Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture 494I - Global Issues/Applied Biology
Spring
2026
01
3.00
Ashley Keiser,Geunhwa Jung
TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
UMass Amherst
82990
Integ. Learning Center N 111
akeiser@umass.edu
jung@umass.edu
This course will consist of three case study modules. Each module is a real-world problem that integrates knowledge from a biological, social, political, and economic perspective. The modules will mostly be about agriculture and the environment. Students are expected to transfer their knowledge from the broader General Education training into specific real-world issues.
This courses satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for STOCKSCH BS majors.
Open to seniors and juniors majoring in Biochemistry; Science; Environmental Science; Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences; Sustainable Food and Farming; Sustainable Horticulture; and Turfgrass Science and Management. BIOLOGY 151 or STOCKSCH 108