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Competencies and Guiding Principles of the Food Systems

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · Abington, PA

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Program
Award
Minor
Credits (computed from items)
18-19
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214801
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214801_075ea632
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Minor

0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      3 items
      1. AGBM 170
        Investigating the U.S. Food System: How food moves from field to table
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. FDSYS 490
        1
      3. FDSYS 495
        2-3

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. Select 3 credits each from two of the three topic areas. At least one selected additional course should be at the 400-level:
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Topic Area: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:

        4 items
        1. AGECO 134N
          Sustainable Agriculture Science and Policy
          Not resolved to a course
        2. AGECO/ENT 457
          Principles of Integrated Pest Management
          Not resolved to a course
        3. AGRO 28
          Principles of Crop Management
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ANSC 100
          Introduction to Animal Industries
          Not resolved to a course

        Topic Area: Food, Nutrition and Health:

        5 items
        1. FDSC 200
          3
        2. NUTR 100
          Nutrition Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle
          Not resolved to a course
        3. NUTR 175
          Not resolved to a course
        4. NUTR 251
          Introductory Principles of Nutrition
          Not resolved to a course
        5. HM/FDSYS 407
          The Sustainable Fork: Food Systems Decisions for Away-From-Home Eating
          Not resolved to a course

        Topic Area: Human and Social Dimensions:

        4 items
        1. CED/FDSYS 442
          Changing Food Systems: Comparative Perspectives
          Not resolved to a course
        2. CI 304N
          Food, Farms & Justice: What's Education Got To Do With Them?
          Not resolved to a course
        3. GEOG 3N
          Food and the Future Environment
          Not resolved to a course
        4. HIST 111
          Introduction to U.S. Food History
          Not resolved to a course

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        0 items

          Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. Select 6 credits from approved list in consultation with the minor adviser. At least 3 of the credits must be from the topic area not selected under Additional Courses. The following courses are recommended for meeting the requirements of the minor. Students may substitute courses to meet this requirement in consultation with the minor adviser.
            Not resolved to a course
            6

          Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:

          27 items
          1. AGECO 134N
            Sustainable Agriculture Science and Policy
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AGECO 144
            Principles and Practices of Organic Agriculture
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AGECO 201
            Introductory Agroecology
            Not resolved to a course
          4. AGECO/ANSC/SOILS 418
            Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
            Not resolved to a course
          5. AGECO/ENT 457
            Principles of Integrated Pest Management
            Not resolved to a course
          6. AGRO 28
            Principles of Crop Management
            Not resolved to a course
          7. AGRO 423
            Forage Crop Management
            Not resolved to a course
          8. AGRO 425
            Field Crop Management
            Not resolved to a course
          9. ANSC 100
            Introduction to Animal Industries
            Not resolved to a course
          10. ANSC 201
            Animal Science
            Not resolved to a course
          11. ANSC/FDSC 207
            Animal Products Technology
            Not resolved to a course
          12. ANSC/FDSC 208
            Animal Products Technology Laboratory
            Not resolved to a course
          13. ENT 222
            Not resolved to a course
          14. ERM 210
            Environmental Factors and Their Effect on Your Food Supply
            Not resolved to a course
          15. HORT 101
            Horticultural Science
            Not resolved to a course
          16. HORT 431
            Small Fruit Culture
            Not resolved to a course
          17. HORT 432
            Deciduous Tree Fruits
            Not resolved to a course
          18. HORT 433
            Vegetable Crops
            Not resolved to a course
          19. INTAG 300
            Tropical Agriculture and Food Systems
            Not resolved to a course
          20. PLANT 220
            Gardening for Fun and Profit
            Not resolved to a course
          21. PPEM 120
            3
          22. PPEM 225
            3
          23. PPEM 300
            3
          24. SOILS 101
            3
          25. SOILS 402
            3
          26. SOILS 412W
            3
          27. SOILS 422
            4

          Food, Nutrition, and Health:

          17 items
          1. BBH 130
            Strategies for Addressing the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics
            Not resolved to a course
          2. FDSC/STS 105
            Food Facts and Fads
            Not resolved to a course
          3. FDSC 200
            3
          4. FDSC 406W
            3
          5. FDSC 460
            1
          6. HM 304
            Institutional Food Service Management
            Not resolved to a course
          7. HM 329
            Not resolved to a course
          8. HM 330
            Food Production and Operations Management
            Not resolved to a course
          9. HM/FDSYS 407
            The Sustainable Fork: Food Systems Decisions for Away-From-Home Eating
            Not resolved to a course
          10. HM 413
            New Product Development for Commercial Foodservice
            Not resolved to a course
          11. HM 430
            Applied Leadership in Foodservice Operations Management
            Not resolved to a course
          12. NUTR 100
            Nutrition Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle
            Not resolved to a course
          13. NUTR 119
            Elementary Foods
            Not resolved to a course
          14. NUTR 175Z
            Healthy Food for All: Factors that Influence What we Eat in the US
            Not resolved to a course
          15. NUTR 361
            Community and Public Health Nutrition
            Not resolved to a course
          16. NUTR 421
            Biocultural Perspectives on Public Health Nutrition
            Not resolved to a course
          17. NUTR 425
            Global Nutrition Problems: Health, Science, and Ethics
            Not resolved to a course

          Human and Social Dimensions:

          18 items
          1. AG/CED 160
            Introduction into Ethics and Issues in Agriculture
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AGBM 102
            Economics of the Food System
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AGBM 302
            Food Product Marketing
            Not resolved to a course
          4. AGBM 460
            Managing the Food System
            Not resolved to a course
          5. ANTH 120
            First Farmers
            Not resolved to a course
          6. ANTH 140
            Anthropology of Alcohol
            Not resolved to a course
          7. ANTH 152
            Hunters and Gatherers
            Not resolved to a course
          8. ANTH 375Q
            Anthropology of Food Honors
            Not resolved to a course
          9. CI 304N
            Food, Farms & Justice: What's Education Got To Do With Them?
            Not resolved to a course
          10. CED 155
            Science, Technology and Public Policy
            Not resolved to a course
          11. CED/FDSYS 442
            Changing Food Systems: Comparative Perspectives
            Not resolved to a course
          12. ENGL 179
            Exploring the Literature of Food: Current Trends in American Food Writing and Environmentalism
            Not resolved to a course
          13. GEOG 3N
            Food and the Future Environment
            Not resolved to a course
          14. HIST 111
            Introduction to U.S. Food History
            Not resolved to a course
          15. HIST 451
            The Consumer Revolution
            Not resolved to a course
          16. HORT 150N
            Plants in the Human Context
            Not resolved to a course
          17. INTAG 100
            Not resolved to a course
          18. JST/RLST 405
            Not resolved to a course
          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/food-systems-minor/. Captured page pages/0678.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.