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University of Florida Graduate School
Agriculture--General
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College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Dean: R. K. Barrick.
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences offers academic
programs and grants advanced degrees in 17 departments and the
Schools of Forest Resources and Conservation, and Natural
Resources and Environment. These academic units are all a part of
the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Additional
components of IFAS include 16 research centers located throughout
the state and cooperative extension offices in each of the 67
counties of the state.
The following courses are offered under the supervision of the office
of the dean by an interdisciplinary faculty and deal with material of
concern to two or more IFAS academic units. The courses are also
open to students of other colleges, with the permission of the
course instructor.
ALS 5036: Contemporary Issues in Science (2) Current issues in
science as related to students pursuing scientific careers. Discussion
topics focus on issues of graduate education, funding for science,
job markets, scientific research ethics, publication, and job
expectations. Offered spring term. S/U.
ALS 5106: Food and the Environment (3) Relationship between
food production and consumption and environmental quality.
Scientific merits of controversies about impact of food production on
environment and of different production strategies and practices.
Biodiversity, water quality, soil resources, ecological economics, and
energy use in food production. Taught interactively on Internet in