PhD Agricultural Education and Communication at University of Florida

Programme overview

The PhD in Agricultural Education and Communication primarily prepares graduates for academic positions in teaching, research and extension, and also for administration, human resource management and training and development roles.

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 include Agricultural Communication, Agricultural Education (with a focus on preparing faculty for teacher education programs), Extension Education and Leadership Development. Required items include AEC 6767 Research Strategies in Agricultural Education and Communication and AEC 6980 Dissertation Proposal Development, with statistics courses such as STA 6093.

Career pathways

Academic positions in teaching, research and extension; administration, human resource management, training and development.

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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.

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

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