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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 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

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 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

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 or EDU 250

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

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 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024

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

Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024

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 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; fall 2023; spring 2024; fall 2024