Degrees
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Minors
Liberal Studies: Sustainability Minor
Liberal Studies Department
This program integrates the three pillars of sustainability, requiring students to take credits from courses in social, economic, and environmental sustainability as well as classes on the history and contemporary issues of sustainability. Learn more about the Sustainability minor.
Majors
Liberal Studies: Environmental Studies Option
Liberal Studies Department
This option is designed for students interested in developing a broad understanding of environmental issues from scientific and public policy perspectives. Learn more about the Environmental Studies option.
Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems: Sustainable Crop Production Option
Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
The curriculum of the Sustainable Crop Production option is designed to train students in a broad range of principles and practices in sustainable crop production, including agronomy, soil fertility, plant genetics, plant physiology, greenhouse production, plant propagation, integrated pest management, and small business management. Learn more about the Sustainable Crop Production major.
Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems: Sustainable Food Systems Option
Department of Health and Human Development
The Sustainable Food Systems option trains students in the natural and social sciences to evaluate and mitigate outcomes of complex interactions in the food system for human health and nutrition. This option focuses on the interconnections between production, policy, food security, and health. Learn more about the Sustainable Food Systems major.
Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems: Sustainable Livestock Production Option
Department of Animal and Range Sciences
Sustainable Livestock Production focuses on the biological understanding of animal agriculture and its continued presence in sustainable grazing systems as well as its potential role in sustainable farming systems. Learn more about the Sustainable Livestock Production major.
Graduate Programs
Sustainable Food Systems
Department of Health and Human Development
The sustainable food systems program focuses on sustainable food production, food preparation and processing, distribution, nutrition, and community food security in order for students to better understand how food systems influence health. Learn more about the Sustainable Food Systems masters program.