AGST 3000 - Agriculture, Society, and the Natural World

3 unit(s)

(Formerly Agriculture, Environment, and Society) The Sociology of Agriculture presented through an examination of relationships between societies and their environments, economics, and agriculture. Emphasis on the analysis of agriculture’s use of technology and the corresponding impact on the environment, economy, and society.

Satisfies G.E. area UD-4.

Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours)

Course Learning Outcomes List
The student will be able to:

Describe the historical and geographical relationship between agriculture, the environment and a given society;
Discuss the development of production, processing, and distribution methods of the various agricultural products;
List and describe the major types, operational and functional aspects of producing food;
Identify the historical relationship between immigration, labor, agriculture, and politics in the United States with special emphasis in California;
Outline the development of agriculture and its effect on the environment;
Describe the changing nature of rural society;
Discuss the roles and contributions that California’s ethic and cultural populations have made to agriculture;
Identify the nature of current ethical issues in agriculture;
Interpret future trends in agriculture; and,
Define, collect, analyze, and evaluate data pertaining to a current agricultural-environmental-social issues.

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