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The program is designed to prepare graduates for domestic and international teaching, research, extension, administrative, and leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. Areas of specialization include teaching and learning, communication, leadership and volunteer development, and adult and extension education. Courses are taught from an agricultural and natural resources context and are broadly applicable in education, business, government, and agency settings.
* See an Agricultural and Extension Education graduate advisor for specifics on coursework and additional requirements outside of coursework.
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Foundations:
Philosophical, Historical, Social-Cultural (Choose one of the following) -
EDCI 585 Multicultural Education
EDFA 500 Philosophy of Education
EDFA 501 History of American Education
EDFA 502 History of Western Education
EDFA 603 The American College and University
EDPS 500 Human Relations in Group Counseling
SOC 570 Sociology of Education
Research, Assessment, and Evaluation (Choose one of the following) -
EDPS 531 Introduction to Measurement and Evaluation
EDPS 532 Measuring Educational Achievement
EDPS 533 Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology
Educational/Developmental Psychology (Choose one of the following) -
EDPS 530 Advanced Educational Psychology
EDPS 535 Personal-Social Dynamics in the Classroom
PSY/CDFS 502 Survey of Human Development
PSY 552 Development in Adolescence
PSY 553 Development in the Adult Years
PSY 651 Development in Infancy and Childhood
Research Competency:
EDPS 533 Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology
EDCI 615 Qualitative Research Methods in Education
STAT 501 Experimental Statistics I, or STAT 511 Statistical Methods, or PSY 600 Statistical Inference
EDPS 630 Research Procedures in Education
(Choose one of the following) - If qualitative research - EDCI 616 Advance Qualitative Research Methods in Education. If quantitative research - STAT 502 Experimental Statistics II or STAT 512 Applied Regression Analysis or PSY 601 Correlation and Experimental Design
Dissertation: 12 Credit hours minimum
EDCI 699 Research Ph.D. Thesis
Major: (Choose 5-7 of the following)
EDCI 540 Program Development in Agricultural and Extension Education
EDCI 555 Principles of Extension Education
EDCI 565 Principles of Adult Education
EDCI 640 Courses of Study in Agricultural Education Programs
EDCI 641 Agricultural Education Programs for Post-Secondary Students (Offered infrequently) EDCI 642 Seminar in Agricultural and Extension Education
EDCI 643 Current Issues in Agricultural and Extension Education
EDCI 669 Seminar in Education for Work and Community (Topics change, see course syllabus)
See graduate advisor for using one or more of the following on a plan of study:
EDCI 590 Individual Research Problems
EDCI 591 Special Topics in Education
EDCI 695 Internship in Education
Minor: (Choose 3-4 courses from one of the following areas)
School of Agriculture - (Recommended for Agricultural Science and Business Teachers) Select 500 and 600 level courses. See advisor for more details.
Adult Education -
EDCI 565, EDCI 570, EDCI 669
Educational Technology -
EDCI 560, EDCI 570, EDCI 571, EDCI 572
Vocational Administration and Counseling -
Select 500 and 600 level courses. See advisor for more details.
Communications – (Recommended for Extension Educators) Select 500 level courses. See Advisor for more details.