Agriculture, Food, and Sustainability Bachelor of Science
Program Sheet
This Bachelor of Science program of study is designed to prepare students for future study and careers in the growing fields of sustainable agriculture and food systems. The approach is interdisciplinary and experiential, drawing on several disciplines t hat i ntersect i n t he field of a griculture and food s ystems study, including bi ology, ecology, ec onomics, critical social sciences, and history, as well as applied sciences such as horticulture, livestock management, and marketing. The program has a significant field and experiential component, utilizing the college‘s farm and garden resources as well as those of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), whose headquarters are in Unity. Field studies will also take place on MOFGA member farms in the region and around the state of Maine. Graduates of t he pr ogram m ay c hoose c areers i n s ustainable c rop pr oduction, s ustainable l ivestock pr oduction, f ood business en terprises, and nonprofit adv ocacy and m anagement i n ar eas s uch as food and agriculture pol icy, c ommunity agriculture, food security, farmland preservation, food and health, and community development. I.
The Unity Environmental Stewardship Curriculum.
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Agriculture, Food, and Sustainability requirements: AS 3133 Business Management AS 4123 Sustainable Enterprise BI 1114 Biological Processes: Evolution and Ecology BI 1124 Biological Processes: Cell and Organism Function BI 2063 Agroecology BI 3133 Environmental Plant Physiology CH 1104 General Chemistry I CH 1114 General Chemistry II EC 2023 Economics of Resource Conservation and Sustainability HY 1003 Sustainable Societies MA 1223 Algebra and Trigonometry MA 2243 Statistics I LH 1013 Sustainable Landscape Horticulture LH 2113 Sustainable Agriculture Practicum LH 2323 Organic Gardening LH 3173 Plant Insects and Diseases LH 3363 Soil Fertility LH 4023 Livestock and Pasture Management PL 3413 Advocacy, Ethics and the Environment 3993 Internship (Must have a course code of AS, BI, or LH)
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The general degree requirements for graduation must be fulfilled.
Unity College Catalog 2010-2011
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