理学硕士（MS）至少需要32个学期的学分课程和一篇论文。通常，该部门将花费22个小时或更多的时间，其中4个小时将计入完成论文的时间。其他课程将在您感兴趣的支持领域中完成。<br> MS计划中的支持领域可能在有助于学生的学术或职业目标的任何学术领域。示例包括农业领导，农业传播，管理，变更管理，成人教育，研究方法，心理学和社会学。
Students pursuing this master's degree will be trained to address critical issues pertaining to agriculture through a variety of lenses. This research-based degree will provide students with theoretical foundations in agricultural education, leadership and communications and a strong understanding of innovative research methods.<br><br>Graduates of this program often pursue advanced academic or professional degrees to obtain highly competitive careers industry, the public sector and academia.<br>The master of science, with a thesis, requires a minimum of 32 semester-hours of coursework. The campus/synchronous degree program plan consists of at least 32 semester-credit hours, typically, 20 semester-credit hours will be taken in the department, 3-4 of these hours will be credited for the thesis, and a maximum of 12 semester-credit hours of coursework may be in supporting field(s) of interest. While a majority of the courses must be completed on campus, students enrolled in the master of science thesis option program are permitted to apply up to 50% of online courses toward the degree program. Students must successfully complete a master's level thesis to fulfill program requirements.<br>Our department is a known leader in the field of agricultural leadership, education, communications and related disciplines. Were pioneering innovative social science research, impactful community-based Extension programs, outreach and relevant industry-centered degree programs. Our students graduate ready to lead and succeed in a diverse array of career fields. We push our students to excel past their own personal boundaries and open their eyes to professional networks and careers in fields such as secondary and higher education, marketing, media and journalism, business, policy and more. We take a student-centered approach to learning. Thanks to small class sizes and a variety of high-impact learning and field experiences, our students learn from respected, award winning educators and scientists and educators in a welcoming academic environment.