AGCM 1200.
Introduction to Communication in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO AG COMM.
Not open to students with credit in SPCM 1100.
Strategies and techniques for effective communication, both oral
and written, associated with agricultural and environmental
sciences. Emphasis is on oral, written, and visual techniques
for formal and informal situations, including non-verbal and
cross-cultural communication, interviewing, and group
communication. The focus is on communication as it relates to
agricultural and environmental sciences.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(AGCM)BTEC 3000.
Ethics and Communication in Biotechnology.
2 hours.
Oasis Title: BTEC ETH COMM.
Prerequisite: PGEN 3580 or GENE(BIOL) 3200 or ADSC 3130 or permission of department.
Students will receive training in effective oral communication
skills and will be exposed to concepts of ethics and ethical
behavior. Each student will then pick a topic in biotechnology
and examine the ethical ramifications associated with it. Each
student will present his/her case study in a seminar for the rest
of the class. Students will have the opportunity to practice and
fine tune their presentations, which will be followed by a brief
class discussion and analyses of the delivery and the content of
the presentation.
Non-traditional format: Lectures and student presentations, practice sessions for
presentations, and group discussions/analyses of student
presentations.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
AGCM 3910.
Internship in Agricultural Communication.
2-6 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: AG COM INTERNSHIP.
Experiential and applied learning in an agricultural communication organization.
Non-traditional format: Internship.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
AGCM 4000.
Special Problems in Agricultural Communication.
1-3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB AG COMM.
Directed study of topic applicable to student's program of study.
Non-traditional format: Students will work independently on individual topics.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.