Program Requirements
The following are the required and elective courses required for the SAFS Minor. Three elective courses are required, and with the requirement that students take one from each of the two categories. Special topic and Study Abroad courses may be substituted for an elective course.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits total)
1-2 Agricultural Science Courses (3-6 credits)
- CSS 101: Introduction to Crop Science (3 credits)
- CSS 360: Soil Biology (3 credits)
- CSS 431: International Agricultural Systems (3 credits)
- CSS 442: Agricultural Ecology (3 credits)
- ENT 479: Organic Pest Management (3 credits)
- HNF 150: Introduction to Human Nutrition (3 credits)
- HRT 203: Principles of Horticulture (3 credits)
- HRT 251: Organic Farming Principles and Practices (3 credits)
- HRT 341: Vegetable Production and Mangement (3 credits)
- HRT 486: Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
1-2 Social Science Courses (3-6 credits)
- ABM 400: Public Policy Issues in the Agri-Food System (3 credits)
- CSUS 343: Community Food and Agricultural Systems (3 credits)
- CSUS 463: Food Fight: Politics of Food (3 credits)
- EEP 255: Ecological Economics (3 credits)
- EEP 260: World Food, Population and Poverty (3 credits)
- GEO 410: The Geography of Food and Agriculture (3 credits)
- HNF 406: Global Foods and Culture (3 credits)
- RCAH 292: Engagement and Reflection (Food or Agricultural Issues) (3 credits)
Interested in studying abroad?
MSU has international student exchange programs and study abroad opportunities that may suit your interests! Visit the Office of Study Abroad for more information. Please make an appointment with the SAFS adviser to discuss these options.
Interested in studying abroad?
MSU has international student exchange programs and study abroad opportunities that may suit your interests! Visit the Office of Study Abroad for more information. Please make an appointment with the SAFS adviser to discuss these options.
Find us through MSU!
View the SAFS program entry in the MSU Academic Programs Catalog.
Students interested in enrolling in SAFS, or interested in a course substitution should contact Julie Cotton, program advisor. If you would like us to consider your course for the SAFS program, email Julie Cotton.
Updated on September 26, 2018.