University of Vermont
Agriculture and the Environment (14 credits)
Agriculture and the Environment - Environmental sciences majors who select the agriculture and the environment focus track will study the impacts of agriculture on the environment and strategies for minimizing environmental degradation. For this focus track, students select at least 14 credit-hours of coursework from the courses listed below:
Key:
* indicates a course required for the focus track.
+ indicates a course with prerequisites that are not included among previously-identified courses.
| Course | Credits | Title |
|---|---|---|
| PSS 162 | 3 | Soil Fertility and Conservation* |
| ASCI 122 | 3 | Animals in Society/Animal Welfare |
| PBIO 109 | 4 | Plant Systematics |
| PBIO 213 | 3 | Plant Communities+ |
| CDAE 205 | 3 | Rural Communities in Modern Society+ |
| ENVS 173 | 3 | Landscape Natural History |
| MMG 220 | 3 | Environmental Microbiology |
| PSS 106 | 4 | Entomology and Pest Management |
| PSS 112 | 3 | Weed Ecology and Management+ |
| PSS 117 | 4 | Plant Pathology |
| PSS 143 | 4 | Forage and Pasture Management |
| PSS 156 | 3 | Permaculture |
| PSS 212 | 4 | Advanced Agroecology+ |
| PSS 261 | 3 | Soil Morphology Classification and Land Use |
| PSS 264 | 4 | Chemistry of Soil and Water |
| PSS 266 | 3 | Soil Water Movement+ |
| PSS 268 | 4 | Soil Ecology |
| PSS 269 | 3 | Soil and Water Pollution and Bioremediation |
A maximum of 3 credits of ENSC 195 or 196 can apply towards the 14 credits required in this focus track:
| Course | Credits | Title |
|---|---|---|
| ENSC 195 | 1-3 | Internship |
| ENSC 196 | 1-3 | Independent Research |
Last modified November 14, 2012
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