LFS:Restricted Electives/SFS

Sustainable Food Systems Minor

This minor consists of LFS 350, 3 credits selected from APBI 465, LFS 450, or LFS 496, and 12 credits from 300- or 400-level courses selected from the list below. Students must have their course of studies approved by an Academic Advisor with LFS Student Services at lfs.advising@ubc.ca.

A minimum of one course from each set must be selected.

Set One

APBI 314 Animals and Society
APBI 315 Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Animal Use
BIOL 343 Plants and Peoples
EDCP 329 Agriculture in the Curriculum
FNH 342 Critical Perspectives on Consumer Food Practices
FNH 355 International Nutrition
FNH 455 Applied International Nutrition
SOCI 342 Consumers and Consumption
SOCI 360A Sociology and Natural Resources - RESOURCES
SOCI 423 Sociology of Food
GEOG 410 Environment and Society

Set Two

APBI 360 Agroecology II
APBI 402 Sustainable Soil Management
APBI 428 Integrated Pest Management
APBI 444 Agroforestry
ENVR 430 Ecological Dimensions of Sustainability
ENVR 440 Analytical Methods in Sustainability Science
FNH 313 Microorganisms in Food Systems
FNH 309 Food Process Science
GEOG 310 Environment and Sustainability
GEOG 318 Sustainability in a Changing Environment

Set Three

APBI 361 Key Indicators of Agroecosystem Sustainability
APBI 414 Animals and Global Issues
FNH 415 Business Concepts in Food, Nutrition, and Health
FRE 302 Small Business Management in Agri-food Industries
FRE 306 Introduction to Global Food Markets
FRE 340 International Agricultural Development
FRE 374 Land and Resource Economics
FRE 460 Economics of Food Consumption
GEOG 311 Urban Environments