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ALS-4204: Concepts in Community Food Systems

Description: Examination of the economic, political, socio-cultural, health and environmental issues related to community food systems and agricultural practices. Topics include local, regional and global food systems development, food production and biotechnology, food sovereignty and security, and population and environmental health. Analyze models, strategies, and policies within local, national and global food systems.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ALS-2204

Required By: ALS-4214

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.89 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 85.73%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.39%

Susan F Clark201887.8%8.3%2.1%0.0%0.0%1.9%3.866
Peter E Ziegler2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002

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