Department of
Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
8 Degree Programs
Our degree programs lead to professional careers. Graduates are uniquely equipped for leadership, education, communication and training roles in the broad field of agricultural sciences and human performance.
8 Unique Minors and Certificates
These unique programs include a variety of hands-on learning opportunities such as magazine and podcast production, student teaching, graduate certificates with international or extension focuses, or a leadership fellows program unlike any other.
1100+ Enrolled Students
Our students are training to be the next generation of communicators, educators, leaders and professionals in the food, agriculture, natural resource and human sciences.
Empowering Texas Ag Teachers
Hear from one our graduate students as he shares his experience student teaching at a rural Texas high school. He discusses the growing need for agriculture teachers, the wide range of available career paths, and how we prepare future educators with practical training.
Investing in student success
“ALEC is an inclusive and supportive program that works hard to meet my needs. I get questions answered quickly with extensive and helpful responses. They remind me of upcoming tasks and events which I greatly appreciate. I really feel like ALEC is in it for the students.”
Kristi Schonefeld, Master of Agriculture in agricultural development student
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications News
Texas Aggies lead the nation’s turkey industry into the future
Leslee Oden ’07 and Lindy Froebel ’13 steer national conversation on turkey production, policy and food safety
Meeker Lecture Series highlights social science in agriculture
The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications has launched its first endowed lecture series: the Meeker Endowed Lecture Series of Excellence. The lecture series showcases leading voices in industry, academia and government.
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