{"id":1420,"date":"2026-05-15T10:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/?page_id=1420"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:57:56","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-s\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Food Systems B.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"SAFS BS\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-safs-bs\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-311\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-311\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1490\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1490\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum (as of Fall 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1489\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1489\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/sustainable-agriculture-and-food-systems-bs-pre-fall-2026\/\">SAFS B.S. (Pre-Fall 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-312\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-s\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 30 credits must be at the 300-level or above. A minimum 2.0 GPA overall and in the concentration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Course Requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Basic Sciences (12 credits minimum)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BIO 101\/103: Principles of Biology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BIO 102\/104: Principles of Biology II <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHM 101\/102: General Chemistry I (Lecture\/Lab) or CHM 103\/105: Introductory Chemistry (Lecture\/Lab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pre-Professional Requirements (21 credits minimum)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These courses provide the essential framework for understanding food systems and human nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction to Sustainable Food Systems \u2014 Choose one:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AFS\/AVS\/PLS 132G: Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, &amp; Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SAF 101G: Confronting Grand Challenges in Food Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability \u2014 Choose one:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SAF 305: Sustainability for the Common Good or similar course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HSS\/PSY 130G: The Problem of Hunger in the US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable Production \u2014 Choose two:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AFS 105G\/106: Food from the Sea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AVS 101\/102: Introduction to Animal Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLS 150: Plants, People &amp; the Planet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EEC 105: Introduction to Resource Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NUT 207: General Nutrition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Professional Concentration (30 credits minimum at 300-level or above)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students specialize through advanced coursework in society, science, and management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Food &amp; Society \u2014 Choose one:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>APG\/GWS\/SOC 308: Sustainable Agriculture &amp; Food Cultures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SAF 383: Food Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NRS 212: Soil Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production Management \u2014 Choose at least three courses:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aquatic (Finfish, Shellfish, Crustacean Aquaculture; Fisheries Science; World Fishing Methods)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livestock (Pasture &amp; Grazing Management; Ruminant or Non-Ruminant Management; Small Farm Management)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crops (Fruit Culture; Hydroponic\/Greenhouse Vegetables; Horticultural Plant Production; Vegetable Crops)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internship or Special Project (3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capstone (3 credits) \u2014 Choose one:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SAF 400G: Urban Agriculture: Policy, Planning, &amp; Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLS 385: Agroecology &amp; Global Food Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AFS 440: Aquatic Food Production in the Philippines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supporting Electives (9 credits minimum at 300-level or above)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must select at least 9 credits from approved courses in AFS, APG, AVS, BIO, EEC, GWS, NRS, PSY, SAF, and SOC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable Food Systems B.S. Curriculum A total of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 30 credits must be at the 300-level or above. A minimum 2.0 GPA overall and in the concentration is required. Course Requirements Course Requirements Basic Sciences (12 credits minimum) Pre-Professional Requirements (21 credits minimum) These courses provide the essential [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5144,"featured_media":0,"parent":219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1420","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420\/revisions\/1457"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}