Themes to learn by – An integrated first year course for Forestry and Land and Food Systems students

TitleThemes to learn by - An integrated first year course for Forestry and Land and Food Systems students
Faculty/College/UnitLand & Food Systems
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2017
Completion07/31/2018
Project Summary

The Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Faculty of Forestry are proposing to develop a first-year 12-18 credit integrated course entitled, “Land One: Integrated Science of Forest, Land and Food Systems”. The course is loosely modeled on the Science One concept, and is expected to attract students who are interested in studying interdisciplinary issues revolving around sustainability, climate change, food security and land use in the context of their first year courses. It is expected that students who partake in this course will see immediate benefits in the feeling connected to their academic ‘home’, being exposed to a wide variety of perspectives, and potentially achieving higher grades throughout their academic careers. The two faculties will work collaboratively to develop and implement this project, with an initial pilot intake of 60 students. The ultimate aim would be have 25% of the respective 1st year student enrollments go through the Land One course.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2017/2018
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorChristine Scaman
Year 1: Funded Amount49,918
Year 1: Team Members

Christine Scaman, Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health / Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Robert Kozak, Professor, Wood Science / Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Forestry

Project Report2017-TLEF-SP-Final-Scaman-b-WEB.pdf