2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Undergraduate International Minor in Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences

This minor will help students prepare for life and work in a global society and will provide the international skills employers expect of our graduates. While it is the intent of this minor to encourage students to spend time abroad and to develop proficiency in a foreign language, neither is required.

Students enrolled in this minor will be able to draw on resources outside the college as well as select from courses offered by the seven departments in the College of ACES. At least 12 of the total 21 credit hours required for this minor must be College of ACES courses. At least 6 credit hours (ACES or non-ACES) must come from 400-level courses and must be distinct from credit earned for the student’s major or another minor. Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No Credit.

This minor is administratively based in ACES Academic Programs. Student advising will take place in this unit.

for the Undergraduate International Minor in Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Global Study in the Social Science Disciplines | | | | Minimum of 3 hours, maximum of 9 hours selected from: | | 3-9 | | ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | | | ACE 411 | Environment and Development | | | ACE 435 | Global Agribusiness Management | | | ACE 451 | Agriculture in Intl Dev | | | ACE 455 | International Trade in Food and Agriculture | | | AGCM 420 | Public Information Campaigns | | | ANTH 262 | Women's Lives | | | BADM 380 | International Business | | | BADM 381 | Multinational Management | | | BADM 382 | International Marketing | | | ECON 420 | International Economics | | | ECON 450 | Development Economics | | | GGIS 204 | Cities of the World | | | GGIS 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | | | GGIS 410 | Green Development | | | HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | | | HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | | | HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | | | NRES 287 | Environment and Society | | | PS 241 | Comparative Politics in the Global South | | | PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | | | PS 382 | Intl Political Economy | | | PS 389 | International Communications | | | REL 110 | World Religions | | | UP 423 | Community Development in the Global South | | | Global Study in the Natural Science Disciplines | | | | Minimum of 3 hours, maximum of 9 hours, selected from: | | 3-9 | | ANSC 205 | World Animal Resources | | | ATMS 140 | Climate and Global Change | | | CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | | | CPSC 431 | Plants and Global Change | | | NRES 109 | Global Environmental Issues | | | PLPA 200 | Plants, Pathogens, and People | | | ETMA 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | | | Regional Specialization | | | | The following four approaches/options can be used (separately or in combinations) to complete this portion of the minor. | | 3-9 | | Academic credit earned through study or supervised activities outside the U.S. through: | | | | ACES 293 | International Internship | | | ACES 298 | International Experience | | | ACES 299 | ACES Study Abroad | | | Completion of one or more of the following courses offered by the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics | | | | ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | | | ACE 452 | The Latin American Economies | | | Completion of courses that are approved by Area Studies Programs (see minor advisor) | | | | Center for African Studies | | | | Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies | | | | Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies | | | | Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | | | | European Union Center | | | | Foreign language courses that exceed College of ACES graduation requirements. | | | | Total Hours | | 21 |

for the Undergraduate International Minor in Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences

This minor will help students prepare for life and work in a global society and will provide the international skills employers expect of our graduates. While it is the intent of this minor to encourage students to spend time abroad and to develop proficiency in a foreign language, neither is required.

for the Undergraduate International Minor in Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

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