Agricultural Education - North Carolina A & T State University

Agricultural Education from North Carolina A & T State University is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ADVANCED OBJECTIVES The overall goal of this degree program is to elevate the quality of agricultural instruction delivered in the schools of North Carolina for those in the Professional Licensure Track and elevate the quality of agricultural instruction in both formal and informal settings for those in the Professional Service Track. This is accomplished by improving the graduate education of professionals through the following objectives. After completing this program, agricultural educators will: 1. have a deeper appreciation and knowledge of their discipline. 2. plan and conduct a quality agricultural education program. 3. possess a more in-depth knowledge of the subjects they teach. 4. be more student focused and better prepared to teach a diverse student population. 5. be able to implement and use a variety of instructional methodologies and technologies. 6. appreciate, understand and use the products of educational inquiry for program improvement. 7. exhibit a higher degree of professionalism. OPTIONS Students seeking admission into agricultural education have a choice of two major study concentrations: Professional licensure and Professional Service. The Professional Licensure track is designed for individuals who are currently teaching secondary agricultural education , holders of the \\\"A\\\" License for secondary agricultural education in the State of North Carolina, or those individuals whom are within 12 hours of the \\\"A\\\" License. Students enrolled in the Professional Licensure Concentration are immersed in a curriculum based upon advanced competencies as mandated by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Students enrolled in the Professional Licensure concentration have the option to pursue a thesis or non-thesis track. Upon completion of this concentration students are eligible for the \\\"M\\\" License in secondary agricultural education for the State of North Carolina. Students choosing the Professional Service concentration have the opportunity to develop a plan of study, which will prepare them for careers in the broad areas of extension education, public relations, social capital development, curriculum design, adult education , program development and evaluation, agribusiness, as well as positions in agriscience research. The Professional Service Concentration consists of a thesis and non-thesis option. Upon admittance into the graduate program in Agricultural Education students are assigned an advisor who will guide the student in the development of their graduate committee, plan of study, Product of Learning, and Educational Inquiry Project/Thesis. Completion of 37 semester hours of approved graduate level courses is required for both study concentrations. A well balanced, unified, and complete program study will be required. In addition, those students who do not write a thesis must develop an educational inquiry project under the supervision of their graduate committee. The advisory committee will determine its nature and content. For those students who select the thesis option, he/she must complete 31 hours of approved graduate level courses and 6 hours of thesis credit. In both options students must successfully pass a written comprehensive examination in Agricultural Education to complete the degree program. View more details on North Carolina A & T State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.