Texas Tech University :: College of Outreach & Distance Education
Master of Agriculture
Program Requirements (By Area of Emphasis)
Agricultural Education - 36 credit hours
21 credit hours: ACOM 5306 History and Philosophy of Agricultural Education
  ACOM 5307 Methods of Technological Change
  AGED 5308 Foundations of Adult Education
  AGED 5309 Evaluation of Programs in Vocationa, Technical, and Extension Education
  AGED 5302 Research Methods and Analyses in Agricultural Education and Communications
  AGED 5311 Human Dimensions of International Development
  ACOM 5001 Contemporary Issues in Agricultural Communications
15 credit hours:   Must be taken from two other disciplines or departments†

Agricultural Education With Principal Professional Certification Preparation - 36 credit hours*
21 credit hours: ACOM 5306 History and Philosophy of Agricultural Education
  ACOM 5307 Methods of Technological Change
  AGED 5308 Foundations of Adult Education
  AGED 5309 Evaluation of Programs in Vocationa, Technical, and Extension Education
  AGED 5302 Research Methods and Analyses in Agricultural Education and Communications
  AGED 5310 Educational Law
  AGED 5391 School and Community
15 credit hours: EDLD 5310 Instructional Supervision
  EDLD 5330 Staff Development
  EDLD 5350 School Personnel and Fiscal Management
  EDLD 5361 Process of Educational Change
  EDLD 5306 School-based Leadership

*The TTU Principal Professional Certification Program is a 42 credit hour program which fully incorporates this 36 credit hours Master's of Agriculture Degree. This program prepares students interested in pursuing careers as elementary or secondary school principals in Texas. Students seeking Principal Professional Certification must have at least two years of Texas Education Agency (TEA)-approved experience and apply for admission into the certification program during the first semester of enrollment in this program. For school Principal Professional Certification, students must complete six credit hours of EDLD 5392-Principal Internship beyond this 36 credit hour master's program. Students must also complete Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) and Professional Development and Supervision (PDAS) training at a Texas Regional Education Service Center (equivalent to 3 credit hours). SBEC's School Principalship TExES examination must also be passed.

Agronomy - 36 credit hours
15 credit hours PSS 5231 Applied Geosciences
from the following: PSS 5307 Pesticides
  PSS 5324 Mode and Mechanism of Herbicde Action
  PSS 5326 Advanced Seed Science
  PSS 5331 Advanced Plant Nutrient Management
  PSS 5334 Soils and Crops in Arid Lands
  PSS 5335 Soil Physics
  PSS 6301 Ag Remote Sensing
     
3 credit hours from PSS 5316 Advanced Aroriculture
the following: PSS 5317 Advanced Nursery Management
  PSS 5319 Advanced Interiorscaping
  PSS 5415 Advanced Greenhouse Crop Production
18 credit hours: Must be taken from two other disciplines or departments†

Horticulture - 36 credit hours
16 credit hours: PSS 5316 Advanced Orboriculture
  PSS 5317 Advanced Nursery Management
  PSS 5319 Advanced Interiorscaping
  PSS 5145 Advanced Greenhouse Crop Production
     
3 credit hours PSS 5307 Pesticides
from the following: PSS 5324 Mode and Mechanism of Herbicide Action
  PSS 5326 Advanced Seed Science
  PSS 5331 Advanced Plant Nutrient Science
17 credit hours: Must be taken from two other disciplines or departments†

Resource Management - 36 credit hours
18 credit hours: AAEC 5308 Natural Resource Economics
  AAEC 5310 Advanced Market Analysis
  LARC 5301 Introduction to Natural Resources and Design
  LARC 5303 Environmental Management for Sustainable Development
  NRM 5311 Wildlife Conservation and Management
  NRM 5312 Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources
18 credit hours: Must be taken from two ther disciplines or departments†

*Coursework in the Principal Professional Certification Program is offered via interactive television or face-to-face at TTU at Fredericksburg, TTU at Highland Lakes, TTU Center at Junction, and the Lubbock campus. For detailed information about course delivery for the Principal Professional Certification Preparation program, contact the College of Agricultural Education and Communications (www.aged.ttu.edu).

†Courses are available in the following fields of study: Animal and Food Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Landscape Architecture, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Plant and Soil Science, and Agricultural Education and Communications. For a complete listing of available courses, visit www.casnr.ttu.edu.

All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
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