College of Agriculture

Distance Education Off-Campus Course Offerings . . . . . Spring 2008

COURSE TITLE:	Organic Agriculture: Theory & Practice
COURSE:	Agron 484X/584X, Hort 484X/584X, SusAg 584X
COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Understanding of the historical origins and ecological theories underpinning the practices involved in organic agriculture. Interdisciplinary examination of crop and livestock production and socio-economic processes and policies in organic agriculture from researcher and producer perspectives. Nonmajor graduate credit.
PREREQUISITES:	9 credits in biological or physical sciences; permission of instructor
CREDITS:	3 undergraduate, 3 non-major graduate or 3 graduate credits
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT:	See College of Agriculture Computer Requirements
DATES:	January 14-May 9, 2008
DELIVERY METHOD:	CD/Web
LOCATION:
TUITION:	$223 per credit (undergraduate) or $347 per credit (graduate) / Other fees that will be assessed
OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAM:	Master of Agriculture, Master of Science in Agronomy; Master of Science in Agricultural Education
INSTRUCTOR:	Kathleen Delate; kdelate@iastate.edu
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:	December 31, 2007
TEXT:	All reading material will be available on the Parks Library reserve website (http://www.lib.iastate.edu/class/ers/course.html) or through Web CT. Optional course materials: Organic Agriculture: A Global Perspective. 2006. P. Kristensen, A. Taji and J. Reganold. CSIRO Press, Victoria, Australia Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture. 1990. M. Altieri. Westview Press, Boulder, CO Developing and Extending Sustainable Agriculture: A New Social Contract. 2006. C.A. Francis, R. P. Poincelot and G. Bird (editors). Haworth Press, New York Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops. 2007. F. Bavec and M. Bavec. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL Agroecology–The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems-Second Edition. 2007. S.R. Gliessman. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL