农业领导，教育和传播哲学博士-推广教育

为了成功地进行变革，推广教育者必须考虑整个教育过程。有效的扩展教育基于对潜在计划状况和客户需求的清晰了解，战略和战术计划与目标设定，通过适当方法和交付技术实施计划以及对成果进行评估和解释的基础。长期的扩展方法是让本地利益相关者（包括主要领导者和潜在学习者）参与来确定扩展教育的优先领域以及扩展教育者如何开展这些工作。在该领域具有专长的学生可能会寻求几种职业选择，包括扩展代理， 4-H主管，州政府官员，环境专家和国际培训师。德克萨斯州所有新的TCE教职员工都必须在受雇的7年内获得硕士学位。扩展是一个不断变化的
The Ph.D. in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications is a campus-based, research-oriented doctoral degree program. This specialized degree provides a wide range of educational and research experiences designed specifically to train scholars equipped to address complex issues relating to the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences. Students will graduate with a strong theoretical foundation and advanced research skillset necessary for careers in the public or private sector.<br>Graduates often pursue university faculty positions, public and corporate leadership roles in education, natural resource management, Extension education, international development and other professional careers in agriculture, life and social sciences.<br>Coursework gives the candidate a thorough and comprehensive knowledge in the field of study and methods of research. The program requires a minimum of 64 semester hours, beyond the master's degree, including dissertation research and 18 hours of research methods. Without the master's degree, a student must complete a minimum of 96 semester hours.