Minor in Food and Society

The Food and Society minor requires at least 16-17 credits, including at least 6 credits taken at Iowa State University in courses numbered 300 or above. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other college or university requirement.

2023-2024 Catalog requirements:

CourseCredits
FS HN 1010, Food and the Consumer3
FS HN 1670, Introduction to Human Nutrition3
FS HN 2420, The US Food System3
FS HN 3420, World Food Issues: Past and Present3
FS HN 4420, Issues in Food and Society2
Select 2-3 additional credits from:
– AGRON 4500, Issues in Sustainable Agriculture
– FS HN 2200, American Food and Culture
– FS HN 3640, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease
– FS HN 3650, Obesity and Weight Management
– FS HN 4030, Food Laws and Regulations
– FS HN 4600, Global Nutrition
– FS HN 4630, Community Nutrition
– FS HN 4960A, Food Science and Human Nutrition Travel Course: International Travel
– SOC 2200, Globalization and Sustainability
– SOC 3450, Population and Society
– SOC 3480, Global Poverty, Resources and Sustainable Development
– SOC 4440X
2-3
Total Credits: 16-17

Note: When selecting a course from the list above, students must meet all of the corresponding pre-requisites*.

Students should carefully check the Iowa State University Catalog for course descriptions and pre-requisite requirements to ensure that they understand the sequence of the courses and develop a plan for completing all pre-requisites and requirements by their planned graduation dates.

Prerequisite guide for courses included in the minor:

CourseFall or SpringPre-requisites
FS HN 1010F, S High school biology and chemistry or 3 credits of each
FS HN 1670 F, S High school biology or 3 credits of biology
FS HN 2420SFS HN 1010 or FS HN 1670
FS HN 3420F, S Junior classification
FS HN 4420F Sophomore classification
AGRON 4500FNo prerequisites
FS HN 3640F FS HN 2640 or 2650
FS HN 3650S BIOL 2560 and 2560L
FS HN 4030S 3 credits in food science coursework at 2000 level or above
FS HN 4600FNo prerequisites
FS HN 4630F FS HN 3610
SOC 2200F, SNone
SOC 3450FNone
SOC 3480SOC 1340
SOC 4440XCheck Catalog

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