Overview
Within this Agricultural and Extension Education PhD degree from Mississippi State University, required courses include 30–36 hours of graduate credit in Agricultural and Extension Education; 16 graduate credits in statistics, research, and evaluation; 12–18 graduate credits in a minor or supporting area, 0–12 graduate elective credits; and 20 credit hours of dissertation research. Students must pass a written and an oral comprehensive examination in both the major and minor/supporting area.
Key Facts:
To be eligible for the preliminary/comprehensive examination, a graduate student must have a 3.00 GPA on all graduate courses taken after admission to the degree program. Students must also pass the final dissertation examination. The student’s graduate committee supervises the dissertation and examinationsProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Methods of Planned Change
- Philosophical Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education
- Evaluation of Agricultural and Extension Education Programs
- Applying Research Methods to Agricultural and Extension Education
- Instrument and Data Collection Procedures in Social Science Research
- Statistics for the Social and Life Sciences in Agriculture
- Qualitative Research
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Education Soil Science Agriculture View 52 other PhDs in Agriculture in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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General requirements
- Meet all MSU Graduate School requirements for admission.
- Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), with scores competitive with other applicants.
- Have earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university.
- Have at least a 3.00 grade point average on previous graduate coursework.
- Provide the names and e-mail addresses of three individuals who can provide a letter of recommendation. These letters of recommendation will attest to the applicant's academic performance and potential ability to successfully complete graduate degree requirements.
- Write a statement of purpose (500-1,000 words) describing the applicant's purpose for undertaking graduate study, including professional plans and career goals.
- International non-native speakers of English must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores indicative of ability to successfully complete graduate work
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26580 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26580 USD per year -
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27637 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27637 USD per year -
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10202 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10202 USD per year
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