Agricultural Education Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Agricultural Education minor will help meet both student and employer interests by providing a transcript visible path for students to develop a framework for teaching and learning in a variety of settings within the broad field of agricultural education, including formal and non-formal agricultural education, and outreach and engagement activities in agriculture. All the required core courses and many of the elective courses in this minor are prerequisites for the Master of Science in Agricultural Education degree.
Minor Code: 077
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Analyze historical and current trends in formal and non-formal agricultural education.
- Apply non-technical career skills specifically related to communication and leadership.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| AED 235 | INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | 2 |
| AED 313 | EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE | 4 |
| ED 216 | *PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTION OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRACY | 3 |
| ED 253 | LEARNING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN | 3 |
| Ag Communications | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS IN AGRICULTURE | ||
| *COMMUNICATING GLOBAL AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES | ||
| Leadership | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | ||
| *TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| Extension | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO EXTENSION AND ENGAGEMENT | ||
| PLANNING AND DELIVERING NON-FORMAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least two courses from the following: 1 | 6-7 | |
| FARM IMPLEMENTS | ||
| AG SAFETY AND HEALTH | ||
| *SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION | ||
| APPLIED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN K-12 SCHOOLS | ||
| CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | ||
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ADOLESCENT | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ESOL EDUCATION | ||
| SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW RIGHTS AND REGULATIONS | ||
| READING AND WRITING FOR SECONDARY LEARNERS IN CONTEXT | ||
| TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATORS | ||
| FOREST AS CLASSROOM | ||
| Total Credits | 27-28 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- 1
Both elective courses must be upper-division if 12 upper-division credits not taken as core
Minor Code: 077