DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL & EXTENSION EDUCATION (AEED) Donald R. Herring George W. Wardlow Degrees Conferred: M.A.T. in Agricultural Education (AGED) M.S. (AEED) 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: AGRI EDUC (AGED) AGED5001 Seminar (SP) Presentations and discussion of graduate student research as well as review of current literature and topics of current interest by students and faculty. All graduate students will make at least one formal presentation. AGED5013 Advanced Methods in Agricultural Mechanics (IR) Emphasis on shop organization and management, courses of study, unit shop instruction, and development of skills in agricultural mechanics. AGED5031 Ethics in Agricultural and Extension Education (FA) A study of ethics as applied to problems of professional practice. The focus will be on case studies. AGED5033 Developing Leadership in Agricultural Organizations (IR) Organizational concepts of leadership; administrative styles and structures; leadership for boards, committees, governmental bodies, and review of societal and political processes. Prerequisite: graduate standing. AGED5053 Philosophy of Agricultural and Extension Education (IR) An examination and analysis of social and economic events leading to the establishment and maintenance of federal, state, county, and local agricultural education programs. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: graduate standing. AGED5074 Program Management Practicum (SP) A course involving activities emphasizing the practical application of theory and on-the-job experiences in program management. Corequisite: AGED 575. Prerequisite: admission into the MAT program. AGED510V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Individual investigation of a special problem in agricultural education which is not available through regular courses. These will be directed by a member of the graduate faculty. Prerequisite: graduate standing. AGED520V Special Topics in Agricultural and Extension Education (1-4) (IR) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in agriculture education. May be repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing. AGED5463 Research Methodology in the Social Sciences (SP, Odd years) Logical structure and the method of science. Basic elements of research design; observation, measurement, analytic method, interpretation, verification, presentation of results. Applications to research in economic or sociological problems of agriculture and human environmental sciences. (Same as AGEC 5013, HESC 5463, RSOC 5463) Prerequisite: graduate standing. AGED5473 Interpreting Social Data in Agriculture (FA) The development of competencies in analyzing, interpreting and reporting the results of analyses of social science data in agriculturally related professions. Students will select appropriate analysis techniques and procedures for various problems, analyze data, and interpret and report the results of statistical analyses in narrative and tabular form. Prerequisite: AGST 4023 (or EDFD 5393) and AGED 5463 (or RSOC 5463 or HESC 5463 or AGED 5013). AGED550V College Teaching in Agriculture and Related Disciplines (1-3) (IR) For students who are pursuing graduate degrees where emphasis is on preparation for a research career, but who also may desire or expect to teach. Provides theory and practice in planning and executing a college-level course. AGED575V Internship in Agricultural Education (1-6) (FA, SP) Scheduled practical field experiences under supervision of a professional practitioner in off-campus secondary school systems. Emphasis includes classroom preparation, teaching, and student evaluation. AGED600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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.
COURSES: AGRI MECH (AGME) AGME400V Special Problems (1-6) (FA) Individual research or study in electrification, irrigation, farm power, machinery, or buildings. May be repeated. Prerequisite: senior standing. AGME402V Special Topics in Agricultural Mechanization (1-4) (IR) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of special topics in agricultural mechanization. May be repeated. AGME4203 Mechanized Systems Management (FA, SP, SU) Selection, sizing, and operating principles of agricultural machinery systems, including power sources. Cost analysis and computer techniques applied to planning and management of mechanized systems. Corequisite: AGME 4200L. Prerequisite: MATH 1203 and BAST 2903 (or AGME 2903). AGME4200L Mechanized Systems Management Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: AGME 4203. AGME4963 Soil and Water Conservation Technology (SP, Even years) Management and conservation of soil and water resources in agriculture. Analysis of the nature of natural resources in agriculture and problems arising form their abuse. Analytical solution of soil and water management problems including estimating runoff and erosion and effective control. Recitation 2 hours per week, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: AGME 1613. AGME4960L Soil and Water Conservation Technology Laboratory (FA, Even years) Corequisite: AGME 4963. AGME4973 Irrigation (SP, Odd years) Methods of applying supplemental water to soils to supply moisture essential for plant growth, sources of water, measurement of irrigation water, pumps, conveyance structure, economics, and irrigation for special crops. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: AGME 4970L. Prerequisite: MATH 1203. AGME4970L Irrigation Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite: AGME 4973. AGME4983 Agricultural Meteorology (FA, Even years) Meteorological phenomena, their observation and measurements and their interaction with agricultural biological systems. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: MATH 1203. AGME5014 Experiment Station Operations I (IR) Planning and design of experiment stations; general, personnel, fiscal, and communications administration on an experiment station. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: AGME 5010L. AGME5010L Experiment Station Operations I Laboratory (IR) Corequisite: AGME 5014. AGME5024 Experiment Station Operations II (IR) Research support services; natural resource management; experiment station operations; physical plant operations and equipment; and augmentation services. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: AGME 5020L. AGME5020L Experiment Station Operations II Laboratory (IR) Corequisite: AGME 5024.
COURSES: BI/AG SY TEC (BAST) BAST400V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP) BAST4754 Engineering Principles of Processing of Agricultural Products (SP, Odd years) Basic mechanics of refrigeration, temperature controls, materials handling and mechanical problems as applied to foods and food processing. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BAST 4750L. Prerequisite: MATH 1213 and PHYS 2033 and PHYS 2031L. BAST4750L Engineering Principles of Processing of Agricultural Products Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Corequisite: BAST 4754. |