Agricultural Education (AGED)
AGED 200 Foundations of Agricultural Education 1 Hour
History and foundation of agricultural education and career and technical education. Includes tools to promote, oversee, and evaluate agricultural education activities in grades 7-12.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022; fall 2023
AGED 250 Introduction to Teacher Education in Agriculture 3 Hours
An analysis of the philosophical, psychological, and sociological foundations of education in American academic and career-technical public education. Qualification, performance and general expectation of the agriculture teacher are stressed. Students must complete a 25-hour pre-student teaching experience in the public schools. Periodic class trips are taken to observe various agriculture education departments.
Equivalent(s): EDU 250
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2022; spring 2023
AGED 300 Youth Development for Agricultural Educators 3 Hours
Prepares future secondary school agricultural educators to provide academic advisement and leadership in youth development programs in secondary schools.
Prerequisite(s): (AGED 250 or MGE 275)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2022; spring 2023
AGED 470 Methods of Teaching in Agricultural Education 3 Hours
Experiences related to the teaching of agriculture education, further preparing the prospective teacher in supervised occupational experience programs. FFA activities, classroom management, and general teaching techniques. Departments are occasionally visited. Note: Admission to student teaching required.
Prerequisite(s): (AGED 250 or EDU 250) and SPED 330 and AGRI 398 and PSY 310
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022; fall 2023
AGED 471 Organization and Planning in Agricultural Education 3 Hours (repeatable max of 3 hrs)
A teacher preparation course designed to prepare pre-service teachers for the student teaching experience and for a full-time teaching position. Unit planning, lesson preparation, and delivery comprise the major portion of this course. Note: Admission to student teaching required.
Prerequisite(s): (AGED 250 or EDU 250) and SPED 330 and AGRI 398 and PSY 310
Course Fee: $100
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2022; spring 2023
AGED 475 Selected Topics in Agriculture 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Special topics acquaint advanced undergraduate students with scientific developments of current interest in agriculture. Appropriate topic titles are assigned. Lecture and assignments vary with credit. May be repeated with change in content. Note: Consent of instructor required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
AGED 489 Special Problems in Agricultural Education 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Note: Instructor's consent and 3.0 grade point average required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; fall 2023