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Discover Career and Technical Education
Contacts | Degree Requirements (UK Registrar web site)
Teaching isn’t for everyone—you can rattle off the names of bad teachers you’ve had. But good teachers can change a life forever. The Career and Technical Education degree includes our Agricultural Education and Family and Consumer Sciences Education programs. There is strong demand for Agricultural and Family and Consumer Science educators at the middle and high school level. These teachers are instrumental in promoting and providing education about agriculture and the human sciences to new generations of leaders. As a teacher you have the opportunity to shape the future when you major in Career and Technical Education with an option in either Agricultural or Family and Consumer Science Education.
Students take courses in disciplinary, education, and professional content. Graduates of this degree pursue careers in both formal and informal education of agriculture or family and consumer sciences. Formal education opportunities include teaching in the middle school or high school classroom. Informal education opportunities include working in Extension and the public or private sectors of industry.
Options
- Agricultural
Education— If you
love agriculture and want to share your knowledge with kids and adults,
then consider a future in agricultural education.
You can specialize in one area, such as horticulture, or you may be a generalist
and teach one course each in several areas. You’ll have flexibility
in the ages you teach, and whether you work indoors or outdoors, or in a
rural or urban setting. The broad technical agricultural background obtained
in the Agricultural Education option is also good preparation for employment
in the public and private sectors.
- Family and Consumer Science Education — If you want to promote health families, consumer education, and nutrition and wellness to young people, this may be the path for you! FCS Education prepares you for career opportunities in a multitude of settings which include: teaching in a formal classroom setting such as a middle school or high school; being an adult educator; a teacher of students with special needs; a Cooperative Extension Service agent; a FCS professional for a company that makes and sells consumer products. Plus, you may work in a variety of jobs from a community agency family life educator to a media development specialist in family and consumer sciences.
Your College Courses
The two options share a common core of education coursework that provides a solid foundation in the science of teaching and learning.
Each option offers you choices. Working closely with your faculty advisor, you will shape your undergraduate degree program to match your interests and career goals.
Your Future
Employers today want to hire graduates who are lifelong learners, with strong communications and interpersonal skills. You’ll join other successful graduates as educators, and there are also opportunities as county Extension agents, sales representatives, and public affairs specialists. Or you’ll continue with your education in graduate or professional school, secure in the knowledge and skills you learned in the UK College of Agriculture and the School of Human Environmental Sciences.
Special Opportunities
Agricultural Education Society - Join an award-winning group of students who are interested in developing their leadership, scholarship, and citizenship traits and abilities. The Agricultural Education Society is focused on the needs of future agricultural educators, but is open to and welcomes all students in the College of Agriculture.
Educators of Family and Consumer Sciences - This dynamic and successful student organization provides students in Family and Consumer Sciences Education an opportunity to meet and network with others in the field of education. Students in this organization hone their academic and leadership qualities in a fun and collegial environment. Additionally, the group interacts with the state and national Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization to help strengthen the organizational leadership qualities of potential FCCLA advisors.
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I’ve
been able to find my dream career thanks to the Agricultural Education
program. I had the opportunity to learn
‘people’
skills at the same time I was enrolled in turf management courses, and
now I’m representing Dow AgriSciences at golf tournaments and trade
shows. How can an avid amateur golfer do better than that? |
Discover Your Future
Contacts:
Agricultural Education Dr. Robin Horstmeier, Director
Agricultural Education
Department of Community and Leadership Development
500 W.P. Garrigus Building
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0215
859-257-7287
rpeiter@uky.edu
Family and Consumer Sciences Education:
Dr. Cheryl Mimbs, Director
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Department of Family Studies
116 Erikson Hall
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0051
859-257-1210
cheryl.mimbs@uky.edu
NCATE Information
Agricultural Education Initial Teacher Preparation
http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=aged http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=aged http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=aged
Family and Consumer Science Education Initial Teacher Preparation
http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=fcse
Agricultural Education Advanced Teacher Preparation
http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=maged
Family and Consumer Science Education Advanced Teacher Preparation
http://www.coe.uky.edu/NCATE/programs/?program=mfcse
The College of Agriculture is an equal opportunity organization.
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