Explore the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication undergraduate major with four options and graduate degree programs. Learn more about ALEC's academic programs by visiting a program's pages. Contact us for help selecting a degree program that matches your interests and goals.
Undergraduate
A degree in agricultural leadership, education and communication prepares students with the necessary communication and interpersonal skills, leadership training, and knowledge of technical agriculture, natural resources, and environmental sciences for employment in agribusiness leadership training and/or development, teaching school based agricultural education, and/or careers in communications, advocacy, and public service. The core curriculum gives students a balanced education in communications, leadership development and the teaching and learning process.
Graduate
Discover your glory with a graduate degree from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers master's and doctorate in Agronomy and Horticulture with specializations. Here you will get hands-on research experience at a Big Ten university and learn from faculty who work to feed and enrich the lives of a growing global population.
Have questions? We're Here to Help!
Undergraduate Programs
Morgan Tranmer
Undergraduate Admissions
mtranmer2@unl.edu
402.472.9782
Graduate Programs
Lindsay Hastings
Clifton Professor in Mentoring Research
ALEC Graduate Chair
lhastings2@unl.edu
Graduate Programs
Christina Franklin, CEOE
Graduate Support
cfranklin3@unl.edu
402.472.8738