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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 Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PM
UMTC, St Paul
Borlaug 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 Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon 01:00PM - 01:50PM
UMTC, St Paul
Borlaug 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 Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Wed 01:00PM - 01:50PM
UMTC, St Paul
Borlaug 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

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