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Twin Cities Campus
Agricultural Education B.S.Applied Economics
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
The agricultural education major provides students with a broad understanding of agricultural, food, and natural resource sciences, and opportunity to develop professional educator skills. Professional courses in education and agricultural education prepare students to become effective and successful educators. Experiential learning is emphasized as students spend time in schools applying course concepts, learning from effective educators, and completing a teaching internship as a capstone activity.
While the major is focused on teaching school-based agricultural education, graduates are prepared for a variety of careers within the food and agricultural industry. Students are equipped with communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills; experience in the teaching and learning process; and a breadth of knowledge of the science and business of agriculture that are in demand by a wide range of employers.
Graduates take positions as agricultural education teachers or youth educators; educational and training specialists for agribusinesses, commodity organizations, extension, and nonprofits; as well as positions in sales, management, and customer relations with agribusinesses.
Students graduating in agricultural education are in demand by employers, very satisfied in their careers, and earn some of the highest average starting salaries among College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) majors. However, there are not enough graduates to meet the current demand for school-based agricultural education teachers. This demand is predicted to increase in the future, both in Minnesota and across the United States.
Students are prepared to meet teacher licensure requirements in Agricultural Education (grades 5-12) and Coordinator of Work-Based Learning (grades 9-12). The agricultural education major is a collaborative partnership between the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) and the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD).
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
At least 18 upper division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Agricultural Education
AECM 5696 meets the requirement for Experiential Learning
AECM 1001 - Introduction to Agricultural Education, Communication & Marketing
(1.0 cr)
AECM 2096 - Career Exploration & Early Field Experience in Agricultural Education, Communication, and Marketing
(2.0 cr)
AECM 5115 - Foundations of Agricultural Education
(3.0 cr)
AECM 5125W - Designing Curriculum & Instruction for Agricultural Education
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
AECM 5135 - Instructional Methodology for Agricultural Education
(3.0 cr)
AECM 5145 - Agricultural Education Classroom & Program Leadership
(3.0 cr)
AECM 5155 - Agricultural Education Teaching Seminar
(3.0 cr)
AECM 5696 - Teaching Internship
(2.0-10.0 cr)
Communication
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Education
CI 4602 - English Learners and Academic Language
(1.0 cr)
CI 5163 - Child and Adolescent Development for Teaching and Learning I
(1.0 cr)
CI 5164 - Child and Adolescent Development for Teaching and Learning II
(2.0 cr)
CI 5307 - Technology for Teaching and Learning
(1.5 cr)
CI 5452 - Reading in the Content Areas for Initial Licensure Candidates
(1.0-2.0 cr)
EPSY 4001 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings
(1.0 cr)
OLPD 5005 - School and Society
(2.0 cr)
OLPD 5009 - Human Relations: Applied Skills for School and Society
(1.0 cr)
Animal Science
ANSC 1101 - Introductory Animal Science
(4.0 cr)
ANSC 1011 - Animals and Society
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
ANSC 1403 - Companion Animal Nutrition and Care
(3.0 cr)
or
ANSC 2012 - Livestock and Carcass Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
or
ANSC 2401 - Animal Nutrition
(3.0 cr)
or
ANSC 3221 - Animal Breeding
(4.0 cr)
or
ANSC 3509 - Animal Biotechnology
[BIOL, TS]
(4.0 cr)
Applied Economics & Agribusiness
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
APEC 1101H - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
or
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
APEC 3202 - An Introduction to the Food System: Analysis, Management and Design
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 3411 - Commodity Marketing
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 3451 - Food and Agricultural Sales
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 3811 - Principles of Farm Management
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 3841 - Agricultural and Consumer Cooperatives and Mutuals
(3.0 cr)
Natural Resources
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
BBE 2201 - Renewable Energy and the Environment
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
FW 2001W - Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FNRM 1xxx
·
FNRM 2xxx
·
FNRM 3xxx
·
FNRM 4xxx
·
FNRM 5xxx
Plant Science
AGRO 1103 - Crops, Environment, and Society
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
CFAN 2333 - Insects, Microbes, and Plants: Ecology of Pest Management
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
ENT 3211 - Insect Pest Management
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 1003 - Organic Gardening: From Balconies to Backyards
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 1014 - The Edible Landscape
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 1061 - The Sustainable Lawn
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 1113 - Floral Design
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 3131 - Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing
(3.0 cr)
Soil Science
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
Mathematical Thinking
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
Social Science
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
Interdisciplinary Learning
GCC 1xxx
or
GCC 2xxx
or
GCC 3xxx
or
GCC 4xxx
or
GCC 5xxx
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
AECM 5125W - Designing Curriculum & Instruction for Agricultural Education
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
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