[Biostudent] WIN24 Course: Sustainable Animal Agriculture

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New UW course explores sustainable animal agriculture complexities and tradeoffs in Winter quarter 2024



A new course offered by the University of Washington School of Public Health in winter 2024 examines complexities and tradeoffs in animal agriculture sustainability and explores how to build greater shared awareness between food producers and consumers. The course is jointly offered by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Nutritional Sciences Program.



The 3-credit elective course is now open for registration to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the UW. Students can register under ENV H 490 A<https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=14505> or NUTR 490 B<https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/UWNetID/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=18455>


This course introduces students to complexities and tradeoffs that influence the sustainability of meat production and consumption in the United States, with an emphasis on environmental impacts and animal welfare.

Topics include:

  *   Types and scales of production for beef, pork, and poultry in the U.S. context.
  *   Tradeoffs and synergies between environmental, social, and economic sustainability considerations.
  *   How do producers balance environmental and animal welfare goals day-to-day? Which are broadly shared, and where do different types of farms diverge?
  *   What economic and operational constraints do farmers and ranchers face in trying to meet these goals?
  *   How do the sustainability-related opinions, preferences, and purchases of the general public influence the decisions of livestock producers?

This team-taught course draws upon interdisciplinary knowledge from agriculture, public health, systems science, and the social sciences. Students will not only learn but, at the same time, contribute to innovative research in this area by participating in data collection activities related to group deliberation and individual reflection. Students from all majors are welcome.


Course Details

  *   ENV H 490/NUTR 490 Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Complexities and Tradeoffs
  *   Credits: 3
  *   SLN: 14505 or 18455
  *   Meets: W 2:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m
  *   Denny Hall 303

About the Instructors

ENV H 490 Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Complexities and Tradeoffs is taught by Sarah Collier<https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/sarah-m-collier>, Jennifer Otten<https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/jennifer-j-otten>, and Marie Spiker,<https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/marie-spiker> core faculty and food systems experts in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health.


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