Agricultural Education Master's Degree

Master's Degree Course Information

History and Leadership of Land Grant Universities

University:

Kansas State University

Course Number:

AGED 830

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $610 per credit

Start/End Dates:

June 02, 2025 - August 01, 2025

Overview

Course Description

This course provides students the opportunity to learn about the establishment of the Land Grant University system and its impact on higher education and society. Students will learn about history and events that led to the passage of the Morrill Acts (1862, 1890) that established the Land Grant System and consider the influence of the Act on contemporary higher education institutions. Specific focus will be given to the tripartite Land Grant mission of teaching, research and extension, and its role in addressing the contemporary challenges facing higher education. Students will interact with leaders and influencers in higher education and have access to their insights regarding the future of the Land Grant University system.

Contacts

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

The Fifth Wave
Crow, M.M. & Dabars, W.B.
Edition: 2020
ISBN: 978-1421438023
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Designing the New American University (see comments section below for access to free online version)
Crow, M.M. & Dabars, W. B.
Edition: 2015
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Land-grant universities for the future: Higher education for the public good (see comments section below for access to free online version)
Gavazzari, S.M. & Gee, E. G.
Edition: 2018
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Land-grant colleges and popular revolt (see comments section below for access to free online version)
Sorber, N.M.
Edition: 2018
Publisher: Cornell University Press

Course Access

Canvas

Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course includes required synchronous components. Consult with the instructor for more information.

Comments

This course requires synchronous weekly zoom sessions each Monday from 6pm - 8:50pm CT. Please email the instructors beforehand if a significant conflict arises and you are unable to attend one of the scheduled zoom class sessions.

The following three textbooks are available for free online through K-State Libraries.

Crow, M.M. & Dabars, W. B. (2015). Designing the new American university. Johns Hopkins University Press

Gavazzari, S.M. & Gee, E. G. (2018). Land-grant universities for the future: Higher education for the public good. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Sorber, N.M. (2018). Land-grant colleges and popular revolt. Cornell University Press.

Meet Our Faculty

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