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AGRO 5321 is also offered in Spring 2024
AGRO 5321 is also offered in Spring 2023
AGRO 5321 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2025 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55623)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St Paul
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55623/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2025 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55625)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St Paul
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55625/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2025 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55624)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St Paul
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55624/1253
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2024 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55868)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (10 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55868/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2024 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55870)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55870/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2024 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (55869)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (3 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: No freshmen or sophomores
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55869/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2023 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56279)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (13 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56279/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2023 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56281)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (5 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56281/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2023 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56280)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (8 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56280/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2022 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (57100)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (25 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57100/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2022 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (57102)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (5 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57102/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2022 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (57101)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (20 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57101/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2021 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (52865)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningOnline Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (27 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52865/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2021 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (52867)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (12 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52867/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2021 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (52866)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (15 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52866/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2020 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56456)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (15 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56456/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2020 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56458)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (2 of 2 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56458/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2020 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56457)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (13 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56457/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2019 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56712)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (22 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56712/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2019 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56717)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (4 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56717/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2019 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (56716)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (18 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56716/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2018 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53372)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53372/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2018 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53377)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (10 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53377/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2018 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53376)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (18 of 20 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53376/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2017 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53931)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53931/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2017 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53937)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53937/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2017 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (53936)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged Learning
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53936/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2016 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (57979)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57979/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2016 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (58169)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58169/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2016 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (58168)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58168/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2015 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (59152)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59152/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2015 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (59385)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59385/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2015 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (59384)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied. prereq: [3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59384/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2014 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (65185)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65185/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2014 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (65530)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65530/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2014 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (65529)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 306
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65529/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2013 | AGRO 5321 Section 001: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (67370)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed 01:30PM - 02:45PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 213
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67370/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2013 | AGRO 5321 Section 002: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (67782)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon 03:00PM - 03:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 213
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67782/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
Spring 2013 | AGRO 5321 Section 003: Ecology of Agricultural Systems (67781)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Wed 03:00PM - 03:50PMUMTC, St PaulBorlaug Hall 213
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Course Catalog Description:
- Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.
- Class Description:
- This course develops a concept of agriculture as the result of interactions between human social systems and ecological systems. These "eco-social" interactions define an agroecology that includes humans as ecological actors. The course aims to provide some useful concepts for viewing agriculture from this holistic, "systems" perspective, and some practical experiences in doing so. Our aim is to help our students become better able to work in the face of complex, tangled webs of problems and opportunities in agroecological challenges such as local food system development. Concepts of systems thinking are applied to agriculture through practical applications. The course features a community-based learning component, in which students apply methods of systems thinking to a local "live" agroecology problem, such as local food system development, in partnership with community organizations. The course may be useful for students interested in "the human factor" in any field of environmental studies or management. A manuscript describing the course is attached; please click on the 'syllabus' link below."
- Grading:
- 75% Reports/Papers
25% Class Participation - Exam Format:
- Final written report
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: weekly short writing assignments, periodic reports on community-based learning component
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67781/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 31 March 2009
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