International Agriculture and Natural Resources Minor

Category 1 – International Agriculture and Natural Resources Sustainability

This category introduces students to explore global agriculture and natural resources issues. This will enable students to choose topics and courses of interest in Categories 2 and 3 as they progress in the minor. Students may choose the introductory course for the minor, AGNR 180 *. This course addresses global food and natural resources security and conservation issues by focusing on the interconnectedness of food and natural resources physical, cultural, political, and socioeconomic systems. This course also highlights current UTIA international research, teaching, and extension projects and prepares students to succeed during their international experience (see Category 2). Students unable to accommodate AGNR 180 * into their schedules may substitute any 100 or 200 level course from Category 3 below. Select one course:

• AGNR 180 - Global Dynamics: Food, Biodiversity, and the Environment 3 Credit Hours *
• Any 100 or 200 level course from Category 3. If used in Category 1, the course cannot be counted again to fulfill Category 3 requirements.

Category 2 – Experience and Preparedness in International Agriculture and Natural Resources

Students will travel to a foreign country or attain intermediate proficiency in a foreign language to be competent in foreign cultures or languages. Students obtain international agriculture and natural resources travel educational experiences by taking a faculty-led study abroad course, completing an international internship, or enrolling in a foreign academic institution. Courses and internships not listed below must have an agriculture and natural resources focus and be approved by Coordinator. Alternatively, students can achieve preparedness to enter into the international agricultural workforce by attaining Intermediate II or Intensive Intermediate levels of language proficiency. Select one course:

• ¹  AGNR 491 - International Experience in Agriculture and Natural Resources 1-12 Credit Hours
• PLSC 491 - International Study: Design Thinking Through The Lens of Gardens and Culture 3 Credit Hours
• WFS 425 - Tropical Ecology, Conservation, and Field Methods 3 Credit Hours
• ² Short-term or semester abroad courses in international agriculture and natural resources offered at UT not listed above.
• ³ Short-term of semester abroad courses in international agriculture and natural resources offered by institutions other than UT.

• or

• ARAB 222 - Intermediate Arabic II 4 Credit Hours *
• ASST 262 - Intermediate Persian II 3 Credit Hours
• CHIN 232 - Intermediate Chinese II 4 Credit Hours *
• FREN 212 - Intermediate French II 3 Credit Hours *
• FREN 218 - Honors: Intermediate French II 3 Credit Hours *
• FREN 223 - Intensive Intermediate French 6 Credit Hours *
• GERM 212 - Intermediate German II 3 Credit Hours
• GERM 223 - Intensive Intermediate German 6 Credit Hours
• HEBR 242 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II 3 Credit Hours *
• ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian 3 Credit Hours *
• JAPA 252 - Intermediate Japanese II 4 Credit Hours *
• PERS 262 - Intermediate Persian II 3 Credit Hours
• PORT 212 - Intermediate Portuguese 3 Credit Hours *
• RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian 4 Credit Hours *
• SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours *
• SPAN 218 - Honors: Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours *
• SPAN 223 - Intensive Intermediate Spanish 6 Credit Hours *

Category 3 – Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Courses with an International Focus

In this category, students will gain proficiency in international agriculture and natural resources in their areas of interest. The courses offered include all Herbert departments, ensuring flexibility so that all majors can tailor the minor to their academic concentrations. The courses also include non-Herbert courses with high international agriculture and natural resources content. Select two courses⁴.

• AFST 235 - Introduction to African Studies 3 Credit Hours *
• AFST 236 - Introduction to African Studies 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹  AGNR 491 - International Experience in Agriculture and Natural Resources 1-12 Credit Hours
• ALEC 340 - Public Strategies for Communicating to Global Sectors 3 Credit Hours *
• ALEC 450 - Servant Leadership 3 Credit Hours *
• ALEC 483 - International Agriculture Education and Extension Systems 3 Credit Hours
• ANTH 130 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours *
• ANTH 319 - Caribbean Cultures and Societies 3 Credit Hours
• ANTH 463 - Rise of Complex Civilizations 3 Credit Hours
• AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System 4 Credit Hours *
• AREC 420 - International Agricultural Trade and Marketing 3 Credit Hours
• EEB 304 - Socio-Economic Impact of Plants 3 Credit Hours
• EPP 123 - Chocolate: Bean to Bar 3 Credit Hours
• EPP 201 - Impact of Insects and Plant Diseases on Human Societies 3 Credit Hours *
• EPP 425 - Medical and Veterinary Entomology 3 Credit Hours
• ESS 120 - Soils and Civilizations 3 Credit Hours *
• ESS 220 - Waters and Civilizations 3 Credit Hours *
• ESS 462 - Environmental Climatology 3 Credit Hours *
• FDSC 150 - History and Culture of Food 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 101 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 333 - Climate Change and Human Response 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 345 - People and Environment 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 371 - Exploring Europe 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 373 - Cultural Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 375 - Society and Spaces of South Asia 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 436 - Water Resources 3 Credit Hours
• EEPS 202 - Earth as an Ecosystem: Modern Problems and Solutions 3 Credit Hours *
• EEPS 206 - Sustainability Principles and Practices 3 Credit Hours
• EEPS 208 - Honors: Earth as an Ecosystem: Modern Problems and Solutions 4 Credit Hours
• EEPS 456 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
• GLBS 250 - Introduction to Global Studies 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 115 - Plants That Changed the World 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 250 - World Food and Fiber Plant Production 3 Credit Hours *
• PLSC 415 - Agroecology 3 Credit Hours
• POLS 265 - Introduction to International Relations 3 Credit Hours
• POLS 370 - Contemporary International Problems 3 Credit Hours
• POLS 471 - International Political Economy 3 Credit Hours
• PUBH 401 - Global Public Health 3 Credit Hours
• REST 101 - Religions of the World 3 Credit Hours *
• REST 102 - The Comparison of World Religions 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 363 - Food, Agriculture, and Society 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 446 - The Modern World System 3 Credit Hours
• WFS 434 - Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Mammals 3 Credit Hours
• Any additional approved study abroad experiences in international agriculture and natural resources from Category 2.

Category 4 – Capstone in International Agriculture and Natural Resources

In category 4, students will gain a deeper understanding of international agriculture and natural resources by working with faculty on an independent study project or with peers in a group setting to address international agriculture and natural resources challenges. Select one course:

• AGNR 480 - How to Feed the World 3 Credit Hours
• ALEC 485 - Global Sustainable Development Goals 3 Credit Hours *
• FWF 420 - International Natural Resource Issues 3 Credit Hours *
• FWF 427 - Honors International Natural Resource Issues 3 Credit Hours *

Notes:

1. The international experience is a planned experience in a foreign country, such as a study abroad program, semester abroad, or internship, with approval on a case-by-case basis. AGNR 491  may be taken incrementally as 1 or 2 credit hours over time to achieve the 3 credit hours required for category 2. AGNR 491  may also count for Category 3 if Category 2 has been satisfied by either coursework or another AGNR 491  in a country(ies) different than the first.
2. Students may select any course, internship, or experience offered at a foreign location during a mini-term, summer or semester abroad experience that transfers or provides 3 hours of credit at UTK. The course or internship must focus on agriculture and/or natural resources and should be pre-approved by the Herbert Student International Experiences Coordinator.
3. Students may substitute international study abroad courses from UT colleges other than Herbert to be added by petition. Students must provide syllabi from these courses to the Herbert Student International Experiences Coordinator that demonstrate adequate focus on international agriculture and natural resources.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .