International Agriculture & Rural Development (IARD)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

IARD 2020

Designed to enable students to gain an understanding of major issues in international agricultural development. The course provides an overview of world poverty and hunger and of varying perspectives on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 2020

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1162 IARD 2020   LEC 001

IARD 4000

The purpose of this course is to leave Cornell students from any major with a deep and quantitative understanding of the agricultural systems that feed the world today, others that fed the world during ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ANSC 4000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4197 IARD 4000   LEC 001

  • Recommended prerequisite: at least one course in biology, in agriculture or in economics.

  •  4198 IARD 4000   LAB 401

    • T
    • Brown, D

  •  4944 IARD 4000   LAB 402

    • W
    • Brown, D

IARD 4020

Acquaint students with the major issues and problems in international agriculture and rural development and to demonstrate how problems in development are being addressed in developing countires. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FDSC 4020

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  1345 IARD 4020   LEC 001

    • F Emerson Hall 135
    • Parra, P

      Pritts, M

      Raman, K

      Rizvi, S

      Tucker, T

  • Enrollment preference given to: juniors and seniors.

IARD 4030

Half the world's arable land is farmed by traditional farmers who have produced food and fiber for millennia with few outside inputs. Many of these practices are forgotten but some are still used by farmers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PLSCS 4030

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1414 IARD 4030   LEC 001

IARD 4140

This course investigates the diverse tropical cropping systems in various parts of the World including the biophysical attributes where these systems are utilized by farmers. It looks at the crops and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PLSCS 4140

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1417 IARD 4140   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: interest in agriculture and tropical cropping systems.

  • 17361 IARD 4140   DIS 201

IARD 4960

International internship, supervised by a faculty member who is directly involved in determining both the course content and in evaluating a student's work. The student researches and initiates an appropriate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1434 IARD 4960   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • See CALS internship policies and submit approved submit a CALS Special Studies Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#special-studies). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

IARD 4970

Allows students the opportunity to investigate special interests that are not treated in regularly scheduled courses. The student develops a plan of study to pursue under the direction of a faculty ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1435 IARD 4970   IND 601

  • Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

IARD 4980

This course enables undergraduate students to get valuable teaching experience in any one of the IARD courses for credit. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4496 IARD 4980   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Previous enrollment in the course to be taught or other appropriate previous training and experience. Students from all colleges must submit an Independent Study Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5161 IARD 4980   TA 653

    • TBA
    • Lassoie, J

IARD 5970

Allows M.P.S. students the opportunity to investigate special interests that are not treated in regularly scheduled courses. The student develops a plan of study to pursue under the direction of a faculty ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4257 IARD 5970   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Hobbs, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4302 IARD 5970   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Pinstrup-Andersen, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4429 IARD 5970   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Nelson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4653 IARD 5970   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Gomez, M

IARD 5980

A problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work for MPS students. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1163 IARD 5980   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Kyle, S

  • Enrollment limited to: M.P.S. candidates in field of international development (ID). 6 credits may be applied toward M.P.S. degree.

IARD 5990

A problem-solving project entailing either fieldwork and/or library work for MPS students. The aim of the project is to give students supervised experience in dealing intellectually and analytically with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1164 IARD 5990   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Kyle, S

  • Enrollment limited to: M.P.S. candidates in field of international agriculture and rural development (IARD). Maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward M.P.S. degree requirements.

IARD 6010

Designed to provide students with an opportunity to observe the rich living cultures, environments, ecologies, rural and urban communities, and development issues in tropical southern Mexico. Also designed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4336 IARD 6010   LEC 001

IARD 6960

A variety of speakers present seminars on international development topics relating to sustainable development throughout the world. Students attend each seminar and submit a five-page essay at the end ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 6960NTRES 6960PLSCS 6960

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1385 IARD 6960   SEM 101

IARD 6970

A seminar for M.P.S. students to discuss important issues in international development and to prepare themselves to write their project papers. Specific content varies. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: IARD 6990

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1165 IARD 6970   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to: M.P.S. students.

IARD 6980

This course enables MPS students to get valuable teaching experience in any one of the IARD courses for credit. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4725 IARD 6980   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Sign into your faculty member's section.

IARD 6990

Provides students with the opportunity to develop and present their special projects. Also serves as a forum for discussion of current issues in low-income agricultural and rural development, with particular ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: IARD 6970

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1166 IARD 6990   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to and required for: M.P.S. IARD students or permission of instructor.