Agricultural Education - Agricultural Communications Option, B.S.

Agricultural Communications Core (45 units)

Agricultural Economics (3 units)

Select 3 units from:

• AGBS 28 - Introductory Agricultural Law Units: 3
• AGBS 31 - Farm Accounting Units: 3
• AGBS 117 - Agricultural Labor-Management Relations Units: 3
• AGBS 120 - Agribusiness Management Units: 3
• AGBS 150 - Agricultural and Food Policy Units: 3

Agricultural Education (6 units)

• AGED 66 - Agricultural Communications Units: 3
• AGED 166 - Agricultural Publication Production Units: 3

Animal Science (9 units)

• ASCI 1 - Introduction to Animal Science Units: 3

Food Science and Nutrition (3 units)

Select 3 units from:

• ASCI 71 - Meat Science Units: 3
• ENOL 15 - Introduction to Enology Units: 3

Mass Communication and Journalism (9 units)

• MCJ 1 - Mass Communication and Society Units: 3
• MCJ 2 - Media Writing Units: 3

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• MCJ 172 - Media Law Units: 3

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• MCJ 173 - Media Ethics Units: 3

Mechanized Agriculture (3 units)

Select 3 units from:

• MEAG 1 - Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics Units: 3
• MEAG 20 - Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Units: 3
• MEAG 50 - Metallurgical Processes Units: 3

Plant Science (9 units)

Select 9 units from:

• PLANT 20 - Introduction to Crop Science Units: 3
• PLANT 30 - Introduction to Fruit Science Units: 3
• PLANT 40 - Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture Units: 3
• PLANT 130 - Fruit Species of California Units: 3
• VIT 1

Soil and Water (3 units)

Select 3 units from:

• PLANT 71 - Agricultural Water Units: 3
• PLANT 171 - Soils in the Environment Units: 3
• PLANT 172 - Soils Units: 3

Agricultural Communications Career Specialty (15 units)

Select one: Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Multimedia Production, Print Journalism, Public Relations (see AgriculturalCommunications Option check sheet available in the department office.)

Additional requirements

Agricultural education majors must take the following courses, which also satisfy General Education requirements. Thesecourses amount to 12 units of the 48 unit G.E. requirement.

Advising Notes

1. See advising notes 1-6 following animal sciences major.
2. Teacher preparation majors seeking the Agriculture Specialist Credential must also take AGED 187  and AGED 189 .
3. Contact the Kremen School of Education and Human Development for admission and program requirements for the Single Subject Credential.
4. Agriculture courses titled Tours or Lectures may be used to satisfy upper-division unit requirements but may not be counted to satisfy agricultural education core or specialized field requirements in the major.
5. Candidates for the Agriculture Specialist Credential must possess 3,000 hours or two years of occupational experience in agriculture. (For details, consult the agricultural education credentialing coordinator.)