LFS is a pioneering leader in researching key issues in food supply, health and nutrition, and sustainability and climate change. We work closely with community and industry partners to create real-world solutions to local and global challenges.

 

Our Vision is to balance our food systems and planetary health to create a better world.

 

Our Mission is to develop change makers and leaders who improve global health through science, innovation and positive actions that recognize the critical connections between soil, plants, animals, humans and the environment.

Read more here.

 

Graduate Programs

 

Address, understand and rigorously pursue solutions to pressing global challenges via an LFS graduate program. You'll work with innovative faculty and inspiring peers in cutting-edge labs, well-equipped facilities and real-world settings. And while working on answers to some of the world's biggest issues, you'll actively progress towards a vital and rewarding career.

Browse our programs:

 

Research Based

• Applied Animal Biology
• Food Science
• Human Nutrition
• Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems
• Plant Science
• Soil Science

 

Course Based

• Master of Land and Water Systems
• Master of Food Science
• Master of Food and Resource Economics
• Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

 

Read more about our graduate programs here.

 

 

Undergraduate

 

Connect your interests and passions to one of our four dynamic undergraduate programs. LFS undergrads work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Through hands-on, interdisciplinary study, you will discover how to engage confidently with issues from sustainability to climate change or from food security to animal welfare, fully preparing you for your future career path.

 

Browse our programs:

• Applied Biology
• Food, Nutrition and Health
• Global Resource Systems
• Food and Resource Economics

 

Read more about our undergraduate programs here.

Students in LFS strive to address key global issues related to our food systems, global resources, economic prosperity, and the health of our planet.

If you are interested in applying, please view the admissions requirements to our site:

• Undergraduate
• Graduate
• Certificate and Training Programs

Our alumni community creates solutions to local and global challenges.

 

Clayton offers valuable advice to high school students considering Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) and to those currently in the program. He reflects on his career journey, from starting at BC Ministry of Agriculture to eventually running his own company, sharing the insights he has learned along the way.

 

In addition, Clayton explored what’s challenging about his current role as a consultant in his own company and how he manages those challenges.

 

Read more about Clayton’s story here.

 

You can also browse through other alumni stories on our alumni profile page.