ENVI 422
Ecology of Sustainable Agriculture Spring 2014
Division III
Cross-listed BIOL 422
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A seminar / field course investigating patterns, processes, and concepts of stability in human-dominated, food production ecosystems. As a capstone course, the course will draw upon the experiences that students have had in biology and environmental studies courses. Topics will include: the relationships among diversity, ecosystem function, sustainability, resilience, and stability of food production and distribution systems, nutrient pools and processing in human¿dominated ecosystems. Two extensive field trips will be taken to agricultural operations in the region. Each student will present a seminar on a topic requiring extensive reading of primary resources. Position paper assignments will be made at bi-weekly intervals and due prior to the seminar to which they relate, and periodic synthesis paper assignments will tie together various topic elements.
The Class: Format: seminar, three hours per week
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 3897
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on writing assignments, seminar presentation, and course participation
Prerequisites: BIOL/ENVI 203 or BIOL 302 or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: open to juniors and seniors
Unit Notes: Satisfies the distribution requirement in the major; the ENVS biology track; the Natural World distributional requirement of the Environmental Studies program
Distributions: Division III
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
BIOL 422 Division III ENVI 422 Division III
Attributes: ENVI Natural World Electives
ENVS Group EB-A Electives

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