The bachelor degree in APSS is flexible and can prepare you for different areas of work.
Below is ONE sample path through the APSS major, with a focus on:
Urban Agriculture and Food Production
Common Core Selections
STOCKSCH 105 Soils Science
STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany
CHEM 111 General Chemistry
MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry
STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics
NRC 100 Environment and Society
STOCKSCH 379 Agricultural Systems Thinking
Major Core Selections
STOCKSCH 384. Introduction to Plant Physiology
STOCKSCH 301 General Plant Pathology
STOCKSCH 378 Introduction to Agroecology
STOCKSCH 305 Small Fruit Production
STOCKSCH 320 Organic Vegetable Production
STOCKSCH 326 Insect Biology
Major Electives
STOCKSCH 258 Urban Agriculture
STOCKSCH 263 Agricultural Leadership and Community Education
STOCKSCH 387 Global Food Systems
STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
STOCKSCH 525 Mycology
Practica (Optional)
STOCKSCH 398D Hydrofarm Practicum
Four-Course Business Focus
RES-ECON 324 Small Business Finance
ECON 103 Microeconomics
MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management
MARKETING 301 Fundamentals of Marketing
Recommended
Join the UMass Hydroponic Farm Club, developing and teaching best practices for food production in cities. Help grow and deliver their harvest of over 50 pounds of lettuce to the UMass dining commons each week.
Join the Permaculture Club that creates and manages our edible Permaculture Gardens around campus.
Consider adding Sustainable Food & Farming as a secondary major.