Time Schedule:
Erica T Cline
TESC 236
Tacoma Campus
Explores the sustainability of technological advances in global food production. Topics include the origins of agriculture, soil ecology and conservation, industrial vs. organic agriculture, integrated pest management, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and biofuels.
Class description
This course will have a new emphasis this time; I will add topics on the importance of soil conservation in agriculture, energy costs of industrial fertilizers, the biofuel movement, and local issues of forest sustainability.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
