Program: Food Studies Minor - San Diego State University

May 08, 2025

2025-2026 University Catalog

(Academic Plan Code: 112950MINS)

Courses in the minor may not be counted toward the major or another minor, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements.

A minimum of six upper division units must be completed in residence at San Diego State University.

Additional prerequisites may be required for courses in the minor.

Requirements

The minor in food studies consists of a minimum of 20 units to include:

Preparation

Choose 2-3 units from:

GEOG 170 - Sustainable Places and Practices Units: 3
or
ENV S 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
or
NUTR 203 - Cultural Aspects of Food and Nutrition Units: 2

Core

Choose 9 units from:

GEOG 341 - Feeding the World Units: 3 *
GEOG 342 - Food, Place, and Culture Units: 3 *
EUROP 320 - Food Culture in Europe Units: 3
GEN S 350 - Interdisciplinary Topics Units: 1-4 (requires preapproval of adviser)
PHIL 333 - Ethics-Food Units: 3
POL S 440 - Food Justice Units: 3
also listed as
GEOG 440 - Food Justice Units: 3

Electives

Courses with relevant content may be substituted with the approval of the adviser.

6 units selected from core courses listed above if not taken for core credit, or:

GEOG 348 - Environment and Development Units: 3
GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy Units: 3
GEOG 454 - Sustainable Cities Units: 3
GEOG 574 - Water Resources Units: 3
ANTH 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3
BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment Units: 3
BIOL 354 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 3
BIOL 535 - Plant Ecology Units: 4
BIOL 540 - Conservation Ecology Units: 3
ECON 365 - Economics of Underdeveloped Areas Units: 3
ECON 455 - Environmental Economics Units: 3
ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources Units: 3
HTM 340 - Restaurant Management Units: 3
HTM 342 - Restaurant Marketing and Menu Management Units: 3
MGT 455 - Social Entrepreneurship Units: 3
NUTR 313 - Contemporary Nutrition Units: 3
NUTR 401 - Advanced Science of Food Units: 3
NUTR 404 - Food Systems Management Units: 3
NUTR 510 - Community Nutrition Units: 2
POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
POL S 564 - Political Ecology of Latin America Units: 3
P H 302 - Epidemiology of Communicable and Chronic Disease Units: 3
P H 304 - Environment and Public Health Units: 3
P H 362 - Global Health Units: 3
P H 451 - Public Health and Food Safety Units: 3
WMNST 565 - Women: Health, Healing, and Medicine Units: 3

Experiential Learning

Three units of experiential learning and the submission of a capstone portfolio to the undergraduate adviser. Other courses, including study abroad, may also qualify if preapproved by adviser.

3 units, preapproved by adviser, selected from:

GEOG 590 - Community-Based Geographic Research Units: 3
GEOG 595 - Geographic Internship Units: 3
GEN S 480 - Engaged Citizenship and Social Responsibility Units: 3
GEN S 490 - Undergraduate Research Units: 1-3
MKTG 498 - Investigation and Report Units: 1-3

Note

*GEOG 340 is not open to students with credit in either GEOG 341 or GEOG 342 . Conversely, neither GEOG 341 nor GEOG 342 is open to students with credit in GEOG 340 .