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Urban Agriculture Certificate
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of soils, plants, pests, and crops, and skills in urban farming and gardening.
- Show in-depth understanding of the environmental, social, economic, and regulatory factors that influence and are influenced by urban agricultural systems.
- Generate a functional management plan for an urban agriculture project utilizing skills and knowledge gained.
- Evaluate the broader global and social justice implications of agricultural endeavors in urban and peri-urban areas.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| CSS 205 | *SOIL SCIENCE | 4 |
| HORT 260 | ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | 3 |
| HORT 283 | INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AGRICULTURE | 3 |
| HORT 301 | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS | 3 |
| or CROP 200 | CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY | |
| AEC 411 | *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | 3-4 |
| or ANTH 361/FCSJ 361 | *FOOD JUSTICE | |
| ENT 311 | INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| HORT 483 | CASE STUDIES IN URBAN AGRICULTURE | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3-4 credits from the following courses: 1 | 3-4 | |
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | ||
| HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS, PRACTICES AND CAREERS | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS I: DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS AND CONIFERS | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS II: SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS | ||
| TEMPERATE TREE FRUIT, BERRIES, GRAPES, AND NUTS | ||
| HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS | ||
| PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE | ||
| CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE | ||
| PLANT NUTRITION | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY | ||
| INSECT AGROECOLOGY | ||
| ARBORICULTURE | ||
| NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION | ||
| SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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A minimum of 12 upper-division credits taken as core or elective courses are required in the total of 27
