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Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems Program
Montana State University
Bozeman , MT 59717-3540
Tel: (406) 994-5640
Fax: (406) 994-6314
Contact Name:
Mary Stein, Program Coordinator
Location: Hosaeus HPE Complex 175
mstein@montana.edu

Dept. of Health and Human Development
PO Box 173540
Bozeman, MT 59717-3540
Tel: (406) 994-3242
Fax: (406) 994-6314
Contact Name:
Alison Harmon
Location: 201-A Romney
harmon@montana.edu

Dept. of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
P.O. Box 173120
Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
Tel: (406) 994-7060
Fax: (406) 994-3933
Contact Name:
Bruce Maxwell
Location: 334 Leon Johnson Hall
bruce.maxwell@montana.edu

Dept. of Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
P.O. Box 173150
Bozeman, MT 59717-3150
Tel: (406) 994-5171
Fax: (406) 994-7600
Contact Name:
Bill Dyer
Location: 324 Leon Johnson Hall
wdyer@montana.edu

SFBS Home

Degree Options:
Sustainable Food & Bioenergy Systems

The program offers three options:

Sustainable Food Systems Option

Freshman Year
Credits
HDFN 146—Intro SFBS Seminar
3
BIOL 101—Organism Function
4
ECNS 101—Economic Way of Thinking
3
PSPP 102— Plant Sci, Resources & Environ
3
Take one of the following:
 
     CHMY 121IN—Intro General Chem
4
     CHMY 141—College Chemistry I
4
Take one of the following:
     M 121 —College Algebra
3
     M 145Q—Math for Liberal Arts
3
SOC 101IS—Intro to Sociology
3
HHD 276 - Internship 3
University Core and Electives
4
 
30
 
Sophomore Year
Credits
HDCF 239— Contemp Consumer Issues
3
HDFN 221CS—Human Nutrition
3
HDFN 226—Culinary Fundamentals
3
HDFN 227—Culinary Fundamentals Lab
3
LRES 110—Land Res Env Sci
3
MB 101IN— Microbiol Today’s World
3
PSPP 341—Field Crop Production
3
Take one of the following:
 
  PSPP 318—Biometry
3
  STAT 216—Intro to Statistics
3
Take one of the following:
  NAS 201D— Amer Indians of Montana
3
  PSCI 230D —Intro Intl Relations
3
University Core and Electives
3
 
30

Junior Year
Credits
CHBE 205—Energy and Sustainability
3
HDCF 371—Research Methods
3
HDFN 322—Culinary Skills Mgmt
3
HDFN 323—Culinary Mgmt Practicum
3
HDFN 351—Nutrition & Society
3
LRES 201IN—Soil Research
3
LRES 428—Crop Systems & Sustainable Ag
3
Take two of the following:
 
     AGEC 315—Follow the Grain
3
  PSPP 345—Organic Mkt Gardening
3
HDFN 445 -Culinary Marketing Farm to Table 3
University Core and Electives
3
 
30
 
Senior Year
Credits
Take one of the following:  
  HDCF 429—Small Bus Operations
3
  MGMT 491—Social Entrepreneurship
3
HDFN 321—Nutrition in the Lifecycle
3
HDFN 451— Sustainable Food Systems
3
HDFN 498—Internship
3
HDFN 499 —Capstone
3
Take one of the following:
 
  NAS 415—Native Amer Food Systems
3
  PSCI 421— Politics of Food & Hunger
3
Take one of the following:
 
  PSPP 337— Veg Production
3
  LRES 421—Holistic Thought & Mgmt
4
University Core and Electives
8-9
 
30

Sustainable Crop Production Option

Freshman Year
Credits
PSPP 146—Intro SFBS Seminar 
3
BIOL 101IN —Organism Function  
4
ECON 101IS—Economic Way of Thinking  
3
PSPP 102CS—Plant Sci, Resources & Environ 
3
LRES 110—Land Res Env Sci  
3
LRES 201IN—Soil Resources  
3
Take one of the following:
 
  CHMY 121IN—Intro General Chem
4
  CHMY 141—College Chemistry I
4
Take one of the following:
 
  M 121— College Algebra
3
  M 145Q—Math for Liberal Arts
3
University Core and Electives  
4
30  
 
Sophomore Year
 Credits
PSPP 298 —Internship    
3
HDFN 221CS—Human Nutrition 
3
PSPP 341—Field Crop Production  
3
MB 101IN— Microbiol Today’s World  
3
PSPP 305—Practical Genetics
3
Take one of the following:  
 
  NAS 201D—Amer Indians of Montana
3
  PSCI 230D —Intro Intl Relations
3
Take one of the following :
  PSPP 318—Biometry
3
  STAT 216Q—Elem Statistics
3
Take one of the following:
  AGEC 210IS—Economics of Ag Business
3
  ECNS 204IS—Microeconomics
3
University Core and Electives
5
30
 
