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About this program

About

The Agricultural Communication program is designed to prepare students for advertising, public relations and oral communication within agriculture.

The Associate of Science program at Ohio State ATI allows students to complete 50 percent of the curriculum needed to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Communication at The Ohio State University in Columbus.

Agricultural communication students will take general education courses in biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, rural sociology, music, economics and agricultural communications.

Agricultural communication majors must choose an agriculture minor; one should be chosen at Ohio State ATI. Minor options include: agribusiness, animal science, crop science, equine, horticulture, natural resources, production agriculture and turfgrass.

What can I do with this degree?

Degree outcomes

Ohio State ATI students who choose to continue their education at the Columbus campus complete a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communication. These graduates are prepared for careers that include:

• Writers and editors for agricultural publications
• Advertising and public relations professionals with commodity groups
• On-air broadcasters and reporters for agricultural radio and television programs
• Directors of communication for agricultural organizations

Agricultural communication graduates have found careers at companies like:

• The Ohio Department of Agriculture
• Ohio Quarter Horse Association
• John Deere
• Farm Credit Services
• National FFA Organization

Others have pursued graduate or professional school.