The Food Studies minor brings together the social and natural sciences to explore urban and sustainable agriculture, scientific aspects of food, food security issues, and topics related to food cultures, food politics and food access. The Food Studies minor will enable students to pursue an interdisciplinary minor that complements their major field of study. This minor will give students the practical expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), horticulture, urban agriculture and scholarship in issues of food access and food justice to engage in and contribute to debates about urban and community food systems, both locally and globally. In addition, the Food Studies minor will offer students the opportunity to pursue service-learning facilitated by the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENV 240 | INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE | 4 |
| GEO 241 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: DIGITAL MAPPING | 4 |
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| URBAN AND COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE | ||
| GEOGRAPHY, FOOD AND JUSTICE | ||
| Select two of the following electives: | 8 | |
| FOOD AND CULTURE | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD MOVEMENTS AND PRACTICES | ||
| FOOD, FUEL FOR LIFE | ||
| EXPLORING NUTRIENTS/SCIENCE OF NUTRITION | ||
| COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| URBAN AND COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II: COMMUNITY GIS | ||
| GLOBALIZATION AND RESOURCES | ||
| CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY | ||
| WORLD OF WINE | ||
| GEOGRAPHY, FOOD AND JUSTICE | ||
| PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| EAT ITALY: THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND POLITICS OF ITALIAN FOOD | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
Please note that no more than two courses from any department may count for the minor. Questions about the minor should be directed to Professor Maureen Sioh (Department of Geography).