Agricultural Communication, Minor

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The Agricultural Communication Minor prepares students for careers in the diverse agriculture and environmental science communication industry; from public relations and advocacy to news reporting and multimedia. The minor emphasizes ways to overcome communication barriers unique to the agriculture industry, from consumer perceptions, to effectively communicating about complex agricultural systems, such as rangeland ecology and management, plant science, forage science, horticulture, animal science, veterinary science, nutrition and dietetics, biochemistry, forest ecology, and environmental science, through ethical practice, media relations and policy.

Contact Information

Dr. Barry L Perryman, Department Chair and Professor

(775) 784-1265
perryman@unr.edu
232A Max Fleischmann Agriculture Building, UNR Main Campus

I. Required Courses (15 credits)

These are required for all students.

AGSC 205 - Introduction to Agricultural Communication (3 units)
AGSC 308 - New & Emerging Media in Agriculture (3 units)
AGSC 401 - Reporting & Public Relations in Agriculture (3 units)
AGSC 403 - Communicating Agricultural & Environmental Policy (3 units)
JOUR 103 - Introduction to Media and Society (3 units) CO6

II. Electives (3 credits)

Choose one course from the list, or both BCH 121 (1 credit) and BCH 249 (2 credits).

AGSC 100 - Elements of Livestock Production (3 units)
AGSC 102 - Agriculture Communications & Organization (3 units)
AGSC 206 - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (3 units)
AGSC 211 - Agribusiness Management (3 units)
AGSC 230 - Principles of Horticulture (3 units)
AGSC 250 - Principles of Agronomy (3 units)
AGSC 255 - Meat Industry, Food Safety, and Quality Systems (3 units)
COM 101 - Public Speaking (3 units)
COM 113 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 units) CO6
COM 302 - Issues in Interpersonal Communication (3 units)
COM 329 - Business and Professional Speaking (3 units)
COM 412 - Intercultural Communication (3 units) CO10, CO11, CO13
COM 475 - Communication and Community Engagement (3 units) CO12, CO13
JOUR 107 - Media Writing (3 units)
JOUR 108 - Media Design (3 units)
JOUR 304 - Social Media and Society (3 units) CO9
JOUR 351 - Principles of Public Relations and Advertising (3 units)
NRES 100 - Principles of Natural Resources and Environmental Science (3 units)
NUTR 121 - Human Nutrition (3 units) CO4L
NUTR 223 - Principles of Nutrition (3 units) CO4
REM 241 - Principles of Range Management (3 units)
OR BCH 121 - Current Issues in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1 unit)
AND
BCH 249 - Sustainable Human Ecosystems (2 units) CO9