2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

332 Course Descriptions/Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications646. Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations. (3-0). Credit 3. Comparisons amongprograms and functions, strengths and weaknesses, organization, and relationships of institutions andagencies in public sectors serving agriculture in developing nations; includes those responsible for agriculturalextension, agricultural research, agrarian reform, price stabilization, agricultural credit andagricultural cooperatives. Prerequisite: ALEC 641 or approval of instructor.652. Images of Agriculture: Visual Communication Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Explore visual communicationfrom theoretical, physiological, and interpretive perspectives as it applies to media imagesused to depict agriculture and agricultural issues; current research in visual communication and itsapplication to agriculture; use of visual images in agricultural communication research. Prerequisite:ALEC 695 or introductory research methods.681. Seminar. Credit 1 each semester. Group study and discussion of current developments in agriculturaleducation; research and legislation as they affect programs in teacher education, agricultural scienceand related areas of education.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. On-the-job supervised experience programconducted in the area of the student’s specialization. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4 each semester. Studies related to classroom, laboratory, supervisedactivities in agriculture, work experience, extension education and adult educational activities in agriculturalprograms.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of agricultural education. Maybe repeated for credit.690. Theory of Agricultural Education Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and design of research problemsin agricultural education; communication of research proposal and results of research; evaluationof current research of faculty and students; review of current research literature. May be taken threetimes for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of major advisor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Initiation and completion of research for advanced degree.Prerequisite: Approval of department head.692. Professional Study. Credit 1 or more each semester. Approved professional study of project undertakenas the terminal requirement for degree of Doctor of Education; preparation of a record of studysummarizing the rationale, procedure and results of the completed project. Prerequisite: Approval ofmajor advisor.693. Professional Study in Agricultural Leadership Education and Communications. (3-0). Credit3. Approved professional paper undertaken as the requirement for the Master of Agriculture. May betaken more than once, but not to exceed 3 hours of credit toward a degree. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.695. Frontiers in Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic concepts of quantitative and qualitative research; understandingthe social science research process; using appropriate methods to address research problems;enabling students to effectively evaluate, consume, and communicate research findings.696. Qualitative Research Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of qualitative research in agricultural educationincluding conducting a literature review, writing a working hypothesis, keeping methodologicaland reflexive journals, developing data gathering tools, performing data analysis, ensuring trustworthinessmeasures, and writing a research manuscript. Prerequisites: ALEC 690 or ALEC 695 and graduateclassification.College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesaglifesciences.tamu.edu(AGLS)600. Agriculture and Life Sciences Graduate Study Aboard. Credit 1 to 18. Approved study abroadstudent participation; reciprocal educational exchange programs. May be taken two times for credit.Prerequisite: Admission to approved program.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of agriculture and life science.May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.