Food & Environmental Systems Minor
for the Minor in Food and Environmental Systems
The Minor in Food and Environmental Systems is designed primarily for students who are enrolled in the Agricultural Communications Major which is jointly administered by the College of ACES and the College of Media. The eighteen hours of coursework in this minor provide a significant background in consumer sciences, agricultural management and production, and environmental and natural resources to support the study and practice of Agricultural Communications. Selection of additional courses beyond the core will depend on the student’s major and interests.
Enrollment in ACES 102, FSHN 101, and NRES 100, four hours from selected 100- and 200-level courses, and six hours of 300-and 400-level courses as listed below is required for all students completing this minor. Courses in the minor cannot be taken Credit/No Credit. This minor is administratively based in ACES Academic Programs.
Required Courses for the Food and Environmental Systems Minor
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACES 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | 3 |
| FSHN 101 | The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | 3 |
| NRES 100 | Fundamentals of Env Sci | 3 |
| Select a minimum of three hours from the following introductory level courses: | 3 | |
| Intro to Animal Sciences | ||
| Contemporary Animal Issues | ||
| Life With Animals and Biotech | ||
| Animal Nutrition | ||
| Animal Reproduction and Growth | ||
| Companion Animals in Society | ||
| Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | ||
| Food and Agribusiness Mgt | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| The World Food Economy | ||
| Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
| The Global Food Production Web | ||
| Introduction to Plant Protection | ||
| Technical Systems in Agr | ||
| Contemporary Nutrition | ||
or FSHN 220 | Principles of Nutrition | |
| Science of Food Preparation | ||
| Raw Materials for Processing | ||
| Vegetable Gardening | ||
| The Sustainable Home Garden | ||
| Global Environmental Issues | ||
| Introductory Soils | ||
| Applied Ecology | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Select a minimum of six hours from the following advanced level courses: | 6 | |
| Food Law | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Tax Policy and Finan Planning | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Environment and Development | ||
| Food Marketing | ||
| Agri-food Strategic Management | ||
| Advanced Farm Management | ||
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| International Business Immersion | ||
| Agriculture in Intl Dev | ||
| Agricultural and Food Policies | ||
| Human Animal Interactions | ||
| Equine Science | ||
| Meat Production and Marketing | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Behavior of Domestic Animals | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Zoo Animal Conservation Sci | ||
| Animal Shelter Management | ||
| Meat Science | ||
| Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Reproductive Biology | ||
| Lactation Biology | ||
| Applied Animal Genetics | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Comparative Immunobiology | ||
| Microbes and the Anim Indust | ||
| Animal Growth and Development | ||
| Applied Animal Ecology | ||
| Diseases of Field Crops | ||
| Crop Growth and Management | ||
| Plants and Global Change | ||
| Humanity in the Food Web | ||
| Sensory Evaluation of Foods | ||
| Nutrition and the Life Cycle | ||
| Food Marketing | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Food, Identity, & Family Life | ||
| Natural Resource Policy Mgmt | ||
| Environmental Communications | ||
| Fish and Wildlife Ecology | ||
| Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Fishery Ecol and Conservation | ||
| Env and Plant Ecosystems | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Plants and Global Change | ||
| Soil and Water Conservation | ||
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
for the Minor in Food and Environmental Systems
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