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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2009 School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Programs of Study Minors and Certificate Programs Certificate in International Agriculture/Environment (21-23 credits)  

Certificate in International Agriculture/Environment (21-23 credits)


The International Agriculture/Environment Certificate Program has been designed as a supplement to the various academic majors at Rutgers, especially those at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences that pertain to agriculture, food, and the environment. Courses selected from several curricula provide a better understanding of the relationship between these areas and social, cultural, historical, political, and economic factors as they relate to human issues. In short, the academic major provides the knowledge and skill base and the certificate program helps to establish a global perspective. This option should be particularly useful to students in applied science fields who wish to pursue careers in the international arena.

In consultation with their academic advisers and the international environmental studies curriculum coordinator, interested students should select a sequence of courses, one from each of three subject areas (I, II, III), that relate to a particular topic such as agriculture, health, food, or environmental management. The program also requires foreign language training (IV) and practical experience (V). In addition, courses in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences that offer an international focus are listed following the certificate program. Students are encouraged to consider these as they select courses to fulfill major and elective requirements.

The International Agriculture/Environment Certificate Program is designed to serve students both in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and in other schools at Rutgers who wish to supplement their majors by expanding their understanding of issues and challenges faced in the international arena. The certificate program is administered through the Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior curriculum. Interested students should consult with their advisers and Dr. George E.B. Morren, Cook Office Building, Room 208, 732-932-9153, ext. 315, or morren@aesop.rutgers.edu

I. Geography and Physical Environment (3)

Courses whose subject matters focus primarily on environmental and other kinds of physical or biotic systems and problems characteristic of a region, world area, or habitat outside of the United States, or use such bases for assessing human issues.

  01:450:101  Earth Systems (3)

  01:450:102  Transforming the Global Environment (3)

  01:450:211  Conservation and Use of Natural Resources (3)

  01:450:311  Natural Hazards and Disasters (3)

  11:015:401  Colloquium: Earth System Science (3)

  11:015:492  Tropical Agriculture (3)

  11:374:101  Introduction to Human Ecology (3)

  11:374:301  Environment and Development (3)

  11:670:202  Elements of Climatology (3)

II. Historical-Cultural (3)

Courses that focus primarily on comparative, historical, and/or sociocultural factors in examining issues related to environment, food, health, population, or agriculture.

  01:070:307  Medical Anthropology (3)

  01:450:205  World Cultural Regions (3)

  11:374:211  Rural Communities (3)

  11:374:223  Urban Society and Environment (3)

  11:374:269  Population, Resources, and Environment (3)

  11:374:308  Human Ecology of Maritime Regions (3)

  11:374:312  Environmental Problems in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)

  11:374:314  Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (3)

  11:374:331  Culture and Environment (3)

  11:374:341  Social and Ecological Aspects of Health and Disease (3)

III. Political Economy (3)

Courses that focus primarily on the international or comparative political and/or economic institutions and their dynamics.

  01:790:102  Introduction to International Relations (3)

  01:790:210  Comparative Politics (3)

  11:015:430  World Food Problems: Scientific Solutions (3)

  11:373:371  Food Health and Safety Policy (3)

  11:374:102  Global Environmental Processes and Institutions (3)

  11:374:220  Rural Development (3)

  11:374:313  Environmental Policy and Institutions (3)

  11:374:315  International Environmental Policy (3)

IV. Foreign Language (6-8)

Completion of at least two semesters of foreign language at the intermediate or advanced level.

V. Practical Experience (6)

Relevant research, at home or abroad, overseas work, study and travel, employment or a combination of these focused on international environment, agriculture, food, and the like. Credits are gained through registration for curricular independent study, field study, research, and practicum courses or cooperative education at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

"International" Courses at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

"International" courses at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences are those courses offered by the school's faculty that consider issues in comparative or global terms and contribute explicitly to international understanding in relation to human welfare.

Such courses may include consideration of (1) the social, cultural, biological, physical, and other institutional characteristics of nations and societies; and (2) the interrelationships between and among nations and societies.

The following courses currently meet the definition and criteria, in addition to those listed above:

  11:015:101  Perspectives on Agriculture and the Environment (2)

  11:015:494  Tropical Agriculture and Natural Resources Field Study (3)

  11:067:142  Animal Science (3)

  11:370:406  Medical and Veterinary Entomology (3)

  11:372:202  Environmental Issues in the United States (3)

  11:372:231  Fundamentals of Environmental Planning (3)

  11:372:232  Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3)

  11:372:371  Air-Photo Interpretation (3)

  11:372:384  A Systems Approach to Environmental and Agricultural  Issues (3)

  11:373:101  Economics, People, and Environment (3)

  11:375:321  Environmental Pollution in International Perspective (3)

  11:375:462  Soil Classification and Survey (4)

  11:554:305  Ideas of Nature (3)

  11:670:210  Meteorological Analysis I (1.5)

  11:704:317  Conservation Ecology (3)

  11:709:255  Nutrition and Health (3)

  11:709:363  World Food Customs and Nutrition (3)

  11:776:205  Ethnobotany (3)

  11:776:330  Conservation Vegetation (3)

 
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