MS Agricultural Education and Communication at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MS in Agricultural Education and Communication prepares graduates for teaching, research, extension, administrative and leadership roles in public and private sectors within an agricultural and natural resources context. It is offered on campus and online through the AEC e-Learning Institute.

Faculty: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | Department: Agricultural Education and Communication | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

Specialisations are Agricultural Communication, Agricultural Education (which can be designed to include teacher certification), Extension Education and Leadership Development. Courses cover media writing and production, teaching methods, program development and evaluation, leadership, adult education and research methods, with thesis research in AEC 6971.

Career pathways

Teaching, research, extension, administration and leadership roles in the public and private sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Doctor of Philosophy degree program is primarily designed to prepare graduates for academic positions in teaching, research, and extension within the realm of Agricultural Education and Communication. It is intended primarily for students who enter with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, agricultural communication/journalism, advertising, broadcasting, public relations, or related fields. This specialization may be designed to allow students to complete the requirements of teacher certification while completing their master’s degree program. The PhD is a research-oriented degree that has a primary focus of preparing candidates to assume faculty positions in colleges or university teacher education programs. The degree also seeks to extend the candidate’s development by providing instruction, research opportunities, and experiences that enhance the depth and breadth of the candidate’s University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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