9 |
| |
AGBU, COMM, JOUR 300/400 level courses (no substitutions, no 390/490 level courses) |
9 |
** AGBU 301: This course will be required for students entering the B.T. program who have not majored in agriculture for their associate degree.
Other Major Field Requirements
| Code |
Name |
Credits |
| COMM 108 |
Introduction to Mass Media |
3 |
| |
OR |
|
| CITA 110 |
Microcomputer Applications I |
3 |
| |
OR |
|
| GART 260 |
Photography and Digital Imaging |
3 |
| |
OR |
|
| JOUR 202 |
Journalism |
3 |
| |
AGBU, ARTS, COMM, JOUR upper- or lower-level courses |
6 |
| |
AGSC, ANSC, AGEN, AGRN, ORHT, RECM 100/200 level courses (no 290s, no experimentals, no substitutions) |
6 |
Technical Electives
26 credits. Courses with the following prefixes: AGBU, AGEN, AGSC, ANSC, ARTS, COMM, CITA, ENGL, ENHT, JOUR, HUMS, ORHT, RECM.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
36 credits. Includes 6 credits of upper-division courses with two different prefixes. May not include MATH 101X or MATH 101. Trustees' General Education Core Requirement details
General Electives
12 credits.
Suggested courses to meet upper-division major field requirements
| Code |
Name |
Credits |
| AGBU 321 |
Marketing Management (Agriculture) |
3 |
| AGBU 328 |
Agricultural Sales Management |
3 |
| AGBU 341 |
Agricultural Geography |
3 |
| AGBU 420 |
Agricultural Policy |
3 |
| AGBU 440 |
Environmental Issues |
3 |
| COMM 311 |
The Documentary |
3 |
| COMM 411 |
Communications Theory and Practice |
3 |
| JOUR 302 |
Feature Writing |
3 |
Students should check with their advisors to make sure courses are taken in proper sequence and any prerequisites have been met. Some flexibility is available as to when courses must be taken. Students should consult with their advisors during the scheduling process.
