Academic Catalog

Agriculture, Food and the Environment Bachelor of Science - Agriculture Communications Track

Plan of Study Grid
Term 1 (Fall)Hours
AFE 110 Agri., Food, & Envi. Lab 1
AFE 116 Intro Agriculture/Food/Environ 2
AFE 120 Principles of Agronomy 4
ENG 101 English Comp I 4
KSU 118 Intro. to University Learning 3
MAT 115 College Algebra 3
 Hours17
Term 2 (Spring)
AFE 117 Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env 3
Select one of the following: 3
Introduction to Art
Introduction to Music
Introduction to Theatre
Intro to Literature
BIO 111 Principles of Biology 4
ENG 102 English Comp II 3
KSU 186 Navigate. the Tech. World 3
 Hours16
Term 3 (Fall)
AFE 215 Agribusiness Management 3
CHE 101 General Chemistry I 3
CHE 110 General Chem I Laboratory 1
ECO 201 Prin of Economics I 3
COM 103 Interpersonal Communication 3
Arts and Humanities Core Elective 3
 Hours16
Term 4 (Spring)
AFE 211 Introduction to Animal Science 3
AQU 201 Fisheries & the Educ. Consumer 3
JOU 204 Journalism 3
MAT 200 Intro to Stat Reasoning & Ana. 4
Arts and Humanities Core Elective 3
 Hours16
Term 5 (Fall)
JOU 210 Intro to Mass Communication 3
JOU 305 Communication Law/Ethics 3
SOC 203 Principles of Sociology 3
AFE Free Elective 3
Guided Elective 3
 Hours15
Term 6 (Spring)
AFE 311 Practicum I 2
AFE 340 Environmental Sci/Agroecology 3
JOU 365 Adv Public Affairs Reporting 3
Guided Elective 3
AFE Free Elective 3
 Hours14
Term 7 (Fall)
AFE 411 Practicum II 2
Select one of the following: 3
Agroforestry:Local/Global Pers
Organic Crop & Livestock Prod
Urban Agriculture
AFE 450 Human Health/Environment (Select one of the following:) 3
Select one of the following: 3
Public Relations Campaigns (Select one of the following:)
Communication Research Methods (Select one of the following:)
Marketing Communications (Select one of the following:)
Guided Elective 3
 Hours14
Term 8 (Spring)
AFE 401 AFE Seminar 1
AFE Free Elective 3
AFE Free Elective 3
AFE Free Elective 3
AFE Free Elective 3
 Hours13
 Total Hours121

AFE Free Electives

AFE 215Agribusiness Management3
AFE 307Animal Nutrition3
AFE 309Livestock Reproduction3
AFE 366Climate Change Studies3
AFE 404Nutrition and Metabolism3
AFE 405Res/Extension in Nutrition3
AFE 415Livestock Production Practices3
AFE 416Nutrition and Society3
AFE 417Modern Nutrition and Disease3
AFE 442Plant Propagation/Crop Prod Sy3
AFE 443Apiculture/Pollination Biology3
AFE 455Food Safety and Microbiology3
AFE 465Food Systems3
AFE 485Special Topics3
AQU 422Princ of Aquaculture3

Guided Track Electives

AFE 407Agroforestry:Local/Global Pers3
AFE 425Organic Crop & Livestock Prod3
AFE 435Urban Agriculture3
JOU 204Journalism3
JOU 215Mass Communication and Society3
JOU 302Student Media Workshop I1
JOU 364Desktop/Web Publishing3
JOU 370Public Relations Campaigns3
JOU 371Public Events Planning3
JOU 425Communication Research Methods3
MKT 301Principles of Marketing3
MKT 325Internet Marketing3
MKT 320Marketing Communications3
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If students take one of these lower level classes, then one of the AFE core lower level electives needs to be used for an upper level elective to insure enough 3/4XX level classes for graduation.