ENVIRONMENTAL AGRICULTURE CONCENTRATION

Course requirements: One course from each group and at least two courses with experimental work (*). In addition, one course in a particular plant or animal production system is required

Group 1: Systems Courses

ANSCI/CSS 4120: Whole Farm Nutrient Management
BIOEE 4730: Ecology of Agricultural Systems
CSS/IARD 4140: Tropical Cropping Systems: Biodiversity, Social and Environmental Impacts
HORT 4600: Cropping Systems Ecology (*)
NTRES 4800: Global Seminar: Building Sustainable Environments and Secure Food Systems for a Modern World

Group 2: Biotechnology

BEE 3680: Lab in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Plants
BIOMI/CSS 3970: Environmental Microbiology
BIOPL 3470: Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (*)
BIOP/CSSL 3430: Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Plants
CSS 4100: The GMO Debate: Environmental Impacts
PLBR 2010: Plants, Genes, and Global Food Production

Group 3: Crop Protection and the Environment

CSS 3150: Weed Biology and Management (*)
CSS/ENTOM 4440: Integrated Pest Management (*)
ENTOM 3700: Pesticides, the Environment and Human Health
PLPA 3010: Biology and Management of Plant Diseases

Group 4:Soil Management

CSS 3720/4720: Nutrient Management in Agroecosystems (*)
CSS 4210: Soil and Water Management
CSS 4660: Soil Ecology (*)
EAS 483o: Environmental Biophysics

Group 5: Crop and Animal Production

ANSCI 3510: Dairy Herd Management
CSS 3120: Forage Crops
HORT 4420: Berry Crops: Culture and Management
HORT 4450: Ecological Orchard Managment
NTRES 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production (or related course on production)

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SNES Program
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Dr. Tim Fahey
Program Contact: Suzanne Wapner

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