Master of Science - Agricultural Education
The future for Agricultural Education masters graduates is promising. With the rising demand in the agricultural industry, an Ag Ed masters is sure to provide excellent job opportunities, with competitive starting salaries, in promising and exciting careers
The future of agricultural education is related to dynamic changes in all fields of agriculture, food and environmental sciences. These changes include a need for knowledgeable and quality leaders. A critical element for this continued success is continuing education to support the future of the agriculture industry.
Students in the masters program have 3 "Plans" in 3 "Options" to choose from - a total of 9 different programs, providing maximum flexibility for students. We are in the process of developing additional online courses to make the programs even more accessible to working professionals.
The options are:
Option I - Professional Development
in Agricultural Education
This option is designed for educators in both classroom and non-formal settings to continue their professional development. The degree includes 6 credits
of Professional Education, 21-25 credits of Specialization, and 3 credits
of Non-Specialization.
Option II - Sustainable Community Development
This option is designed for those seeking to apply their unique interests, knowledge, and skills to the benefit of their community. Working with a faculty advisor, each student develops a customized, experientially based degree plan allowing them to focus on a specific sustainability emphasis. Students can choose from community-based agricultural production, food processing, land use planning, nature tourism, or conservation/biology just to name a few. The degree includes 8 credits of core courses, 3-9 credits of Research Methodology,
and 13-23 credits of Specialization.
Option III - Initial
Certification in Agricultural Education
This option is designed for students with a non-teaching baccalaureate
degree seeking initial teacher certification as agricultural education instructors.
It includes 15 or more credits of Undergraduate coursework, 27 credits of
graduate coursework, and 4-6 credits of Research coursework.
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Upon choosing an Option, a student will choose one of the three plans:
Thesis Plan (Plan A) - A minimum of 30 semester credits of graduate course work, including a master's thesis for which you may receive no more than 4 graduate credits, with an oral comprehensive examination.
Research Paper Plan (Plan B) - A minimum of 30 semester credits of graduate course work, including a research paper approved and filed as part of the graduate program for which you may receive no more than 3 credits, with an oral comprehensive examination.
Examination Plan (Plan C) - A minimum of 34 semester credits of graduate course work, with an oral comprehensive examination.
Additional Information can be found on the Graduate Studies Web Site: http://www.uwrf.edu/ogs/gs/gs-index.php/gs-main/0/gs