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Organic Agriculture Graduate Certificate

  • Evaluate and apply the rules and regulations on the production, handling, labeling and enforcement of organic products.
  • Analyze the complex interactions in organically produced food systems across multiple perspectives and disciplines.
  • Appraise consumer sales and design marketing plans for Organic Agriculture.
  • Integrate knowledge of production management programs based on the conceptual and practical production management knowledge in the areas of organic crops, soils, livestock, and societal impacts.
  • Effectively communicate scientific, economic, and environmental impacts of organically produced food.
Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
AGRI 520 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION 3
SOIL 530/CROP 530 ORGANIC SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT 3
ANS 550 ORGANIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 3
AGRI 506 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CAPSTONE 3
Electives  
Select two courses from the following: 6

AEC 511

INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL  

ANTH 586

ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD  

ENT 523

ORGANIC BEEKEEPING AND HONEY PRODUCTION  

ENT 548

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC SYSTEMS  

FCSJ 554

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS  

HORT 540

ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT  

HORT 556

PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF BERRY CROPS  

NUTR 525

ORGANIC FOOD AND HEALTH: EVIDENCE AND CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS  

PBG 552

PLANT BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION IN ORGANIC SYSTEMS  
Total Credits 18