Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

AGX 201 — Introduction to Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology

AGX department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• define and make valid comparison on agricultural extension methodologies world over
• categorize the major rural social institutions, processes, and the need for social changes in rural communities; and
• appreciate the dynamics of leadership for social changes

Course contents

The need for agricultural extension in Nigeria and in the world, basic philosophies behind agricultural extension work. The institutional setting of agricultural extension. Basic concepts and principles of rural sociology.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study AGX 201.

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