All students must complete the SEBS core requirements appropriate for students majoring in agriculture and food systems (Areas I through VII below), plus the major requirements (Area VIII A below, and one of the options described in Area VIII B below).
I. School Mission: Interdisciplinary Critical Analysis (3 credits)
One 3-credit junior/senior colloquium (See the Degree Requirements chapter for a description of this requirement.)
II. Introductory Life and Physical Sciences
A. Life Sciences (10 credits)
01:119:115, 116, 117 General Biology and Lab (4,4,2)
B. Physical Sciences (9 credits)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
III. Humanities and the Arts (6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
IV. Multicultural and International Studies
(6 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
V. Human Behavior, Economic Systems, and Political Processes
A. Human Behavior (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
B. Economic Systems (3 credits)
11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3)
C. Political Processes (3 credits)
See suggested courses in the Degree Requirements chapter.
VI. Oral and Written Communication (6 credits)
01:355:101 Expository Writing (3) or
01:355:103 Exposition and Argument (3) and
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing (3) or
01:355:312 Writing for Biology and the Natural Sciences (3) or
01:355:342 Science Writing (3) or
11:607:381 Presentation Skills: Advocating for Change (3)
VII. Experience-Based Education (3 credits)
11:015:483, 484 Research Problems in Environmental and Biological Sciences (3, 3), or 11:902:300 SEBS Internship (3)
VIII. Proficiency in Agriculture and Food Systems (61-67 credits)
A. REQUIRED COURSES (24-25)
Quantitative Skills (3-4)
01:640:111/112 or 115 Precalculus (4) or 01:960:211 Statistics I (3)
Professional Ethics (3)
Ethical issues in agriculture and food systems are addressed in a number of courses in the major.
Additional Requirements
11:015:102 New Jersey Agriculture and Food Systems (1)
11:015:210 Agriculture and Food: A Foundation for Living (3)
11:015:315 Direct Farm Marketing and Agritourism (3)
11:015:436 Sustainable Agriculture (3)
11:015:460 Applied Analysis of Successful Agricultural Enterprises (3)
11:117:290 Biosystem Engineering Measurements (3)
11:375:266 Soils and Their Management (3)
11:607:200 Principles of Leadership (3)
11:015:430 Colloquium: Agroecology (3) or equivalent
Additional courses selected in consultation with an adviser (39-41)
At least seven from (21-22):
01:160:209 Elementary Organic Chemistry (4)
11:115:301 Introductory Biochemistry (3)
11:067:142 Animal Science (3)
11:370:308 Apiculture (3)
11:370:350 Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:352 Toxicology of Pesticides (3)
11:375:453 Soil Ecology (3)
11:375:454 Soil Biological Processes (3)
11:776:242 Plant Science (3)
At least three from (7-10):
11:370:420 Pollination Ecology (3)
11:550:371 Agriculture and Landscape (3)
11:704:351 Principles of Ecology (3)
11:776:405 Plant Biosecurity Issues and Technologies (3)
11:776:407 Fundamentals of Risk Analysis (3)
At least three from (9-10):
11:374:101 Introduction to Human Ecology (3)
11:776:302 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:402 Principles of Weed Science (3)
11:776:408 Turfgrass Pest Science (4)
IX. Unspecified Electives (6-12 credits)
