A stepping stone between the classroom and society. Emphasizes integration of diverse bodies of agroecological knowledge, critical thinking, and engagement with real-world problems and current research. Topics such as: bioproducts, food systems and security, economic vitality of communities, climate change, humans and their environment, biodiversity, resource management and policy, and social equity.

SPECIAL TOPICS

AGROECOL 375

Special topics on issues relevant to agroecology.

PRACTICUM IN AGROECOLOGY TEACHING

AGROECOL 799

Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in Agroecology, direct evidence-based teaching experience under faculty supervision, experience in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance.

AGROECOLOGY FIELD STUDY

AGROECOL 720

Field study of farms, processing, marketing, distribution, and policy-making in the food system. Courses will be several days of visits, discussions with the operators, and student-faculty discussion sections. Presentations or written reports may be required.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

AGROECOL 699

Scholarship on special topics, under the supervision of an agroecology faculty member.