Fall 2026

Agroecological Systems: Working Towards Sustainability

Explores agricultural systems as coupled ecological and social complexities, analyzing management impacts and tradeoffs to address societal challenges.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Claudio Gratton3.7/5Nick Balster3.3/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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ENVIR ST/​AGROECOL/​C&E SOC/​ENTOM 103(or AGRONOMY 103 prior to Fall 2025)

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Raw average: 3.20/5 from 64 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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CLAUDIO GRATTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NICK BALSTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction9 / 300

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Coupled ecological and social complexities in agriculture.
  • Socio-ecological tradeoffs in agricultural management.
  • Societal challenges including climate change, biodiversity, resource use, and inequality.

Skills

  • Analyze the design and implementation of integrated agricultural systems to address societal challenges.
  • Analyze the influence of ecological and social contexts on agricultural systems.
  • Analyze the cascading effects of management decisions across complexity levels.

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AGROECOL 303 · Fall 2026

Agroecological Systems: Working Towards Sustainability

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