M.Sc Agric. Extension & Rural Sociology
Programme Name: M.Sc Agric. Extension & Rural Sociology
Duration: 2 years
Programme Type: : Post graduate
Entry Requirements
B (Agric) or B.Sc (Sociology) or B (Agric Tech) with a minimum of second class, lower division or B.Ed (Agric) 2.1 from ABU. Candidates with 3rd Class pass and an additional relevant post graduation qualification could be admitted.
Departmental Courses Offered
| S/N | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Level | Semeter | Course Outline |
| 1 | AERS800 | Thesis | 12 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 2 | AERS801 | MICRO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (FS) | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 3 | AERS802 | MACRO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 4 | AERS803 | STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 5 | AERS804 | QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 6 | AERS805 | Agricultural Finance | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 7 | AERS806 | Agricultural Project Analyses Management | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 8 | AERS807 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 9 | AERS808 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 10 | AERS809 | COMPUTER APPLICATION FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 11 | AERS810 | ADVANCED FARM MANAGEMENT | 2 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 12 | AERS811 | Intermediate Production Economics | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 13 | AERS812 | Sociology of Development | 2 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 14 | AERS813 | Advanced Rural Sociology | 4 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 15 | AERS814 | ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 16 | AERS815 | AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 17 | AERS816 | AGRICULTURAL PRICE ANALYSIS | 2 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 18 | AERS817 | AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 19 | AERS818 | OPERATIONS RESEARCH | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 20 | AERS819 | Methods of Social Research | 4 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 21 | AERS820 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 22 | AERS821 | SOCIOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENT | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 23 | AERS822 | Agric. Policies & Development Planning | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 24 | AERS823 | Leadership & Group Dynamics | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 25 | AERS824 | Gender and Youth Development | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 26 | AERS825 | Structure and Dynamics of Rural Societies | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 27 | AERS826 | Technological Change in Rural Societies | 2 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 28 | AERS827 | Rural Development: Theory and Practice | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 29 | AERS828 | Agricultural Extension Planning & Evaluation | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 30 | AERS829 | Communications & Extension Methods | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 31 | AERS830 | AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 32 | AERS831 | SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPING SOCIETIES | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 33 | AERS832 | TEACHING AND COMMUNICATION METHODS IN EXTENSION | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 34 | AERS833 | COMPARATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEMS | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 35 | AERS834 | Comparative Extension System | 2 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 36 | AERS835 | Agrarian Systems and Social Movement | 2 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 37 | AERS836 | TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN RURAL SOCIETIES | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |
| 38 | AERS837 | PATTERNS OF RURAL STRATIFICATION | 3 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 39 | AERS888 | PREPARATION OF M.SC THESIS | 9 | 800L | First Semester | Course outline |
| 40 | AERS808* | AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND PRACTICE ANALYSIS | 3 | 800L | Second Semester | Course outline |