University Catalog 2024-2025

Agricultural Education and Human Sciences (MR)

Proposed MR Program Plans for Four Concentrations:

Agricultural Education Concentration

Core Courses6
Foundations Of Agricultural and Extension Education
Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education
Curriculum / Program Planning3
Coordinating the High School Agricultural Education Program
Curriculum Development in Agricultural and Extension Education
Instructional Methodology3
Teaching Agriculture in Secondary Schools *
Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Culminating Project3
Special Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
Master's Supervised Research
Elective Courses15
Select 15 hours of Elective Courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours30
*

AEHS 535 is recommended for those with no teaching experience. AEHS 735 is recommended for those who desire to teach in higher education.

Family and Community Sciences Concentration

Theoretical Foundations6
Theories in Family Science
Applied Concepts in Parenting and Family Life Education
Applied Concepts in Child and Youth Development
Professional Development12
Program Planning in Agricultural Extension and Human Sciences
Evaluation in Agricultural and Human Sciences
Professional Ethics and Family Policy
Supervised Professional Experience
Methodological Inquiry3
Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education
Elective Courses12
Select 12 hours of Elective Courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours33

Extension Education Concentration

Core Courses6
Foundations Of Agricultural and Extension Education
Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education
Curriculum / Program Planning3
Program Planning in Agricultural Extension and Human Sciences
Curriculum Development in Agricultural and Extension Education
Instructional Methodology3
Adult Education in Agriculture *
Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Culminating Project3
Special Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
Master's Supervised Research
Elective Courses15
Select 15 hours of Elective Courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours30
*

AEHS 535 is recommended for those with no teaching experience. AEHS 735 is recommended for those who desire to teach in higher education.

Agricultural Leadership Development Concentration

Core Courses6
Foundations Of Agricultural and Extension Education
Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education
Leadership Theory3
Leadership Theory
Organizational Behavior and Administrative Leadership in Agricultural & Human Science
Additional Leadership Content3
Family Communication and Coaching
Organizational Behavior and Administrative Leadership in Agricultural & Human Science
Community Leadership
Instructional Methodology3
Adult Education in Agriculture *
Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Culminating Project3
Special Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
Master's Supervised Research
Elective Courses12
Select 12 hours of Elective Courses approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours30
*

AEHS 535 is recommended for those with no teaching experience. AEHS 735 is recommended for those who desire to teach in higher education.

Department Head

  • Ben Chapman

Directors

  • Joseph Donaldson
  • Annie Hardison-Moody

Full Professor

  • 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