UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

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Local Food Systems

Contact Person
Amy Trauger
Department of Geography
atrauger@uga.edu

Program Requirements
Students must take a minimum of 18 hours.

Required Courses:
Certificate students must take the following “core” courses:
1) HORT 4030S/6030S (3)
2) GEOG 3660 (3) OR ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820 (3) OR ANTH 3541
3) GEOG 4890S/6890S (3)

In addition to the three “core” courses above, students must select three courses from the lists below. Courses must be selected from at least two different categories.

Environment and Production
CRSS 4010/6010
ENVE 3320
FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550–4550L/6550L
HORT 4070/6070
LAND 4360

Food and Nutrition and Culture
ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820
ANTH 3541
HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440
NUTR 4550/6550
NUTR 4600/6600
NUTR 4630/6630

Policy and Decision Making
EDES(PLAN) 4650/6650
ENVM 3060
FDST 4100/6100
FHCE 3000
FHCE 4000S/6000S
GEOG 3660
GEOG 4860/6860


* Any pre-approved, for-credit, internship experience, from any department, may be substituted for one of the courses above, provided they reflect the objectives of the LFS Certificate. Other courses, not on the approved list above, may be included in the LFS Certificate program of study. Instructors and students should submit a request to the certificate coordinator for consideration (hkurtz@uga.edu).