M.S. in Agricultural Education
https://www.montana.edu/academics/agricultural-education-graduate/
To meet the ever-changing demands on learners' lives, the Agricultural Education Master's program is designed to prepare graduates for entry into or advancement in formal and non-formal teaching careers. This program also provides development of professional leadership skills for other careers in agricultural leadership and communications.
Offered both online and in-person, the master's degree program in Agricultural Education can be tailored to meet each student's career goals. In addition to the wide variety of professional courses in agricultural education, offerings are also available from all academic departments in the College of Agriculture and beyond. Specialization courses such as adult education, educational administration, higher education, and curriculum coordination are also available through cooperation with the College of Education, Health and Human Development. This master's program offers three pathways to degree completion in an online and in-person format: a traditional thesis option, a professional paper option, and a professional master's option.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis related to teaching and research in Agricultural Education, broadly defined.
- Demonstrate ability to design, conduct and present relevant research in Agricultural Education, broadly defined.
- Review and examine relevant research for making programmatic changes and improvements.
- Apply ethics and professionalism in decision making practices.
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in formal and non-formal educational settings.
Program Requirements
The program offers considerable flexibility to students to help them meet their professional and personal objectives. The thesis option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours; 20 credits of course work and 10 thesis credits. The professional paper option requires a project based on a current research issue related to the student's emphasis area. Students in the professional paper option take a minimum of 24 credits of coursework and six professional paper credits. The final selection of the student's research activity will be the student's responsibility in collaboration with the assigned faculty advisor and the graduate committee. Finally, the professional master's is a course-based option that requires 30 credits of coursework. The professional master's option does not require a professional paper or thesis but does require a comprehensive exam.
Required Core Courses
| AGED 506 | Research Method in Agricultural Education | 3 |
| AGED 507 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| AGED 511 | Philosophy of Teaching and Learning in Agricultural Education | 3 |
| AGED 594 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| AGED 505 | Statistical Analysis for Agricultural and Technology Education | 3 |
Optional
| AGSC 502 | Enhancing Women's Roles in Agriculture and Natural Resources | 2 |