While these are subject to change, we are currently planning to offer the following classes online over the next year. These classes may be taken individually or as part of our online 15- credit Certificate Program. They will also count toward our online Associate of Science degree and our fully online B.S. degree.
NOTE: all courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
Fall Semester
- STOCKSCH 101 – Insects & Related Forms (2 cr, new 2021)
- STOCKSCH 106 – Soil Science and Management
- STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 110 – Sustainable Horticulture
- STOCKSCH 119 – Building a Sustainable Homestead
- STOCKSCH 166 – Practical Beekeeping
- STOCKSCH 184 – Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably
- STOCKSCH 269 – Raising Pigs and Poultry
- STOCKSCH 280 – Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants(GenEd-BS 4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 290NF – Native Food Systems (new 2021)
- STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production
- STOCKSCH 365 – Hydroponics & Aquaponics (4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 386 – Sustainable Site Design and Planning
- STOCKSCH 510 – Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
Scheduled for Fall 2021:
- STOCKSCH 290 M – Integrated Pest Management
Winter Term (Dec 7 – Jan 16, 2021)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4cr)
- STOCKSCH 117 – Agricultural Chemistry (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 119 – Building a Sustainable Homestead (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 297 L – Intro to Food and Agricultural Law (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 354 – Non-profit Management for Community Food Programs (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming (3 cr, required for SFF Bachelor students: satisfies Junior Writing requirement)
- STOCKSCH 497 D – Sustainable Site Design Studio Intensive (2 cr)
Winter 2022:
- STOCKSCH 104 – Plant Nutrients (2 cr) (new, Winter 2022)
- STOCKSCH 397PB – Pollinator Biology & Habitat (1 cr) (new, pending approval)
NOTE: Students are allowed to take up to 8 credits during winter semester. If you want to appeal this, contact Renee Ciulla for guidance.
Spring Semester
- STOCKSCH 186 – Introduction to Permaculture
- STOCKSCH 209 – Holistic Fruit Production
- STOCKSCH 211 – Pasture Management
- STOCKSCH 266 – Farm Management, Planning and Marketing
- STOCKSCH 268 – Raising Cows, Sheep & Goats
- STOCKSCH 290B – Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms
- STOCKSCH 297 PA – Pastured Poultry
- STOCKSCH 350 – Sustainable Soil and Crop Management (**new** If you don’t have the prerequisite class, please contact the instructor to request permission to enroll )
- STOCKSCH 387 – Global Food Systems
- STOCKSCH 397 FJ – Social Permaculture for Food Justice
- STOCKSCH 580 – Soil Fertility
- STOCKSCH 587 – Phyto/Bioremediation (if you don’t have the prerequisite class, please contact the instructor to request permission to enroll )
- Regenerative Hemp Production (Interested in this topic? If so, please email rciulla@umass.edu for educational opportunities)
To be offered in spring 2022 or later:
- STOCKSCH 290 HP – Industrial Hemp Production (new, pending approval)
- STOCKSCH 315 – Greenhouse Management (4 credit, new in 2022)
- STOCKSCH 540 – Organic Plant Breeding (3 credit, new in 2022)
Summer Term I & II (May 17 – August 13)
- STOCKSCH 106 –Soil Science and Management
- STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)
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- STOCKSCH 378 – Agroecology (this class is not being offered in 2021 but we hope to offer it again in 2022)
Summer Term I (May 17 – June 25)
- STOCKSCH 120 – Organic Gardening & Farming (GenEd-BS-4cr)
- STOCKSCH 171 – Plagues, Food and People: Ecology of Food and Disease (GenED-BS- 4 credits) **New**
- STOCKSCH 172 – Plants in Our World (4 cr – GenED – SI) *New*
- STOCKSCH 281 – Topics in Herbalism (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 186 – Introduction to Permaculture
- STOCKSCH 265 – Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 356 – Food Justice and Policy
Summer Term II (July 6 – August 13)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 111 – Introductory Plant Pathology (2 cr, new)
- STOCKSCH 258 – Urban Agriculture
- STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production
- STOCKSCH 379 – Agricultural Systems Thinking (satisfies IE requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite)
- STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming (satisfies Junior Writing requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite)
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FUTURE COURSES
We are working on adding these courses to our online class schedule…and please let us know if there is a topic you would like to see included!
- Native Food Systems
- Horticultural Therapy
- Industrial Hemp Production
- Seed Production & Selling
- Soil Ecology (STOCKSCH 490S/690S)
- Dairy Production
- The Future of Food
- On Farm Trials and Experimentation
- Energy on the Farm
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Carbon Farming Solutions for Climate Change
- Decolonizing Botany: From the Herbarium to the Plantarium
If you have suggestions for courses you want to take, please contact Renee Ciulla.