Junior Year
 Credits
CHBE 205—Energy and Sustainability
3
BIOL 303— Principles of Ecology
3
HDCF 239— Contemp Consumer Issues
3
HDFN 351—Nutrition & Society
3
LRES 428—Crop Systems & Sustainable Ag
3
HDFN 322—Culinary Skills & Mgmt
3
HDFN 323—Culinary Mgmt Practicum
3
Take two of the following:  
 
  AGEC 315—Follow the Grain
3
  PSPP 345—Organic Mkt Gardening
3
  PSPP 337—Vegetable Production
3
  HDFN 445- Culinary Marketing Farm to Table 3
  LRES 421—Holistic Thought & Mgmt
4
University Core and Electives
2-3
 
30
 
Senior Year
 Credits
Take one of the following:  
 
  HDCF 429—Small Business Operations
3
  MGMT 491 —Social Entrepreneurship
3
HDFN 451—Sustainable Food Systems
3
PSPP 498 —Internship
3
PSPP 499 —Capstone
3
Take one of the following:  
 
  NAS 415—Native Amer Food Systems
3
  PSCI 421—Politics of Food & Hunger
3
Take four of the following:
 
  LRES 351—Nutrient Cycling
3
  LRES 401—Integrated Pest Mgmt
3
  LRES 443—Weed Ecology
3
  PSPP 245—Plant Propagation
3
  PSPP 342—Forages
3
  PSPP 421—Concepts of Plant Pathology
3
  PSPP 422—Plant Disease Control
3
  PSPP 426—Plant Biotechnology
3
  PSPP 434—Greenhouse Mgmt
3
  PSPP 441—Crop Breeding
3
University Core and Electives  
3
   
30

Agroecology Option

Freshman Year

Credits
LRES 146—Intro SFBS Seminar
3
BIOL 101IN—Organism Function
4
BIOL 102—Molecular & Cellular Biology
4
PSPP 102CS—Plant Sci, Resources & Environ
3
CHMY 141—College Chemistry I
4
CHMY 143—College Chemistry II
4
Take one of the following:
BCHM 104RN—Biochem of Health
4
CHMY 123—Intro Organic & Biochem
4
Take one of the following:
M 121 — College Algebra
3
M 145Q— Math for Liberal Arts
3
University Core and Electives
1
30
 
Sophomore Year
Credits
LRES 298—Internship
3
HDFN 221CS—Human Nutrition
3
LRES 110—Land Res Environ Sci
3
ECON 101IS—Economic Way of Thinking
3
LRES 201IN—Soil Resource
3
Take one of the following :
PSPP 318—Biometry
3
STAT 216—Intro to Statistics
3
Take one of the following:
 
NAS 201—Am Indians Montana
3
PSCI 230—Intro Intl Relations
3
Take two of the following:
 
     AGEC 210—Economics of Ag Business
3
     ECNS 204— Microeconomics
3
     HDFN 322—Culinary Skills Mgmt
3
     HDFN 323—Culinary Mgmt Practicum
3
University Core and Electives
3
 
30
 
 
Junior Year
Credits
CHBE 205—Energy & Sustainability
3
PSPP 341 —Field Crop Production
3
BIOL 301—Principles of Genetics
3
HDFN 351—Nutrition & Society
3
LRES 310—Professional Preparation
1
LRES 351—Nutrient Cycling
3
LRES 428—Crop Systems & Sustainable Ag
3
Take two of the following:
 
AGEC 315—Follow the Grain
3
     PSPP 345—Organic Market Gardening
3
HDFN 445 - Culinary Marketing Farm to Table
3
     SPP 337—Vegetable Production
3
     LRES 421—Holistic Thought & Mgmt
4
University Core and Electives
4-5
 
30 
 
 
Senior Year
Credits
Take one of the following:
 
  HDCF 429—Small Business Operations
3
  MGMT 491—Social Entrepreneurship
3
HDFN 451—Sustainable Food Systems
3
LRES 498 —Internship
3
LRES 499 —Capstone
3
LRES 443—Weed Ecology & Mgmt
3
PSPP 421—Concepts of Plant Pathology
3
Take one of the following:
 
NAS 415—Native American Food Systems
3
PSCI 421—Politics of Food & Hunger
3
Take two of the following:
 
BIOL 430—Plant Physiology
3
BIOL 436—Plant Systematics
3
LRES 452—Soil & Environ Microbiol
3
University Core and Electives
3
30
 
Course Reference to MSU Catalog
AGEC Agricultural Economics LRES Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
BCHM Biochemistry MATH Mathematics
BIOL Biology MB Microbiology
CHBE Chemical & Biological Engineering MGMT Management
CHEM Chemistry NAS Native American Studies
ECON Economics POLS Political Science
HDCF Human Development, Child Development/Family Science
PSPP Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
HDFN Food & Nutrition SOC Sociology
H/P/L/ Joint HDCF/LRES/PSPP STAT Statistics
 
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