Core Curriculum

INTAD 820: International Agricultural Development Seminar (3 credits)

Examination and investigation of relevant international development topics that emphasizes analytical thinking and application of knowledge.

AEE 450: Program Design and Delivery (3 credits)

Principles, methods, and practices of extension education in agriculture, community resource development, family living, environmental affairs, 4-H, and youth programs. Students will learn how non-formal programs are planned, delivered and evaluated in community settings. In addition, students will select and critique existing extension programs developed for use in the United States and others in use around the world.

CEDEV/AEE 505: Leadership Development (3 credits)

In this course students will have the opportunity to examine sociological theories of leadership such as exchange theory, attribution theory, group dynamics, community change theory, and formal organizations. Practical aspects of leadership covered include influence, authority, and power; group dynamics; collaborative leadership skills; mediation and dispute settlement; and, deliberation in community settings. Students are requested to consult with the instructor before registering for this course.

Supplemental Courses (Not Required)

  • ADTED/CIED 508: Globalization and Lifelong Learning (3)
  • ADTED/CIED 509: Language, Literacy, Identity, and Culture in a Global Context (3)
  • ADTED/CIED 562: Politics, Language, and Pedagogy: Applying Paulo Freire Today (3)
  • EEFE 550: International Economic Development and Agriculture (3)
  • AGBIO/FDSC 521: Food Defense: Prevention Planning for Food Processors (3)
  • AGECO/ENT/CSIED 457: Principles of Integrated Pest Management (3)
  • AYFCE 550: Program Development and Evaluation in Youth, Families, and Communities (3)
  • AYFCE 555: Volunteer Program Management (3)
  • AYFCE 845: Intergenerational Programs and Practices (3)
  • BIO 415: Ecotoxicology (3)
  • CED 410: The Global Seminar (3)
  • CED 417: Power, Conflict, and Community Decision Making (3)
  • CED 425: International Development, Renewable Resources, and the Environment (3)
  • CEDEV 420: Women in Developing Countries (3)
  • CIED 553: Educational Mobility in Comparative Perspective (3)
  • ENT 497C: Medical Entomology
  • ENT 530: Pollinator Biology (1)
  • ENT 530: Seminar in Tropical Entomology (1)
  • FDSC 515: Sensometrics - Applied Multivariate Analysis in Sensory & Food Science (3)
  • FDSC 517: Microbial Genomic Epidemiology (3)
  • FOR 418: Agroforestry: Science, Design, and Practice (3)
  • FOR 488: International Forestry (3)
  • GEOG 430: Human Use of the Environment (3)
  • GEOG 439: Property and the Global Environment (3)
  • GEOG 444: African Resources & Development (3)
  • GEOG 530: Development, Governance, Justice (3)
  • GEOG 530: Global Political Ecologies (3)
  • GEOG 530: Power, Uncertainty and Health (3)
  • INTAG 481: Problem Solving in Tropical Agriculture (3)
  • PPEM 405: Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control (3)
  • PPEM 454: Virus Ecology (3)
  • RSOC 525: Fertility, Population & Development (3)
  • RSOC 597: Technology and Social Change in Global Food Systems (3)
  • SOILS 502: Soil Properties and Functions (3)

INTAD

Address

Melanie Miller Foster
106 Agricultural Administration Building

University Park, PA 16802

INTAD

Address

Melanie Miller Foster
106 Agricultural Administration Building

University Park, PA 16802