Master's Degree

2021 Summer Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationProgram Evaluation in Ag & Extension SettingsTechnological ChangeLeadership and Management of VolunteersOnline MediaWorking with Diverse StudentsGraphic DesignLeadership Analysis Through FilmSurvey DevelopmentHistory and Leadership of Land Grant Universities
2021 Fall Course Info
Research Methods in Agricultural EducationFoundations and History of Agriculture and Extension EducationAdvanced Teaching Methods Program PlanningInterpreting Social Data (Statistics)Foundations and Theory of LeadershipAdult Education and ProgramsFoundations of Ag CommunicationsRisk & Crisis CommunicationTeaching Methods for Beginning TeachersScientific CommunicationQualitative DesignTheory in Ag CommunicationProgram Planning in Ag & Extension EducationGrantwriting
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Summer 2021 Course Information
History and Leadership of Land Grant Universities
Course Description
This course provides students the opportunity to learn about the establishment of the Land Grant University system and its impact on higher education and society. Students will learn about history and events that led to the passage of the Morrill Acts (1862, 1890) that established the Land Grant System and consider the influence of the Act on contemporary higher education institutions. Specific focus will be given to the tripartite Land Grant mission of teaching, research and extension, and its role in addressing the contemporary challenges facing higher education. Students will interact with leaders and influencers in higher education and have access to their insights regarding the future of the Land Grant University system.
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Instructor

Ralsa Stewart
stewartmars@missouri.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Textbooks

(OPTIONAL) Land-Grant College and Popular Revolt: The Origins of the Morril Act and the Reform of Higher Education
Nathan Sorber
ISBN: 978-1501715174
Publisher: Cornell University Press

(OPTIONAL) Land-Grant Universities for the Future
Stephen Gavazzi/E. Gordon Gee
ISBN: 978-1421426853
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press

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Synchronous Components

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