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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
AGCOM 100 - Agricultural Communications Orientation 1    
AGCOM 110 - Introduction to Agricultural Communications 2    
English Requirement 3 KSC 010  
Math and Statistics Requirement 3 KSC 030  
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Agricultural Foundations Elective  3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
AGCOM 210 - Layout and Design Principles 3    
Communication Requirement 3 KSC 020  
Natural and Physical Sciences Requirement 4 KSC 040  
Social and Behavioral Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Agricultural Foundations Elective 3    
Total Credits: 16      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
MC 130 - Writing Conventions and Mechanics 1    
MC 120 - Principles of Advertising OR  3    
MC 160 - Principles of Journalism OR 3    
MC 180 - Principles of Public Relations OR 3    
English Requirement 3 KSC 010  
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Natural or Physical Science Elective  3    
Total Credits: 14      
       
Semester 2      
AGCOM 435 - Video in Agriculture and Food 3    
MC 200 - News Reporting and Writing Across Platforms OR 3    
MC 280 - Writing for Advertising & Public Relations 3    
Analytical Reasoning Elective 3    
Social and Behavioral Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Free elective - agricultural elective recommended 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1       
AGCOM 300 - Careers in Agricultural Communications 3    
AGCOM 345 - Application of Layout and Printing Techniques in Agriculture and Natural Resources 3    
MC 340 - Editing for Print and Online Media 3    
MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
AGCOM 410 - Agricultural Student Magazine 3    
Advanced Ag Elective 3    
Agriculture/Natural Resource Science Elective 3    
Advanced Comm and Marketing Elective 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
AGCOM 550 - Internship in Agricultural Communications 1-3    
AGCOM 590 - New Media Technology 3    
Advanced Ag Elective 3    
Business/Econ Elective 3    
Advanced Comm and Marketing Elective  3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Semester 2      
AGCOM 600 - Capstone Seminar in Agricultural Communications 3    
AGCOM 610 - Crisis Communication 3    
Advanced Ag Elective 3    
Advanced Comm and Marketing Elective  3    
Free Elective  3    
Total Credits: 14      
Total Program Hours: 120