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Human and Community Development, Ph.D.

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  • Learning Outcomes

A candidate for the Ph.D. degree in Human and Community Development must meet all University, College, School, and Program requirements as outlined in the WVU Graduate catalog.

Program Requirements

All Ph.D. degree candidates are required to follow a planned program of study. The student develops the plan of study during their first year in the program in conjunction with the graduate committee. The plan must be approved by the Graduate Coordinator of the School of Design and Community Development and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the Davis College.

Course List
Code Title Hours
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required in all courses applied toward degree requirements.
Block 1: School of DCD Grad Seminars Sequence
DSM 694Seminar1
LARC 694Seminar1
AGEE 694Seminar1
Block 2: Core Requirements
AGEE 642Agriculture Education Research Methods and Design3
Quantitative Statistical Analysis3
AGEE 644
Data Analysis/Interpretation
EDUC 652
Statistical Methods 1
Additional courses as approved by Program Coordinator.
Introduction to Qualitative Research3
SBHS 761
Qualitative Research Methods
SCFD 615
Qualitative Research Methods
Additional courses as approved by Program Coordinator.
Advanced Research Methods and/or Analysis3
AGEE 670Thesis and Dissertation Proposal Development *1
Block 3: Required Area of Emphasis12
Agricultural and Extension Education
Community Development
Block 4: Two Specializations18
Specializations are 9 credit minimum areas of study, as determined by committee.
Block 5: Research Requirements
Candidacy Exam
Research **12
Dissertation Defense
Dissertation
Total Hours58
*

Suggested semester immediately before beginning dissertation research.

**

AOE Specific 697.

Areas of Emphasis

  • Agricultural and Extension Education
  • Community Development

Agricultural and Extension Education Area of Emphasis 

Course List
Code Title Hours
AGEE 650Program Development in Community Education3
AGEE 651Program Evaluation in Comm Ed3
AGEE 680Advanced Principles of Teaching and Learning3
AGEE 570History and Philosophy of Land Grant Education3
Total Hours12

Community Development Area of Emphasis

Course List
Code Title Hours
AoE Cognate Expertise *12
Total Hours12
*

Program built from 500-level and above in ARE, ENCP, ENLM, LARC, RESM, and/or RPTR.

Major Learning Outcomes

Human and Community Development

Learning outcomes for this degree program include:

  • Complete a core consisting of quantitative and qualitative research methods, graduate seminars, and teaching practicum;
  • Demonstrate competency in their chosen field(s);
  • Demonstrate the capacity to produce research that can be accepted for publication in interdisciplinary journals of the social sciences;
  • Be proficient in oral and written communication skills in order to have research accepted by and presented at professional conferences; and
  • Show the ability to organize and to assess a community engagement project.
  • Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
  • Animal, Food, and Nutrition Sciences
  • Animal Physiology
  • Forestry
  • Human and Community Development
    • Human and Community Development, M.S.
    • Human and Community Development, Ph.D.
  • Natural Resource Economics
  • Natural Resources Science
  • Nutritional and Food Science
  • Plant and Soil Science
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Resources

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