ENVR221
Ecology of Food and Farming
Subject code
ENVR
Course Number
221
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Aoki, H. Ewing
Course Long Title
Ecology of Food and Farming
Description
This course introduces the principles of ecology as applied to agricultural systems. Students explore the interaction of crop plants, soils, beneficial and pest insects, and environmental conditions in both conventional and low-input systems. Interdisciplinary readings consider both the ecological foundation of how agricultural ecosystems function and related socioeconomic and cultural forces and context such as federal farm policy, labor, cultures of food, and environmental justice. Prerequisite(s): BIO 124, 190, 195 or ENVR 203.
Modes of Inquiry
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning [QF], Scientific Reasoning [SR]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
INDS Program Relationship
IDES - ENVR Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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Class Restriction
Exclude First Years