Comparative International Agriculture Minor
Also available via Ecampus.
The CIA minor provides students with formal instruction in international agricultural concepts and practical experiences through global awareness course work, language immersion via study/research abroad, and/or international fieldwork. The 27-credit curriculum prepares students for successful postbaccalaureate international careers, or those seeking graduate studies in international agriculture programs. Students critically examine current international agricultural issues and/or diversity and communications. To be eligible to apply for this minor, students must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher and be in good standing with Oregon State University. Students must also be in a declared major. Participants in this minor program are able to:
- Research the major agricultural themes and issues of another nation besides the United States of America.
- Examine trade information to determine the key elements of agricultural trade agreements between the USA and another country.
- Analyze the effectiveness of agricultural practices of another nation besides the USA.
- Investigate the effect of broad social, economic, and environmental forces upon the agricultural industry of another nation besides the USA.
Minor Code: 477
All 27 credits for the minor must be completed with a C or higher grade. Students can complete 12-18 upper-division credits and a maximum of 14 lower-division credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| AGRI 438 | EXPLORING WORLD AGRICULTURE 1 | 1-2 |
| or AGRI 399 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
| Global Core | ||
| Select 12-15 credits from the following courses: | 12-15 | |
| *ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN AGRICULTURE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | ||
| *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| *FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| *INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS AND HUMANITY | ||
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| *FOOD FROM THE SEA | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH | ||
| *HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| *FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY | ||
| *FOOD IN NON-WESTERN CULTURE | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| External Learning Experience | ||
| Select 3-6 credits from the following courses: 2 | 3-6 | |
| RESEARCH | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| SPECIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| INTERCULTURAL LEARNING COMMUNITY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 10 credits from the following areas of study in the College of Agricultural Sciences: 1 | 10 | |
AEC Applied Economics | ||
AG General Agriculture | ||
AGRI College of Agricultural Sciences | ||
ANS Animal Sciences | ||
BEE Biological and Ecological Engineering | ||
BOT Botany and Plant Pathology | ||
BRR Bioresource Research | ||
CSS Crop and Soil Science | ||
CROP Crop Science | ||
ENT Entomology | ||
FST Food Science Technology | ||
FW Fisheries and Wildlife | ||
HORT Horticulture | ||
PBG Plant Breeding and Genetics | ||
RNG Rangeland Ecology and Management | ||
SOIL Soil Science | ||
SUS Sustainability | ||
TOX Toxicology | ||
| Total Credits | 27-33 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- ^
Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
- 1
AGRI 399: Navigating Global Opportunities or an alternative course as agreed upon by advisor may be taken instead of AGRI 438
- 2
These courses require pre-approval by the minor coordinator. Projects and independent learning experiences abroad or within a cultural community in Oregon may fulfill these requirements
Minor Code: 477