Food Studies Minor
Food studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the relationship between food and all aspects of the human experience, including culture and biology, individuals and society, global pathways and local contexts. The minor invites the growing number of students interested in food to advance their studies across a broad range of curricula. The program provides a curricular offering and intellectual framework to complement the co-curricular energy around food on campus, increasing the rigor and discipline with which students use food as a lens for exploration and critical thinking.
The minor is available to students accepted into Honors Carolina and to any undergraduate student who has achieved and maintains a grade point average of 3.00 or better.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The minor requires five (5) courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| NUTR 175 |  Introduction to Food Studies: From Science to Society | 3 |
| Select four (4) electives from the following list (at least one at the 300 level or higher) 1 | 12 | |
| First-Year Seminar: Food and the Media 2 | ||
| Food and American Culture | ||
| Critical Issues in Contemporary Food Studies | ||
| Anthropological Perspectives on Food and Culture | ||
| Archaeology of Food | ||
| Ecological Anthropology | ||
| Origins of Agriculture in the Ancient World | ||
| First-Year Seminar: Food in Chinese Culture 2 | ||
| First-Year Seminar: Japanese Tea Culture 2 | ||
| First-Year Seminar: Biotechnology: Genetically Modified Foods to the Sequence of the Human Genome 2 | ||
| Seafood Forensics and Seafood Forensics Laboratory | ||
| First-Year Seminar: Food Politics from an Organizational Communication Perspective 2 | ||
| Communication and Nonprofits in the Global Context | ||
| Food, Environment, and Sustainability | ||
| Agriculture and the Environment H | ||
| Sports Nutrition | ||
| Food for Thought: Cultures of Cuisine in Modern France | ||
| Agriculture, Food, and Society | ||
| Freedom Farming | ||
| Food and History | ||
| Is Dinner "Sustainable" - A Human Dilemma (The Honors Carolina Global Food Program Seminar) | ||
| Triple-I: Food: People, Politics, and Policies 2 | ||
| Triple-I: The Future of Food 2 | ||
| Italian Food and Culture | ||
| Food and Culture in Japan | ||
| Introduction to Human Nutrition | ||
| Global Sustainable Food Systems | ||
| Sustainable Local Food Systems: Intersection of Local Foods and Public Health | ||
| Nutrition Communication and Culture | ||
| Ethics and Food Policy | ||
| The Political Economy of Food H | ||
| Sociology of Food and Food Justice | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
- 1
Some courses may require a prerequisite(s). See course description for details.
- 2
No more than one First-Year Seminar or Triple-I course may be used as an elective in the minor.
Additional courses can be applied to the requirements with the approval of the program advisor.
Graduate School and Career Opportunities
The minor in food studies, in combination with a student’s major of interest, prepares students for a variety of careers in health and nutrition, arts and culture, media and journalism, health affairs policy and program management, social services, the academy, entrepreneurship and intraprenuership, environmental work and sustainability, and consulting. The minor may also be of value for those planning postgraduate studies.
Department Programs
Majors
- Environmental Studies Major, B.A.
- Environmental Science Major, B.S.
- Dual Bachelor's-Master's Degree Programs
Minors
Graduate Programs
Courses
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