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 NEW online B.S. degree.
NOTE: all courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
Fall Semester
- 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 290 M – Integrated Pest Management
- 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
Winter Term (Dec. 26 – Jan. 18, 2020)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4cr)
- STOCKSCH 117 – Agricultural Chemistry (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 297 FL – Intro to Food and Agricultural Law (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 497 D – Sustainable Site Design Studio Intensive (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 354 – Non-profit Management for Community Food Programs (3 cr)
NOTE: Students are allowed to take up to 4 credits during this short winter term. However if you want to appeal this policy, contact Renee Ciulla for guidance.
Spring Semester
To be offered in spring 2021
- 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 (new)
- STOCKSCH 297 PA – Pastured Poultry
- STOCKSCH 387 – Global Food Systems
- STOCKSCH 397 FJ – Social Permaculture for Food Justice
- STOCKSCH 580 – Soil Fertility
- STOCKSCH 587 – Phyto/Bioremediation (new – (if you don’t have the prerequisite class, BIOLOGY 152 at UMass, please contact the instructor, Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher, at parkash@umass.edu to request permission to enroll )
To be offered in Spring 2021
- STOCKSCH 290 HP – Industrial Hemp Production (new, pending approval)
- STOCKSCH 350 – Sustainable Soil and Crop Management (new in 2021)
- STOCKSCH 355 – Community Food Systems (Offered in odd years )
Summer Term I & II (May 18 – August 14)
- STOCKSCH 106 –Soil Science and Management
- STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 378 – Agroecology (if you don’t have the prerequisite class, which is basic Botany or Biology, please contact the instructor, Dr. Roland Ebel, at rebel@umass.edu for permission to enroll – you are welcome!)
Summer Term I (May 18 – June 26)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 261 – Topics in Herbalism (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 265 – Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr)
- STOCKSCH 365 – Food Justice and Policy
- STOCKSCH 390G – Sustainable Grape Production (2cr – new)
Summer Term II (July 6 – August 14)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4cr)
- STOCKSCH 258 – Urban Agriculture (new)
- STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production
- STOCKSCH 379 – Agricultural Systems Thinking (satisfies IE – GenED requirement for SFF majors)
- STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming (satisfies Junior Writing requirement for SFF majors)
Meet Our Instructors
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!
- Industrial Hemp Production
- Dairy Production
- The Future of Food
- Plant Breeding and Genetics
- On Farm Trials and Experimentation
- Energy on the Farm
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Horticultural Therapy
- Carbon Farming Solutions for Climate Change
If you have suggestions for courses you want to take, please contact Renee Ciulla.
