• Agriculture
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Agroecology, Food Sovereignty and Social Movements

  • Type

    University Coursework
  • Format

    Online
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring

Available as a non-credit, 14-week online course, students will investigate the social, political, and economic elements of the global food system from multiple perspectives.

aerial view of garden crops

Certificate of Graduate Study in Agroecology

  • Type

    Credit Certificate
  • Format

    Hybrid
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring, Summer

Composed of one hybrid course, three foundational online courses, and final synthesis online seminar course, the goal of the CGSA is to provide participants with graduate-level, conceptual, and applied knowledge in agroecology.

Hurricane Irene Crop Damage at Cottonwood Farm in Colchester, Vermont

Ecological Foundations of Agroecology

  • Type

    University Coursework
  • Format

    Online
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring

Available as a non-credit, standalone offering, this 15-week, online course, examines the ecological foundations of Agroecology, largely from a biophysical perspective.

farmer hands with yellow seeds

Food Systems Graduate Program

  • Type

    Graduate Program
  • Format

    On Campus
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring

Combining knowledge with action, UVM’s 18-month, transdisciplinary, cohort educational model program prepares students to apply knowledge of the interconnected and interdependent global food system and helps them develop skills in mixed method research approaches in order to critically analyze and propose solutions to our most challenging problems.

Student studying greenhouse

Food Systems Ph.D.

  • Type

    Graduate Program
  • Format

    On Campus
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring

When you earn your Ph.D. in Food Systems, you’ll join a cohort that works together to devise potential solutions to society’s biggest challenges within our food system.

Students in hoop house on farm

Introduction to Agroecology

  • Type

    University Coursework
  • Format

    Online
  • Semester

    Fall, Spring, Summer

Available as a non-credit, standalone offering, this 15-week, online course presents an in-depth overview of research and applications in the field of agroecology, with a focus on principles-based approaches.

farmer with pitchfork sunset

Just Transitions – Food Systems

  • Type

    University Coursework
  • Format

    Online
  • Semester

    Spring

Available as a non-credit, standalone online offering. Students will explore how agroecological transitions are complex, relational and ongoing processes of change that unfold in territories, and shaped by these wider processes within a complex matrix of power.

Man and child walking grapevine

Participatory Action Research and Transdisciplinary Agroecology

  • Type

    University Coursework
  • Format

    Online
  • Semester

    Fall

Available as a non-credit, 14-week, online course, students will have the opportunity to examine examples of agroecological PAR projects, draw upon lessons learned, and find inspiration.