{"id":1535,"date":"2026-09-08T15:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/?page_id=1535"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:13:13","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum &#8211; Sustainable Food Systems B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Food Systems B.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"SFS BA\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sfs-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-1531\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1531\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1538\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1538\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1542\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1542\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/academics\/sustainable-food-systems-b-a\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction to SFS (12-13 credits minimum). <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 System \u2014 Choose one:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;AFS\/AVS\/PLS 132G: Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, &amp; Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;SAF 101G: Confronting Grand Challenges in Food Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability for the Common Good: SAF305 or a similar course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Problem of Hunger in the US: HSS\/PSY 130G<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable Production \u2014 Choose one:\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<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supporting Knowledge (6 credits)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food &amp; Society (6 credits)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Internship or Special Project (3 credits)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation in an internship or special project worth at least 3 credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Capstone (3 credits)<\/strong> \u2014 Choose one:<\/h4>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food System Related Electives<\/strong> (6 credits)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 6 credits of approved electives at the 300 level or above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable Food Systems B.A. 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 Introduction to SFS (12-13 credits minimum). These courses provide the essential framework for understanding food systems and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5286,"featured_media":0,"parent":1526,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535","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\/5286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1557,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions\/1557"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/favs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}