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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 101: Contemporary Issues in ACES, FSHN 101: Intro to Food Science & Nutrition, and NRES 100: Fundamentals of Env Sci, 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.

This minor is administratively based in ACES Academic Programs. Student advising will take place in this unit.

Required Courses for Food and Environmental Systems Minor
Courses Hours
ACES 1012
FSHN 1013
NRES 1003
Minimum of four hours selected from the following list:
ANSC 100, 103, 109, or 110;
ACE 100, 210, 222, 231, 232, or 251;
CPSC 111, 112, 116, or 226;
FSHN 120;
NRES 104, 109, 161, or 201;
TSM 100		 4
Minimum of six hours selected from the following list:
ACE 306, 310, 332, 346, 403, 406, 411, 430,
431, 435, 436, 451, or 456;
ANSC 305, 306, 321, 325, 331, 363, 400, 401,
402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 422, 423, or 431;
CPSC 407, 418, or 431;
FSHN 322, 329, 332, 340, 420, 425, or 428;
NRES 330, 348, 392, 409, 419, 420, 430, 431,
474, or 488		 6
Minor Advising information available from:
Academic Programs
128 Mumford Hall
333-3380