ABSTRACT
College courses should be developed to deal with the breadth and quality of agriculture and natural resource topics for all students seeking a general education. Such courses offered by Agriculture and Natural Resources faculty, could contribute to programs of study in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and provide a context for students who must become interested in and concerned about both the human and natural environments. Students need to develop a general understanding of specialized scientific knowledge as well as perspectives offered by social, historical, ethical, and philosophical disciplines. Programs of study can then be tailored to help students develop the range of general competencies of an educated person, the characteristics desired of agricultural or natural resource professionals, and the knowledge of how to continue learning throughout one’s lifetime. The traditional source of agriculture and natural resource students need not and should not be abandoned.
