Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture
The future of agriculture depends on educators who can share their knowledge and inspire others to learn. The Agricultural Education minor prepares you to pursue a career teaching agriculture through specialized coursework, early classroom experiences and a pathway toward earning your teaching credentials.
What You’ll Study
You’ll explore agricultural education methods, teaching principles and subject-specific coursework while building a foundation in the agricultural sciences. Early field experiences will introduce you to the classroom and help prepare you for advanced teacher credential training.
What You’ll Take Away
You’ll gain foundational teaching knowledge, practical classroom experience and an understanding of the requirements for becoming an agricultural educator. Build the skills and academic preparation to pursue post-baccalaureate credential training and a career inspiring future agricultural leaders.
Build Skills for the Classroom and Beyond
Explore the teaching, leadership and agricultural knowledge that can help you create meaningful learning experiences for future students.
Connect Agriculture and Youth Leadership
Learn how agricultural education can help young people build confidence, leadership skills and a connection to the food, natural resources and systems that shape their lives.
Learn Through Real Experience
Gain early exposure to educational settings while exploring how teachers plan engaging lessons, guide learning and connect agricultural concepts to real-world experiences.
Use Technology to Inspire Learning
Explore tools and approaches that make learning more interactive and accessible. Build skills to communicate agricultural ideas in ways that engage diverse learners.
Coursework Highlights
Explore coursework that connects agricultural knowledge with teaching, youth leadership, and practical learning experiences.
Classes and Labs
Explore how agricultural education builds youth leadership through classroom and laboratory instruction, project-based learning and student organizations.
Observe agricultural teachers in high school classrooms, shops, school farms and laboratories while exploring the programs and practices unique to agricultural education in California.
Use computer tools to support presentations, instruction, assessment and other professional needs in agricultural education settings.
Learn how conferences, conventions, and workshops come together. Apply planning methods, procedures and materials while gaining experience with agricultural youth leadership events.
Build practical skills with the tools, materials, and systems used in agriculture. Explore shop safety, metalwork, woodworking, wiring, engines and more through hands-on laboratory learning.
Explore the Agricultural Education Minor
Discover how the Agricultural Education minor can build your teaching, leadership and agricultural skills for future work with learners and communities.