Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Honours)

About this programme

Discover how to build sustainable and resilient food systems by exploring the connections between farming, food, communities and the environment, all while getting hands-on in Trent’s rooftop gardens and at the Trent Farm Research Centre. Explore how food moves from farm to table and how environmental, social, cultural, and economic forces shape what we grow, eat and distribute. Through Trent’s Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems program, you’ll examine local and global food systems while building the knowledge to address challenges in sustainable production, food security and access, to create more resilient and responsible food systems. Fast-track your education, by earning your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-20 months of graduating from your Honours B.Sc. Specialize your studies in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems with a focus on a specific field within your degree In this specialization, you’ll earn more than 240 hours of hands-on farming experience through an intensive field course, learning directly from experts in the field and building your network in the agriculture sector. Add an Option to your Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems degree to explore an additional area of interest Leveraging Trent’s academic and research strengths in arts-based and environmental education, the Option in Climate Communication blends courses across disciplines to teach you a new storytelling approach that examines how to better understand media's effect on audiences’ morals, values, and behaviours. Equipped with this knowledge, this new offering at