Program Overview
This forward-thinking program allows students to specialize in areas like small-scale farming and offers career opportunities in fields such as agri-tourism and food policy. Notably, Trent is the only Canadian university offering an Arts degree in Sustainable Agriculture, emphasizing the program's unique focus on the social and cultural aspects of food systems.
Program Outline
As a student in this program, you will develop a firm understanding of food systems: how food is produced, distributed, and consumed, locally and around the world. Through either the B.A. or B.Sc. pathways, you’ll have opportunities to get hands-on in sustainable farming and ethical practices, particularly in the Trent Experimental Farm, while learning how to influence a future of food systems that are responsible, justice-oriented, efficient, effective, and viable.
Careers:
Career Opportunities Agri-Tourism Business Operator Organic Farmer Community Food Activist Food Policy Analyst Land Use Consultant Agricultural Research Assistant Urban Agricultural Coordinator Nutrition & Food Industry Specialist
Other:
Work to advance the study of sustainable agriculture in real-time by getting your hands dirty in Trent’s rooftop gardens and on the Trent Farm, located right on campus. Accelerated Masters Fast-track your education, by earning your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-16 months after graduating from your honours B.Sc. Specializations: Specializations give you the freedom to develop a deeper understanding of (or “specialize” in) a topic related to your degree major. Adding a specialization to your degree shows future employers or graduate schools that you’re focused and interested in becoming an expert in your field. Small-Scale Farming Resume Boosters: Join the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Society, Trent Apiary, or Food Services Sustainability Committee Join a new crop of entrepreneurs working in the Trent Farm, Trent Market Garden or Trent Vegetable Garden, providing fresh vegetables to campus cafeterias and local farmers’ markets, or volunteer with the student-run organic café, The Seasoned Spoon Work alongside leading experts in agricultural businesses and community organizations as you explore real-world implications of topics like small-scale food production and local food movements Popular Courses: The World Food System Ecological Agriculture Soil Science Culture and Food Nutritional Anthropology "Trent is the only school in Canada that offers an Arts degree in Sustainable Agriculture." Helen McCarthy
