Environmental Science

Food and Agricultural Systems, Policy, and Sustainability in a Global Context

Course introduces students to the political, economic, and environmental dimensions of agriculture. The course will provide cases focused on specific geographical areas and supply chains/industries. Students explore agricultural policy frameworks, the socioeconomic value of farming communities, the structure and consequences of industrial food systems, and the environmental impacts of agricultural and food production.

Marine Biology in Panama

An intensive field course in Panama focused on tropical coastal biology and environmental issues. The course will integrate biology of 3 distinctive coastal habitats/biomes (coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass meadows) and consider relevant human environmental issues on global and local scales. The course will be offered in Panama at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s (STRI’s) Bocas Research Station (BRS), located on Isla Colon along the northwestern Caribbean coast of that country. All of these habitats are abundantly present within minutes to ½ hour boat ride.
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