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of Agriculture
College of
Agriculture
Mission
To prepare young men
and women for entry and career advancement in the food,
fiber and natural resources industry, which involves
production (farming), agribusiness and value added
processing, public service and rural leadership.
To conduct
problem-solving research related to crop and livestock
production, natural resource management, and value-added
processing in collaboration with private and other public
sector entities.
To provide educational
opportunities and experiences for transfer of knowledge in
classrooms and adult continuing education.
All within
environmentally sound and sustainable systems.
Programs of Study
The College of
Agriculture offers coursework leading to the Master of
Science in Agriculture degree with majors in agriculture and
agricultural education, the Master of Science degree in
vocational-technical administration, and the Specialist in
Community College Teaching degree in agricultural education.
The Master of Science
in Agriculture degree program requires the student to
complete a general core of courses as well as a selection of
elective courses which give options of specialized training
in the areas of animal science, plant science, agricultural
education or agricultural business and economics. Electives
will be selected with the approval of the faculty adviser.
The core requirements are designed to expand the student’s
knowledge of agricultural research, technology, and policy
as well as to provide a broad and general view of the latest
developments in agriculture. The elective courses selected
are intended to provide the student with specific training
to enter employment or advanced graduate study in the
selected field. The degree requirements include a total of
33 semester hours. The thesis or non-thesis option is
available to students.
The master's degree
requires either six credits of thesis, or three credits of
non-thesis research experience plus three hours of
electives. The thesis vs. non-thesis option is decided by
the student on advice of the faculty major advisor. A
student may count three hours of non-thesis research
experience toward completion of the degree if they convert
from a non-thesis to thesis option; if the thesis is an
extension of the research experience, the student's thesis
committee may approve the three hours of non-thesis research
experience to be counted as part of the six hours total
required for the thesis. The thesis or the non-thesis
research experience topic is developed and approved by the
student's thesis committee or graduate advisory committee,
the same as for the thesis committee as defined by the
Graduate School. The non-thesis research experience may be
conducted on-campus or off-campus, as approved by the
student's graduate advisory committee, and will typically
require a minimum total of 150 hours student activity on the
project.
The Master's in
Agricultural Education is a 33-hour degree program. In
addition to the above, the program is designed to expand the
student’s knowledge of educational issues, developments and
processes, and to further prepare teachers of agricultural
education. The thesis or non-thesis option is available to
students.
The Master of Science
in Vocational-Technical Administration is a 33-hour degree
program intended to prepare persons seeking careers as
administrators of vocational-technical education programs or
schools. The thesis or non-thesis option is available to
students.
The Specialist in
Community College Teaching is a 60 semester hour,
intermediate graduate degree designed to prepare teachers
for the community college.
All general
requirements of the Graduate School are applicable to the
degree programs and the student should refer to these
requirements which are listed elsewhere in the Graduate
Bulletin.
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