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Courses - Fall 2023
ANSC
Animal Science
ANSC371
Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in Nicaragua: Seminar
Credits: 1
Grad Meth: Reg
Additional information: This course is a prerequisite and companion to an optional winter-term study abroad course, ANSC372. Together these courses provide 3 General Education credits for Scholarship in Practice (DSSP) and Diversity: Cultural Competence (DVCC), and an elective for the Sustainability Minor.
Students will learn how developing countries are building their agricultural economies to address multiple goals including reducing poverty, improving food security, as well as decreasing impacts from climate change and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The historical, political and social context will be discussed, and perspectives will be provided from representatives from diverse groups including farm workers, farm owners, women, and indigenous peoples. We will discuss examples of sustainable agroecology and incentives and impediments to their implementation.
This course is a prerequisite and companion to a winter-term study abroad course, ANSC372, in Nicaragua. For General Education credit, both ANSC371 and ANSC372 must be completed.