Land, Farming and Community Course Sequence
Through a combination of classroom-based and experiential on-site learning; attention to the science and art of agriculture; and focus on both the necessity and benefits of small-scale, sustainable, and diversified food production in the context of a Jesuit education, Xavier's Land, Farming and Community degree (LAND) offers students the opportunity to become stewards of healthy, productive soils, communities, and regions through growing, processing, and distributing food.
First Year
| First Semester | Credit Hours | Second Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 161/162 General Biology I |
5 | BIOL 163/164 General Biology II |
5 |
| Historical Perspectives | 3 | SUST 391: LAND Practicum | 1 |
| THEO 111 Theological Foundations |
3 | second language Elective |
3 |
| ENGL 101: English Composition or 115: Rhetoric |
3 | Mathematical Perspectives | 3 |
| second language Elective |
3 | CORE 100 | 3 |
| CORE 101 | 0 | CORE 102 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | Total | 15 |
Second Year
| First Semester | Credit Hours | Second Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUST 370/371: Agroecology I |
4 | HIST 398: History of Agriculture |
3 |
| BIOL 250/251: Ecology | 4 |
THEO 256:
Theologies of Food and Farming
|
3 |
| ECON 200 Microeconomics |
3 | ENTR 311 New Venture Planning |
3 |
| ACCT 200 Introductory Financial Accounting |
3 | SUST 372/273: Agroecology II OR Elective (3) |
4/3 |
| SUST 391:LAND Practicum | 1 | SUST 391: LAND Practicum | 1 |
| PHIL 100 | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | Total | 17/16 |
Third Year
| First Semester | Credit Hours | Second Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 320 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
3 | BIOL 270: Intro to Entomoloty (4) or CHEM 102/103: Environment and Energy (3) |
4/3 |
| BIOL 210: General Botany (4) or CHEM 102: Environment and Energy (3) |
4/3 | ECON 421: Environment, Economics and Policy | 3 |
| SUST 391: LAND Practicum | 1 | PHIL 290 Theory of Knowledge |
3 |
| SUST 405: Sustainable Communities | 3 | SUST 393: LAND Practicum | 3 |
| ENGL 205: Literature and the Moral Imagination | 3 | Creative Perspectives | 3 |
| Total | 14/13 | Total | 16/15 |
Fourth Year
| First Semester | Credit Hours | Second Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUST 399: LAND Practicum |
9 | SUST 399: LAND Practicum |
9 |
| SUST 400: LAND Capstone |
3 | SUST 400: LAND Capstone |
3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | Total | 12 |
View full list of LAND major course descriptions.