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A minor offers multiple options to gain a strong grounding in a particular facet of your studies. The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences offers four minors, which complement diverse majors across campus including natural sciences, engineering, and humanities.Ìý

Agroecology

This minor is designed to give students a knowledge-based concentration in diversified agricultural production based on ecological principles and is economically viable, socially just and equitable, and ecologically sound.

Contact person: Terence Bradshaw

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Food Systems Ìý

This interdisciplinary minor in Food Systems gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to understand our complex interdependent food system of food production, processing, distribution and consumption.

Contact person: Terence Bradshaw

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Soil Science Ìý

This minor is designed to give students a knowledge-based concentration in soil science that will be recognized by those looking to hire agricultural and natural resource professionals with soil science prominent in their program of study.

Contact person: Josef H. Görres

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Sustainable Landscape Horticulture

This minor provides professional education in the use and care of trees, shrubs, flowers, lawn grasses, and other plants in the human environment.

Contact Person: Mark.Starrett