Ph.D. Courses

Core Courses (9 credits required)

INTAD 820: International Agricultural Development Seminar (3 credits)

Examination and investigation of relevant international development topics that emphasizes analytical thinking and application of knowledge.

R SOC 517: International Rural Social Change (3 credits)

This seminar covers the sociology of economic change in developing countries. Through an extensive list of readings, a series of topical videos, and in-depth class discussions, seminar participants should come away with a firm knowledge of the implications of planned change for international rural societies, considering basic structural constraints, known institutional linkages, and potential synergetic consequences.

R SOC 508: Sociology of Agriculture (3 credits)

Sociological analysis of changes in the organization of agriculture and food systems in the U.S. and development countries.

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R SOC 555: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (3 credits)

Identification of the interrelationships and influence of human behavior and natural resources.

Elective Courses (6 Credits Required)

• ADTED/CIED 508: Globalization and Lifelong Learning (3)
• ADTED/CIED 509: Language, Literacy, Identity, and Culture in a Global Context (3)
• ADTED/CIED 562: Politics, Language, and Pedagogy: Applying Paulo Freire Today (3)
• EEFE 550: International Economic Development and Agriculture (3)
• AGBIO/FDSC 521: Food Defense: Prevention Planning for Food Processors (3)
• AGECO/ENT/CSIED 457: Principles of Integrated Pest Management (3)
• AYFCE 550: Program Development and Evaluation in Youth, Families, and Communities (3)
• AYFCE 555: Volunteer Program Management (3)
• AYFCE 845: Intergenerational Programs and Practices (3)
• BIO 415: Ecotoxicology (3)
• CED 410: The Global Seminar (3)
• CED 417: Power, Conflict, and Community Decision Making (3)
• CED 425: International Development, Renewable Resources, and the Environment (3)
• CEDEV 420: Women in Developing Countries (3)
• CIED 553: Educational Mobility in Comparative Perspective (3)
• ENT 497C: Medical Entomology
• ENT 530: Pollinator Biology (1)
• ENT 530: Seminar in Tropical Entomology (1)
• FDSC 515: Sensometrics - Applied Multivariate Analysis in Sensory & Food Science (3)
• FDSC 517: Microbial Genomic Epidemiology (3)
• FOR 418: Agroforestry: Science, Design, and Practice (3)
• FOR 488: International Forestry (3)
• GEOG 430: Human Use of the Environment (3)
• GEOG 439: Property and the Global Environment (3)
• GEOG 444: African Resources & Development (3)
• GEOG 530: Development, Governance, Justice (3)
• GEOG 530: Global Political Ecologies (3)
• GEOG 530: Power, Uncertainty and Health (3)
• INTAG 481: Problem Solving in Tropical Agriculture (3)
• PPEM 405: Microbe-Plant Interactions: Plant Disease and Biological Control (3)
• PPEM 454: Virus Ecology (3)
• RSOC 525: Fertility, Population & Development (3)
• RSOC 597: Technology and Social Change in Global Food Systems (3)
• SOILS 502: Soil Properties and Functions (3)