Agriculture & Life Sciences (ALS)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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ALS 3100
Foundations in Leadership: Skills for Professional Success and Life

This course frames leadership as a particular way of approaching life, one that is essential to career success as well as fulfillment in life itself. The course begins with the inner work of a leader's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  4682 ALS 3100   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: Junior or senior.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  4813 ALS 3100   LEC 002

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  • Prerequisite: Junior or senior.

ALS 3200
Leadership and Global Service Learning

This pre-fieldwork course examines leadership and global service-learning (GSL) themes and provides students a forum for critical reflection on community-driven service, intercultural learning, power and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ILRIC 3200

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 15030 ALS 3200   LEC 001

  • Pre-requisite: Students must undertake study abroad, fieldwork, research, internship or community engaged service-learning (in the US or in another country) by the end of the calendar year or have permission of instructor.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ALS 3920
New York State Government Affairs

This course is part of the Human Ecology Capital Semester Program. Students live and work in Albany as legislative aids to a NYS Senator or Assembly Member, take a course in NYS Government, and participate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HE 3920

  • 12 Credits Graded

  •  3681 ALS 3920   FLD 801

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    • TBA

    • Canfield, R

ALS 4000
Leadership for Campus Sustainability

This course uses engaged learning approaches to develop leadership and peer education skills while improving campus sustainability through educating students in campus residential facilities. You will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17793 ALS 4000   LEC 001

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    • T Fernow Hall G01

    • Moore, E

      Mt Pleasant, J

      Riley, S

      Socci, A

  • Prerequisites: one or more courses with a sustainability focus or substantial involvement with sustainability programming.

ALS 4960
Internship in Agriculture and Life Sciences

All 4960 internship courses must adhere to the CALS guidelines at cals.cornell.edu/academics/student-research/internship. Students planning internships related to the discipline of a department are encouraged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  3594 ALS 4960   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Not open to students who have earned internship credits elsewhere or in previous semesters. Students 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.

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ALS 4970
Independent Study in Agriculture and Life Sciences

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/UnSat

  •  4944 ALS 4970   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies 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.

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ALS 4990
Undergraduate Research in Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3531 ALS 4990   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Students must register using independent study form (available in 140 Roberts Hall).

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4595 ALS 4990   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Giles, J

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ALS 5100
Leadership Development for Life Scientists

Formal training and practice of skills required for leading people in an academic or business environment. Skills include coaching, feedback, managing conflict, fostering teamwork, creating vision, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3065 ALS 5100   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

ALS 5780
International Teaching Assistant Development Program Course 1

Designed for international teaching assistants. This course focuses on oral communication, cross-cultural classroom dynamics, and teaching techniques. Through small group seminars, conferences with instructors, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 2 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  1798 ALS 5780   LEC 001

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  • Open to Graduate International Teaching Assistants. Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed. One additional bimonthly meeting (time TBA) with instructor required.

  •  3757 ALS 5780   LEC 002

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  • Open to Graduate International Teaching Assistants. Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed. One additional bimonthly meeting (time TBA) with instructor required.

  •  3758 ALS 5780   LEC 003

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  • Open to Graduate International Teaching Assistants. Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed. One additional bimonthly meeting (time TBA) with instructor required.

  •  3759 ALS 5780   DIS 201

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  • (Meets 2/9, 3/2, 4/6)

  •  3760 ALS 5780   DIS 202

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  • (Meets 2/10, 3/3, 4/7)

  •  3761 ALS 5780   DIS 203

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  • (Meets 2/12, 3/5, 4/9)

  •  3762 ALS 5780   DIS 204

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  • (Meets 2/13, 3/6, 4/10)

  •  3763 ALS 5780   DIS 205

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  • (Meets 2/24, 3/10, 4/14 )

  •  3764 ALS 5780   DIS 206

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  • (Meets 2/25, 3/11, 4/8)

  •  3765 ALS 5780   DIS 207

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  • (Meets 2/25, 3/9, 4/13)

  •  3766 ALS 5780   DIS 208

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  • (Meets 2/26, 3/12, 4/16)

  •  4263 ALS 5780   DIS 209

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  • (Meets : 2/26, 3/12, 4/16)

  •  4771 ALS 5780   DIS 210

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  • (Meets 2/27, 3/13, 4/17)

  •  4772 ALS 5780   DIS 211

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  • (Meets 2/27, 3/13, 4/10)

ALS 6015
The Practice of Teaching in Higher Education

The course will assist graduate students prepare for a faculty position in higher education. Course assignments and activities cover effective teaching and professional development. Students will complete ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3889 ALS 6015   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  4531 ALS 6015   LEC 002

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ALS 6016
Teaching as Research in Higher Education

Course will expose students to the literature on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). Within this academic conversation about the scholarship of teaching and learning and teaching as research, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/UnSat

  •  4296 ALS 6016   SEM 101

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    • M

    • Pettit, T

      Williams, K

  • Prerequisite: ALS 6015, (students participating in CTE collaborative programming (i.e. CIRTL, Teagle and future faculty programs in City and Regional Sciences and Biological and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Research and Teaching Fellowship Program) may be required to enroll in this course in order to complete their program requirements. This course is part of the fulfillment of the CTE Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Graduate Research and Teaching Fellowship Program. It will also be part of CIRTL offerings and is being considered for requirements for an additional group of Teagle grant participants.)