UMass
Sustainable Food and Farming
Online
15-Credit Certificate Program Requirements
Open to all students with a
high school diploma or GED
A. Students must select AT LEAST one of the following science
courses:
PLSOILIN 100 – Botany for
Gardeners (4 cr.)
PLSOILIN 105 - Soil
Science (4 cr.)
PLSOILIN
265 – Sustainable
Agriculture (3 cr.)
PLSOILIN 305 –
Small Fruit Production
(3 cr.)
B. Students
may select from the list above (A) and any of the following courses (B):
PLSOILIN
120 – Organic Gardening
and Farming (4 cr.)
PLSOILIN
185 – Sustainable Living
(3 cr.)
PLSOILIN 197G -
Introduction to
Permaculture
PLSOILIN 280 - Herbs,
Spices and Medicinal Plants (3 cr.)
PLSOILIN 290C -
Land Use Policies & Sustainable
Farming: Creating Opportunities and
Avoiding Conflicts - (3 cr.)
PLSOILIN 397C - Community
Food Systems (3 cr.)
PLSOILIN 398P - Permaculture
Practicum (4 cr.)
STOCKSCH
290P - Permaculture
in the Pioneer Valley (3 cr.)
STOCKSCH 290U - Urban Agriculture: Innovative Farming Systems for the 21st
Century (3 cr.)
UWW
397A- Introduction to Sustainable Entrepreneurship – (3 cr.)
UWW
397E – Funding Sustainable Enterprises (3 cr.)
UWW
397P – Permaculture Design (3 cr.)
MARKETNG 301 – Fundamentals
of Marketing
SCH-MGMT 697 ET – Entrepreneurship
Note: courses with live links
are all offered online.
Certificate
requirements: The certificate is awarded to students completing at
least 15 credits with a grade of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for each course
counted toward the certificate. All
courses must be taken through the University of Massachusetts. Courses may be counted toward the Sustainable
Food and Farming major. Other UMass
classes may be substituted for the pre-approved classes with permission of the
Program Coordinator.
Certification
process: To register for the program return the attached registration
form to Dr. John Gerber.
For a program description see: 15Credit Online Certificate Program and updated list of courses offered next term.
For information
contact: Dr. John M. Gerber at jgerber@umass.edu.