The master's degree in agricultural extension of Beijing Agricultural University is a postgraduate major under the College of Plant Science and Technology. At present, there are four teaching institutions, namely, Agronomy Department, Horticulture Department, Plant Protection Department and Agricultural Resources and Environment Department, and there are five undergraduate majors, including agronomy (crop genetics and breeding direction), horticulture, plant protection, seed science and engineering, and agricultural resources and environment. Among them, horticulture is a national major, which is a comprehensive reform pilot major of undergraduate majors of the Ministry of Education, and agronomy is a municipal major in Beijing. The on-the-job postgraduate training scheme of Master of Agricultural Extension in Beijing Agricultural College is as follows:

I. Training objectives and requirements

1, culture target

The Master of Agricultural Extension in the field of crops is a professional degree related to the qualifications in this field, which is mainly used to train applied and compound senior talents for enterprises, institutions and management departments such as agricultural technology application, development and extension, and rural development.

2. Training requirements

(1) The winner of the master's degree in agricultural extension in the field of crops should have a good grasp of Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents; Support the party's basic line, principles and policies; Establishing Scientific Outlook on Development to serve the economic and social development of China.

(2) The winner of the master's degree in agricultural extension in the field of crops should be familiar with the basic theoretical knowledge in this field, master the relevant key technologies and high-tech, have innovative consciousness and have the ability to apply, popularize and manage in this field. Be competent for technical application promotion and management positions in this field.

(3) basically master a foreign language and be able to read foreign language materials in this field.

Second, training methods and study years

1. Postgraduates studying for the master's degree in agricultural extension in the field of crops will study without leaving their posts. The cumulative study time at school is not less than 6 months. The course study implements the credit system and adopts a multi-disciplinary comprehensive and wide-caliber training method.

2. The thesis adopts the dual tutorial system, which is jointly guided by tutors inside and outside the school with practical experience and senior titles.

3, studying for a master's degree in agricultural extension in the field of crops is generally three years, the longest not more than five years.

Third, curriculum learning.

The curriculum of master's degree in agricultural extension should be based on the requirements of training objectives, and the teaching content should be extensive, comprehensive, practical and cutting-edge. Postgraduates studying for a master's degree in agricultural extension in this field need to take the following courses, with a total credit of not less than 365,438+0.5 credits (20 hours per credit).

1, public course: (1 1.5 credits)

(1) foreign language -3 credits.

(2) Dialectics of Nature-2.5 credits.

(3) Theory and practice of agricultural technology extension-2 credits.

(4) Agricultural science and technology and the policy of "agriculture, countryside and farmers" -2 credits.

(5) Agricultural communication technology and application-2 credits.

2. Main courses in the field: (12 credits)

(1) Theory and practice of high-yield cultivation of crops -3 credits.

(2) Theory and technology of crop breeding-3 credits.

(3) Introduction to Plant Biotechnology-3 credits.

(4) Comprehensive management of crop diseases and insect pests-3 credits.

3. Elective courses: (8 credits)

(1) Writing of scientific papers-2 credits.

(2) Ecological agriculture -2 credits.

(3) Facility agriculture-2 credits.

Public courses and main courses in this field are compulsory courses. Elective courses can be selected from the above four elective courses or main courses in other fields.

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