ANSC 1200 - Contemporary Dairy Industry Topics and Issues

Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

J. Giordano, B. Nguyen, T. Overton, M. Van Amburgh.

This course is designed to expose students to current topics and issues in the U.S. and global dairy industry to create awareness and provide opportunities for developing critical thinking skills in problem solving related to dairy food production.

Outcome 1: Discuss current topics and issues relevant to the dairy industry.

Outcome 2: Frame current topics and issues in the dairy industry as business opportunities.

Outcome 3: Analyze various aspects of dairy food production from an environmental, financial and ethical perspective.

Outcome 4: Use the concept of a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to evaluate opportunities in the dairy field.