About this Program
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Credits: 12
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Certificates must contain at least nine credits of coursework that are unique to that program out of all other certificates and minors.
Department Information
The Department of Agronomy's vision is to improve and sustain food production while conserving natural resources and promoting healthy and active lives by creating and disseminating knowledge in the plant sciences. The department's mission is to achieve excellence in the science of using plants for food, feed, fuel, fiber and turf, as well as in the management of weed species, through research, teaching, and outreach programs that serve the people of Florida, the nation, and the world.
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P.O. BOX 110500
3105 MCCARTY HALL B
1676 McCarty Drive
GAINESVILLE FL 32611
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Curriculum
This certificate must contain six required credits, three credits from Natural Sciences and three from Social Sciences.
Required Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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ALS 4914 | Project Team Research: Building Skills in Agrobiology | 3 |
AGR 4212 | Alternative Cropping Systems (Select one Natural Sciences course:) | 3 |
Select one Natural Sciences course: | 3 | |
Agricultural Ecology | ||
Special Topics (Living and Eating on Earth) | ||
Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management | ||
Select one Social Sciences course: | 3 | |
Comparative World Agriculture | ||
Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics | ||
Urban Agriculture | ||
Community Food Systems | ||
Total Credits | 12 |