Sustainable Agricultural Systems Major (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.))

69 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (48 credits)

  • AEMA 204 Data Analytics for Biosystems (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • AGEC 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 231 Economic Systems of Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGRI 215 Agro-Ecosystems Field Course (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGRI 310 Internship in Agriculture/Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • AGRI 340 Principles of Ecological Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 250 Introduction to Livestock Management (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BREE 329 Precision Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVB 210 The Biophysical Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 204 Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 200 Introduction to Crop Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SOIL 315 Soil Nutrient Management (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Complementary Courses (21 credits)

6-12 credits [3-6 credits from two of the following three groups]; courses chosen from these groups may not be the same as those chosen in the student’s specialization [i.e., no double-counting of credits of the Specialization and this Major is permitted]:

Field Crops and Horticulture

  • PLNT 302 Forage Crops and Pastures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PLNT 305 Plant Pathology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PLNT 307 Agroecology of Vegetables and Fruits (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PLNT 353 Plant Structure and Function (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 434 Weed Biology and Control (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 435 Plant Breeding (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Global Food Security

  • AEIS 230 Indigenous Health and Nutrition (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 430 Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 442 Economics of International Agricultural Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGRI 411 Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGRI 493 International Project Management (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • NUTR 341 Global Food Security (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Livestock

Electives

To meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Listed courses

  • ANSC 301 Principles of Animal Breeding (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ANSC 303 Farm Animal Internship (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ANSC 324 Developmental Biology and Reproduction (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 433 Animal Nutrition and Metabolism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 458 Advanced Livestock Management (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 555 The Use and Welfare of Animals (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

0-15 credits from the following: (0–15 credits)

0-15 credits from the following:

  • ANSC 312 Animal Health and Disease (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 323 Mammalian Physiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANSC 514 Coding for Production Data (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANSC 560 Biology of Lactation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BREE 217 Hydrology and Water Resources (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BREE 327 Bio-Environmental Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENTO 330 Insect Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FDSC 200 Introduction to Food Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PLNT 310 Plant Propagation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PLNT 312 Urban Horticulture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 322 Greenhouse Management (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 358 Flowering Plant Diversity (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • SOIL 535 Soil Ecology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

0-9 credits from the following [for students who to apply to the Ordre des agronomes du Quebec]: (0–9 credits)

0-9 credits from the following [for students who to apply to the Ordre des agronomes du Quebec]:

  • AGRI 330 Agricultural Legislation (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGRI 410 Agrology Internship (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • AGRI 430 Professional Practice in Agrology (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 430 Pesticides in Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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