This minor provides a platform for students to integrate business principles with applied food management courses. Areas of study in the minor include food products marketing, food supply chain and cost management, food safety management, food law and policy.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Describe the basic principles of food products marketing and management.
- Apply business principles in future employment in the food sector.
Effective Spring 2025
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| AREC 222 | Economics of Food Systems (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| AREC 311 | Agricultural and Resource Product Marketing | 3 |
| or AREC 310 | Food and Agricultural Markets | |
| AREC Electives | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Agricultural and Resource Enterprise Analysis | ||
| Agricultural Commodities Marketing | ||
| International Agricultural Trade | ||
| Commodity Market Trading Experience | ||
| Food Supply Chain Management | ||
| Agricultural Business Management | ||
| Study Abroad--Italy: Food and Resource Economics | ||
| Agricultural Policy | ||
| Socio-Cultural Elements Electives | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 2-3 | |
| Personnel Management in Agriculture | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | ||
| Study Abroad--Italy: Economics of the Renaissance in Modern Italy | ||
| Food Systems--Impact on Health/Food Security | ||
| Urban Horticulture | ||
| Environment, Food, and Social Justice (GT-SS3) | ||
| Food Justice | ||
| Food, Agriculture and Global Society | ||
| Sociology of Food Systems and Agriculture | ||
| Production and Management Topics | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 2-3 | |
| Agriculture Production Systems | ||
| Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation | ||
| Topics in Animal Sciences: Quality Assurance | ||
| Principles of Meat Science | ||
| Processed Meats | ||
| Meat Safety | ||
| Meat Processing Systems | ||
| Food Principles and Applications | ||
| Human Nutrition | ||
| Community Nutrition | ||
| Food-From Farm to Table | ||
| Food Safety | ||
| Current Issues in Food Safety | ||
| Horticultural Science | ||
| Environmental Issues in Agriculture (GT-SS3) | ||
| Greenhouse Management | ||
| Hydroponics | ||
| Topics in Organic Agriculture | ||
| Vegetable Crop Management | ||
| Principles of Fruit Crop Management | ||
| Horticulture Crop Production and Management | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Foodservice Systems Purchasing and Operations | ||
| Alcohol Beverage Control and Management | ||
| Food and Society | ||
| Additional Elective | ||
| Select at least one additional course from the courses listed above. | 3-5 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 21 | |