Food Studies (Minor)

Program Description

In this 16-credit minor, students explore the cultural and sociological aspects of food production and consumption, food science, and food identity.

Open to students across the university. To declare a minor in Food Studies, students must meet with an academic advisor to enroll in restricted courses and discuss course selection.

Minor Declaration

See Steinhardt policies for minor declaration. All Steinhardt minors are open to students from across NYU, but restrictions may apply.

For questions related to the declaration or cancellation of a minor, Steinhardt students can contact the Steinhardt Advisement and Registration Team at steinhardt.advisement.registration@nyu.edu.

Program Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Courses
FOOD-UE 71	Fd Issues of Cont Societ	4
NUTR-UE 85	Intro to Foods and Food Science	3
FOOD-UE 1051	Food and Identity	4
Elective Options
Select five credits of the following:		5
NUTR-UE 91	Food Management Theory
FOOD-UE 1033	Food Systems: Food and Agriculture
FOOD-UE 1130	Commun Workshop in Foods & Nutrition
FOOD-UE 1135	Essentials of Cuisine:
FOOD-UE 1180	Food and Nutrition Global Society
FOOD-UE 1183	Techin/Regional Cuisine 1
FOOD-UE 1204	Food in The Arts:
FOOD-UE 1210	Introduction to Food History
FOOD-UE 1217	Advanced Foods: 1
Total Credits		16

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Prerequisite: NUTR-UE 85 Intro to Foods and Food Science

College of Arts & Science students may take: ANTH-UA 1 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and a 2-credit course from the list to complete their requirement.

Policies

Program Policies

Pass/Fail Grading

Courses taken with the Pass/Fail grade option and with grades below "C" will not count for the minor. 

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

Steinhardt Academic Policies

Additional academic policies can be found the Steinhardt academic policies page.