Agricultural and Extension Education (MS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 9 | ||
| Foundations Of Agricultural and Extension Education | |||
| Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education | |||
| Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences (recommended for those who desire to teach in higher education) | |||
| Additional Course in Research or Statistics | 3 | ||
| Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences I | |||
or ST 511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | ||
| Research | 3 | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods in the Agricultural & Life Sciences | |||
or ST 507 | Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences I | ||
or ST 511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | ||
| Curriculum/Program Planning | 3 | ||
| Program Planning in Agricultural and Extension Education | |||
or AEE 524 | Coordinating the High School Agricultural Education Program | ||
or AEE 529 | Curriculum Development in Agricultural and Extension Education | ||
| Instructional Methodology | 3 | ||
| Adult Education in Agriculture | |||
or AEE 535 | Teaching Agriculture in Secondary Schools | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | 9 | ||
| Elective Courses are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 36 total hours | |||
| Thesis Course | 6 | ||
| Master's Thesis Research | |||
| Total Hours | 36 | ||
| 1 | These can be in AEE or in disciplines such as Animal Science, Crop Science, Horticulture, Entomology, Forestry, and Youth Development and Family Life Education, among others. Although it is not required, students can also declare a minor. Students will need to take 9-12 hours in a specialty and work with a professor from that area. |
Faculty
Department Head
- Ben Chapman
Directors
- Joseph Donaldson, Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Annie Hardison-Moody, Director of Graduate Programs
Full Professors
- Carolyn Bird
- Ben Chapman
- Koralalage Sunil Upali Jayaratne
- Sarah Kirby
- Travis Park
- Michael Schulman
Associate Professors
- Dara Bloom
- Jackie Bruce
- Joseph Donaldson
- Harriett Edwards
- Annie Hardison-Moody
- Wendy J. Warner
Assistant Professors
- Jamie Alexander
- Basheerah Enahora
- Maru Gonzalez
- Misty Lambert
- Katherine McKee
- Joy Morgan
- Catherine Elizabeth Sanders
- Sudha Sankar
- Virginia Stage
Adjunct Faculty
- Amber Beseli
- Mitzi Downing
- Autumn Guin
- Rhonda Sutton