宾州州立大学帕克分校

M.Ed., M.S., and Ph.D. students with research and educational interests in schooling and education around the globe may apply to the dual-title program in Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) and Comparative and International Education (CIED). Comparative and international education is a field devoted to the systematic analysis of the operation and effects of the world's education systems. The goal of the dual-title graduate program is to enable graduate students from AEE to acquire the knowledge and skills of their primary area of specialization in AEE, while at the same time gain the perspectives, techniques, and methodologies of comparative and international education. Graduate study in this program seeks to create opportunities for a range of people—administrators and policy makers in social welfare, health education, and development; school leaders; and scholars of education. Graduates of the dual-title program in AEE and CIED will be able to compare, analyze, and make policy recommendations for agricultural and extension education at both national and international levels.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DUAL-TITLE M.ED. AND M.S.

To qualify for this dual-title degree, students must satisfy the requirements of the AEE Master of Science or Master of Education degree program, listed on the Degree Requirements tab. In addition, they must satisfy the CIED program requirements for the dual-title master’s degree. Refer to the Degree Requirements tab on the CIED Bulletin page. Some courses may satisfy both the graduate primary program requirements and those of the CIED program. Final course selection is determined by the student after consulting, in advance, with their AEE and CIED advisers.

For the dual-title M.S. degree in AEE and CIED, the thesis must reflect the student’s education and interest in both AEE and CIED. For the dual-title M.Ed. in AEE and CIED, the student’s capstone experience and professional paper must reflect the student’s education and interest in both AEE and CIED. All members of the student’s committee for both the M.S. and the M.Ed. must be members of the Graduate Faculty. The master’s committee must include at least one Graduate Faculty member from CIED. Faculty members who hold appointments in both programs’ Graduate Faculty may serve in a combined role. A Degree Committee form should be filed upon selection of the committee members.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DUAL-TITLE PH.D.

To qualify for the dual-title degree, students must satisfy the degree requirements for the degree they are enrolled in AEE, listed on the Degree Requirements tab. In addition, students must complete the degree requirements for the dual-title Ph.D. in CIED, listed on the CIED Bulletin page.

The qualifying examination committee for the dual-title Ph.D. degree will be composed of Graduate Faculty from AEE and must include at least one Graduate Faculty member from the CIED program. Faculty members who hold appointments in both programs’ Graduate Faculty may serve in a combined role. There will be a single qualifying examination, containing elements of both AEE and CIED. Dual-title graduate degree students may require an additional semester to fulfill requirements for both areas of study and, therefore, the qualifying examination may be delayed one semester beyond the normal period allowable.