B.S. in Agricultural Education, Communications, Leadership and Extension Option
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate content knowledge required to be successful in non-formal agricultural education fields.
- Demonstrate educational and teaching skills needed to be able to function successfully in non-formal agricultural education fields.
- Analyze issues in non-formal agricultural education fields and develop strategies to solve those issues.
- Communicate effectively
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal (personal and social) skills essential to educating in non-formal settings for youth and adults
- Apply critical thinking skills when making decisions within the discipline of Agricultural Education
| Freshman Year | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| WRIT 101W - College Writing I | 3 | ||
| NRSM 101 - Natural Resource Conservation | 3 | ||
| NRSM 102 - Montana Range Plants | 1 | ||
| M 121Q - College Algebra | 3 | ||
| AGED 140US - Leadership Development for Agriculture | 3 | ||
| AGED 101 - Agricultural and Technology Education Community Exploration | 1 | ||
| ANSC 100 - Introduction to Animal Science | 3 | ||
| AGED 105 - Microcomputers in Agriculture | 3 | ||
| CHMY 121IN - Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 | ||
| CHMY 122IN - Introduction to General Chemistry Lab | 1 | ||
| TE 250CS - Technology and Society | 3 | ||
| ECNS 101IS - Economic Way of Thinking | 3 | ||
| Year Total: | 14 | 16 | |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | ||
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| BIOB 160 - Principles of Living Systems | 4 | ||
| ENSC 245IN - Soils | 3 | ||
| AGED 222 - An Introduction to Agritourism | 3 | ||
| SFBS 146 - Introduction to Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems or ANSC 222 - Livestock in Sustain Systems | 3 | ||
| HDFS 101IS - Indiv and Fam Dev: Lifespan or HLD 121US - Leadership Foundations | 3 | ||
| AGBE 210IS - Economics of Ag Business or ECNS 204IS - Microeconomics | 3 | ||
| BIOB 110CS - Plant Science | 3 | ||
| Core H | 3 | ||
| WRIT 221 - Intermediate Tech Writing | 3 | ||
| Track Elective | 3 | ||
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 | |
| Junior Year | Credits | ||
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| BIOB 318 - Biometry | 3 | ||
| AGED 312R - Communicating Agriculture | 3 | ||
| BMKT 325 - Principles of Marketing | 3 | ||
| AGED 333 - Construction Technology or TE 332 - Remote and Autonomous Aircraft Systems | 3 | ||
| Track Elective | 3 | ||
| AGED 363 - Agricultural Youth Event Planning & Management | 3 | ||
| AGED 309 - Philosophy and Programs in Extension | 3 | ||
| Core D | 3 | ||
| Track Elective | 3 | ||
| BMGT 335 - Management and Organization or BMKT 343 - Integrated Marketing Communication | 3 | ||
| AGED 498 - Internship | 4 | ||
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Senior Year | Credits | ||
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
| AGED 482 - Non-Formal Teaching Methods in Agriculture | 3 | ||
| Track Elective (300 or 400 level) | 3 | ||
| AGBE 337 - Agricultural Law or AGBE 353 - Co-operative Business Principles and Practice | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 4 | ||
| Core A | 3 | ||
| Track Elective (300 or 400 Level) | 3 | ||
| AGED 315 - Electrical and Power Systems Operation (or AGED/TE/AGTE course) | 3 | ||
| WRIT 373 - News and Pub Relations Writing or WRIT 474 - Magazine Editing and Production | 3 | ||
| Year Total: | 13 | 12 | |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | ||
AGED-CLE Track Electives
| Leadership Track Electives: Choose 5 courses (15 credits) from the list below. | ||
| SOCI 101IS | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| HLD 121US | Leadership Foundations | 3 |
| HLD 206 | Leading Adaptively in a Complex World | 3 |
| HLD 221 | Thinking, Writing and Speaking for Leadership | 3 |
| HLD 391 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HLD 491 | Special Topics | 3 |
| HLD 499 | Leadership Capstone | 1 |
| ACTG 101 | Accounting Procedures I | 4 |
| BMGT 366 | Leading and Managing People | 3 |
| BMGT 406 | Negotiation/Dispute Resolution | 3 |
| BMGT 410 | Sustainable Business Practices | 3 |
| BMGT 469 | Community Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Management | 3 |
| BMKT 337 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BMKT 436 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 |
| HLD 346 | The Leader's Way: Deep Listening, Systems & Processes | 3 |
| HLD 347D | Global Leadership & Cultural Humility | 3 |
| HLD 355 | Global Leadership & Culture | 3 |
| BMGT 335 | Management and Organization | 3 |
| Communications Track Electives: Choose 5 courses (15 credits) from the list below. | ||
| PHOT 154IA | Exploring Digital Photography | 3 |
| CRWR 240RA | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| FILM 253 | Television Production | 3 |
| BMKT 337 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BMKT 343 | Integrated Marketing Communication | 3 |
| BMKT 436 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 |
| WRIT 371 | Digital Rhetorics and Multimodal Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 472 | Science Writing and Journalism | 3 |
| WRIT 474 | Magazine Editing and Production | 3 |
| WRIT 341 | Advanced Technical Communication | |
| WRIT 372 | Science Writing and Journalism | 3 |
| WRIT 429 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 326 | Advanced Writing | 3 |
| WRIT 450 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| WRIT 476 | Public Rhetorics and Writing | 3 |
| FILM 101IH | Understanding Film and Media | 3 |
| AGSC 402 | Enhancing Women's Roles in Agriculture and Natural Resources | 2 |
| BMKT 420 | Integrated Online Marketing | 3 |
| EDU 370 | Integrating Technology into Education | 3 |
| Extension Education Track Electives: Choose 5 courses (15 credits) from the list below. | ||
| TE 207 | Materials and Processes | 0-4 |
| TE 410 | Computer Aided and Industrial Machining and Manufacturing | 4 |
| AGSC 342 | Forages | 3 |
| ANSC 202 | Livestock Feeding & Nutrition | 3 |
| ANSC 265 | Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals - Lecture | 3 |
| ANSC 266 | Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals - Lab | 1 |
| ACTG 101 | Accounting Procedures I | 4 |
| BIOO 262IN | Introduction to Entomology | 3 |
| BMGT 335 | Management and Organization | 3 |
| EDU 370 | Integrating Technology into Education | 3 |
| EDU 222IS | Educ Psych & Child Development | 3 |
| EDU 223IS | Educ Psych and Adolescent Dev | 3 |
| HDFS 263 | Relationships and Family Systems | 3 |
| HDFS 315 | Communication and Marketing in Community Education | 3 |
| HORT 245 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| NRSM 240 | Natural Resource Ecology | 3 |
| NRSM 421 | Holistic Thought/Mgmt | 4 |
| EQUH 314 | Equestrian Instruction Methods | 2 |
| ANSC 215 | Calving Management | 2 |
| ANSC 222 | Livestock in Sustain Systems | 3 |
| AGBE 315 | Ag in a Global Context | 3 |
| AGSC 242 | Crop Identification | 1 |
| AGSC 341 | Field Crop Production | 3 |
| AGSC 402 | Enhancing Women's Roles in Agriculture and Natural Resources | 2 |
| AGTE 252 | Concepts in Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AGTE 330 | Alternative Power & Energy Technology | 3 |
| TE 417 | Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
| EDU 211D | Multicultural Education | 3 |