Minor in Food Leadership

The minor in food leadership is designed to support a student’s exploration of food, from learning the science of various types of agricultural approaches, to valuing the people who make our food, to understanding the policies that have shaped our food systems. The goal of the program is for students to recognize the sustainability and climate change challenges around food, while acknowledging the historic injustices that cause food systems to be stagnant. 

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credits, including 6 credits in required courses; one 3-credit course in nutrition; and one 3-credits course taken in each of the policy, innovation, and humanity course groups for a total of 9 credits.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
GFI 1001	Introduction to Food Studies
GFI 3095	Food Leadership Capstone
Nutrition course
One course in nutrition selected from the following:
BISC 1005	The Biology of Nutrition and Health
BISC 1007	Food, Nutrition, and Service
EXNS 2119	Introduction to Nutrition Science
Group courses
One course selected in each of the policy, innovation, and humanity groups:
Policy group
EXNS 1114	Community Nutrition
EXNS 2126W	International Nutrition
EXNS 2127	Introduction to Food Policy
SUST 3003
Innovation group
EXNS 2122	Food Systems in Public Health
GEOG 3275	Sustainable Food Systems
PUBH 3150	Sustainable Energy and Environmental Health
Humanity group
EXNS 3120	Experiences in Community Nutrition
FREN 2500	Cultural Politics of Food in France
GEOG 2133	People, Land, and Food
ITAL 2600	Culture and Conflict in Italian Foodways