Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate 12 credit hours | ?Advisor: Amanda Weaver?? The goal of the certificate program is to provide GES students advanced training in sustainable urban agriculture through the integration of university classroom study (mostly online courses) and field-based practicum conducted at the department’s field research station. Only 4 courses at undergrad and grad levels Courses can be used for degree AND certificate Can be finished almost completely online. Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will: ?Have knowledge of the history of urban farming Understand the modern agro-food system Participate in sustainable urban agricultural practices Curriculum Required: (2 courses) GEOG 4450/ENVS 5450: Urban Food and Agriculture: Perspectives and Research | Online Spring Course GEOG 4460/ENVS 5460: Sustainable Urban Agriculture Field Study I | Online Fall Course Electives (2 courses) GEOG 4470/ENVS 5470: Sustainable Urban Agriculture Field Study II (Maymester): agricultural data collection and drones GEOG 4060/5060: Remote Sensing I GEOG 4085/5085: GIS Applications for the Urban Environment GEOG 4335/5335: Contemporary Environmental Issues GEOG 4640/5640: Urban Geography GEOG 4680/5680: Urban Sustainability: Perspectives and Practice An internship OR independent study approved by Certificate Coordinator, Dr. Amanda Weaver, in agriculture, food topics, business, or non-profit. Learning Outcomes (Undergraduate): Upon successful completion of a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate, students will: demonstrate knowledge of the historical, geographical, and human-environmental issues driving agriculture and urban farming be able to explain the global and local economic factors that drive modern agricultural food systems participate in field observation and research of sustainable agricultural and related land management practices apply knowledge about sustainable urban agriculture to other realms of study Learning Outcomes (Graduate): Upon successful completion of a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate, students will: demonstrate knowledge of the historical, geographical, and human-environmental issues driving agriculture and urban farming be able to explain the global and local economic factors that drive modern agricultural food systems participate in field observation and research of sustainable agricultural and related land management practices apply knowledge about sustainable urban agriculture to other realms of study apply the knowledge of sustainable agriculture through practical applications either through their focus of study, through an internship or through a work study program. Students at CU Denver must follow the graduation guidelines specified in the catalog from the year in which they were admitted. The following link contains an archive of the course catalogs from previous years: www.ucdenver.edu/registrar/catalogs/archived