Agricultural Education and Human Sciences (PhD)
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Theoretical and Research Courses | 9 | ||
| Foundations of Agricultural and Human Sciences | |||
| Colloquium in Agricultural and Human Sciences 1 | |||
| Scientific Inquiry in Agricultural and Extension Education | |||
| Statistics Course Sequence | 6 | ||
| Statistical Methods For Researchers I | |||
| Statistical Methods For Researchers II | |||
| Additional Research Breadth Courses | 6 | ||
| Select at least two courses below | |||
| Qualitative Research Methods in the Agricultural Education and Human Sciences | |||
| Special Topics Family Life and Youth Development (Advanced Qualitative Methods) | |||
| Applied Quantitative Methods in Education I | |||
| Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education | |||
| Advanced Qualitative Research and Data Analysis in Education | |||
| Dissertation Research | 12 | ||
| Students will repeat the following course to meet 12 credit hours: | |||
AEHS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research (previously AEE 895) | |||
AEHS 899 Dissertation Preparation (previously AEE 895) | |||
| Electives | 39 | ||
| See "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Total Hours | 72 | ||
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Note: students must take three hours of AEHS 809
Electives
Elective Courses are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 72 total hours. Students would take elective credits in their area of specialization. Some examples of electives in each of the areas include
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Community Sciences | |||
| Theories in Family Science | |||
| Complex Family Issues | |||
| Family Relationships Over the Life Course | |||
| Applied Concepts in Child and Youth Development | |||
| Agricultural Leadership Development | |||
| Leadership Theory | |||
| Organizational Behavior and Administrative Leadership in Agricultural & Human Science | |||
| Community Leadership | |||
| Community Leadership | |||
| Agricultural Education | |||
| Adult Education in Agriculture | |||
| Teaching Agriculture in Secondary Schools | |||
| International Agricultural Development | |||
| Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences | |||
| Extension Education | |||
| Program Planning in Agricultural Extension and Human Sciences | |||
| Curriculum Development in Agricultural and Extension Education | |||
| Introduction to Local Food Systems | |||
| Contemporary Issues in Volunteer Resource Management | |||
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