The Extension Education course develops professional and competent academic leaders and other stakeholders of rural development and governance innovation platforms. Graduates are trained as researchers, policy advocates, managers of development institutions, as well as brokers of information and other advisory services that link actors under various rural development reform agenda. These agenda include poverty alleviation, improved agri-food systems and market chains, food and nutrition security, climate resiliency, and sustainable management of natural resources.

Program Requirements

1. Core courses (minimum of 14 units)
2. Research specialization courses (minimum of 10 units)
3. Cognate courses (minimum of 9 units for single cognate and 12 units for double cognates, with a minimum of 6 units taken from each cognate field)
4. Dissertation (12 units)

CORE COURSES (minimum 12 units)

Theory

CED 227. Administrative Theory

Description: Management theories and concepts as they relate to organizations with emphasis on educational institutions; forces in the organization and the external environment and their influence on managerial roles, functions, and management policies.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

CED 301. Philosophical Ideas in Development

Description: Philosophical traditions in development and conceptual frameworks for analyzing contemporary development programs.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

CED 365. Rural Institutions

Description: Identification, description, and analysis of changes taking place in rural institutions, which relate to the economic, social, political, and cultural life of the rural population.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: AERS 265 or AERS 261 or Consent of Instructor

Methods

AERS 281. Theory Construction

Description: Postulates in science, structure, functions, and formats of theory; concept formation and definitions; origination of hypotheses; and introduction to the epistemological foundation of sociological theories.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

AERS 282. Social Research Design¹

Description: Methods of social research with emphasis on the major steps in the design and conduct of social research from problem definition to analysis, interpretation and write-up of research report.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

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¹ Should be taken by PhD students if they have not taken it in their MS degree.

STAT 166. Statistics for the Social Sciences²

Description: Test of hypothesis; non-parametric tests; analysis of one-way and two-way classification data; measures of association and relationships; introduction to multivariate techniques, factor analysis and time series analysis; sampling.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: STAT 1

CED 291. Special Topics²

Number of Units: 2

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

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² Should be taken by PhD students if they have not taken it in their MS degree. If CED 291 is chosen by PhD student instead of STAT 166, Qualitative Research Methods should be taken.

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION COURSES

Required Courses (7 units)

CED 240. Extension Science³

Description: The theory and practice of extension.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

CED 242. Adult Education in Agriculture³

Description: A course to acquaint prospective teachers, agricultural leaders, and community workers regarding ways of developing programs for young and adult farmers, and effective methods of teaching adults.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

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³ Required for PhD students if not taken at the MS level.

CED 244. Comparative Analysis of Extension Approaches

Description: Analysis of different extension approaches and their application under varied socioeconomic and physical millieux.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

CED 248. Participatory Extension

Description: Concepts and practice in community-based participatory extension and action research planning and development.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

CED 299. Graduate Seminar

Number of Units: 1

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

Elective Courses⁴ (3 units)

CED 220. Sociology of Education

Description: Analysis of education as a factor in social change; the sociological significance of schools and other social institutions in rural development; social factors in the learning process.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

AERS 267. Perspectives in Community Analysis

Description: Theoretical foundations of the concept of community and their application in current community studies.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

SOC 292. Qualitative Social Research

Description: Perspectives, methods, analysis, and interpretation in qualitative research.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: SOC 250 or Consent of Instructor

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⁴ Additional technical courses relevant to the student’s interest may be prescribed by the Guidance/Advisory Committee.

OTHER REQUIRED COURSES

Cognate Courses

Number of Units (Single Cognate): Minimum of 9 units

Number of Units (Double Cognate): Minimum of 12 units with a minimum of 6 units taken from each cognate field

CED 400. Doctoral Dissertation

Number of Units: 12

Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester, and Midyear

Prerequisite: None