Agricultural education
bachelor of science (B.S. degree)
The demand for leaders in agricultural, food, and environmental education grows stronger each day. Protecting the natural environment and feeding a growing world population are two of today's biggest challenges, and agriculture and science are poised to come up with solutions. Graduates of this program prepare to teach agricultural education in middle and high schools or to work in the booming agribusiness industries.
Three specialty areas are available:
- Agricultural leadership, training, and development - combines agricultural science and management with leadership and human resource development.
- Agricultural science and technology education - a licensure program that focuses on agriscience, horticulture, natural resource management, economics, and food systems.
- Natural and managed environmental education - a licensure program that concentrates on environment, climate, economics, and plant and animal science.
Program highlights
- Only program in the state that licenses agricultural educators
- Learning abroad opportunities that relate to your major, such as a study of rainforest ecology in Costa Rica or animal rehabilitation with the Kenya Wildlife Service
- A large amount of scholarship money set aside just for agricultural education majors
- Focus on leadership development, a vital skill for any career
- Plentiful job and internship opportunities, as agribusinesses like General Mills, Cargill, Pillsbury, and Multifoods International are located in the Twin Cities
Careers with meaning
Potential employers include:
- Agribusiness firms
- Schools
- Federal government agencies
- Nonprofit agencies
- Farm cooperatives
- Public relations firms
See What can I do with an agricultural education degree?
This program also prepares students for advanced degrees in agricultural, food, and environmental education, work and human resource education, agriculture, international development, marketing, and more.
Coursework
Foundation courses, such as communications, psychology, chemistry, and math
Major courses, including introduction to agricultural education, methods of teaching, crop protection, and current technical competencies
Emphasis area: agricultural leadership, training, and development; agricultural science and technology education; or natural and managed environmental education
Full curriculum for agricultural education major, Undergraduate Catalog
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July 2007