Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Ecological Food & Farming Systems

These requirements reflect planned course requirements for the revised EFFS Specialization. The new EFFS program requirements will be finalized in 2021.

Please note that these requirements will differ from the requirements currently reflected on the registrar's site.

Required Courses (3 credits)

• CSS 893: 301: Ecological Food and Farming Systems Field Course (2 credits)

Elective Courses (6 credits)

One agricultural science course (3 credits)

• CSS 424: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: Integration and Synthesis (3 credits)
• CSS 431: International Agricultural Systems (3 credits)
• CSS 442: Agricultural Ecology (3 credits)
• ENT 479: Organic Pest Management (3 credits)
• ENT 848: Biological Control of Insects and Weeds (3 credits)
• HRT 486: Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues (3 credits)

One social science course (3 credits)

• ABM 400: Public Policy Issues in the Agri-Food System (3 credits)
• AFRI 861: Agriculture in Economic Development (3 credits)
• CSUS 463: Food Fight: Politics of Food (3 credits)
• CSUS 811: Community, Food and Agriculture: A Survey* (3 credits)
• CSUS 823: Contemporary Issues in Animal-Human Relationships (3 credits)
• CSUS 838: Participatory Modes of Inquiry (3 credits)
• CSUS 848: Community Based Natural Resource Management in International Development (3 credits)
• CSUS 855: Political Ecology of Food (3 credits)
• CSUS 858: Gender, Justice and Environmental Change: Issues and Concepts (3 credits)
• GEO 410: The Geography of Food and Agriculture (3 credits)
• HNF 406: Global Foods and Culture (3 credits)

Interested in studying abroad?

MSU has international student study abroad and exchange programs that may suit your interests! For example, we have a student exchange program with the University of BOKU in Vienna. Visit the Office of Study Abroad for more information.

Interested in Peace Corps?

Agricultural knowledge and skills are highly valued for Peace Corps International experiences. Graduate students have combined their Peace Corps experience with their research or program of study. For more information, contact the MSU Peace Corps office, and speak with your primary faculty advisor.

Students interested in enrolling in EFFS, in need of a course substitution, or other EFFS program advising should contact Dr. Matthew Grieshop. Special topic, Study Abroad, and other related courses may be substituted for an elective course.