Master's Degree

Course Information
Foundations of Ag Communications

Course Description
This course will explore historical foundations of agricultural communications including selected philosophical concepts, how the field has changed over time, where it is today, and what it may look like in the future. In addition, this course will focus on an in-depth analysis and discussion of communication theories and their application and relevance to current issues in agriculture and agricultural communications.
Contacts
Instructor

Courtney Gibson
Office: 806-834-8766
courtney.d.gibson@ttu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
Scott Pelley
Edition: Original
ISBN: 9781335999146
Publisher: Hanover Square Press

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Timothy Egan
ISBN: 9780618773473
Publisher: HMH Books


Course Access
 
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Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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