Food Studies, Minor
Program Overview
The interdisciplinary Food Studies minor will complement a wide range of majors for students who wish to add more perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to their major program on aspects of food (e.g. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Nutritional Sciences, Environmental Science, etc.), or for students who wish to add more of an emphasis on food and food systems to their humanities and social sciences major (e.g. History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Social Work, etc.). As is often pointed out in food studies, “Everybody Eats,” making food an excellent boundary object for bringing together a wide variety of topics and approaches. Food is a multibillion-dollar annual industry and a linchpin for economic systems as well as people’s daily life and health. Food is also central to culture and society – who we are, the ways we connect, and how social institutions function. Career opportunities in food-related professions are expanding rapidly, and this minor can help create pathways for supporting careers in nonprofit and NGO work, marketing, food production and distribution companies, food science, government positions ranging from local to international levels, retail food operations, multi-media publishing, and more.
Minor Requirements - 18 hours
Required - 3 hours
Electives (Liberal Arts) - Choose 3 hours
Electives (Interdisciplinary) - Choose 12 hours
Repeated courses can only be used to meet one area within the minor.