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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL & EXTENSION EDUCATION (AEED) Donald R. Herring Department Head 205 Agriculture Building 575-2035 George W. Wardlow Graduate Coordinator 205 Agriculture Building 575-2035 * Professors Ferguson, Herring, Johnson, Wardlow * Associate Professors Arthur, Graham, Scott * Assistant Professors Lester, Wyatt Degrees Conferred: (See Agricultural Education) Areas of Concentration: Agricultural education or extension education, and a technical area. Prerequisites to Degree Program: Bachelor's degree in a closely allied field. Some deficiency courses may be assessed depending on the background and educational objectives of the student. Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: This program requires 33 semester hours, including completion of a thesis (6 hours). Core courses (12 hours) are specified by departmental graduate faculty and include: research methods, statistics, technical writing or AGED 5473 and philosophy of agricultural and extension education. The remaining 15 hours may be taken in a technical area of concentration, or agricultural and extension education, or agricultural mechanization. The thesis will be done on a research problem which bridges agricultural education, or extension education, with the technical area. COURSES: EXTENSION ED (EXED) EXED4173 Principles of Extension Teaching (FA) An understanding of the principles of teaching and learning, selection, and use of teaching methods and materials with emphasis on the role of extension as a part of the community education system. Prerequisite: EXED 3023 and PSYC 2003. EXED5113 Program Development and Evaluation (IR) Principles and proceedings of program development process including planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating of extension education programs. An emphasis on the framework for applying adult and non-formal education principles to the change process. Prerequisite: EXED 3023. EXED5133 Extension Organization and Administration (IR) Program and personnel administration for planning and management of county extension programs. Emphasis will be given to organization, structures, principles, and theories of administration, personnel management, training and evaluation. Prerequisite: graduate standing. [Jump back to the top of this page][Go
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