The minor in International Agricultural and Life Sciences focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic and political challenges faced by small-scale farms farmers across the world. The minor offers the opportunity for Study Abroad, which is designed to support students interested in studying agriculture or completing an international-focused independent study to introduce students to the unique complexities of international agriculture.
Each requires the completion of 18 credits and all courses must be taken and passed on an A-F basis unless only offered in P/F basis.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ALCE 4304 | Community Education and Development | 3 |
ALS 2204 | Introduction to Civic Agriculture | 3 |
| 6 |
1 | 12 |
| Study Abroad (max credits (6) for each course) | |
| Independent Study |
| Food, War and Conflict | |
| Nations and Nationalities | |
| The Global Economy and World Politics | |
| Indigenous Peoples and World Politics | |
| Globalization: Sociological Perspectives | |
| Diversity and Community Engagement | |
| Gender, Environment, and International Development | |
| Food and Health Economics | |
| Food and Agricultural Policy | |
| Introduction to Food Science | |
| Agriculture, Global Food Security and Health | |
| Insects and Human Society | |
| Plants, Places, and Cultures in a Global Context | |
| Animal Agriculture and the Environment | |
| Principles and Practice of Agroforestry | |
| Foundations of Environmental Science | |
| Water, Environment, and Society | |
| Natural Resources Economics | |
| 12 |
Total Credits | 18 |
A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required. A faculty advisor in the Office of Academic Programs with international experience will serve as a counterpart to the student's major advisor. Students choosing the minor in International Agricultural and Life Sciences will register with the Office Academic Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1060 Litton-Reaves Hall. This will enable the college to provide any pertinent assistance, materials and information to the student. The Student will consult with the professor of any course that requires prerequisites. The checksheet contains no hidden prerequisites.