Course ID: | ALDR 4600E/6600E. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | The Global Seminar - Global Issues in Agriculture and the Environment |
Course Description: | Issues affecting the international agricultural industry. How agriculture fits into and affects societal, social, political, and economic forces that drive agriculture. Ethics, issues, and policies that drive agriculture. |
Oasis Title: | Global Agriculture Issues |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 4600 or ALDR 6600 |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Discuss issues that are impacting agriculture across the globe with peers from both national and international institutions.
2. Effectively debate both sides of a controversial case.
3. Construct properly documented policy briefs on a variety of global agricultural issues.
4. Debate issues in a professional manner. |
Topical Outline: | Week/Topic
1. World Hunger and Poverty, a Global Overview
2. International Food Aid Programs
3. Feeding a Growing Third-World Population
4. Obesity as an Agricultural Issue
5. Water Distribution and Scarcity
6. Two Case Studies: Sugar and Corn Commodities
7. Genetically Modified Organisms
8. Food and War
9. Food Safety
10. Organic Agriculture
11. International Agriculture, The Case of Coffee
12. Markets and Transportation
13. Climate Change
14. Alternative Agriculture Systems
15. Agricultural Productivity and Innovation
16. The Agricultural Workforce |