Minors

A minor is a secondary area of interest that often complements a major and allows grouping of related electives in a meaningful way. Students typically need 4 to 8 courses to fulfill the requirements for a minor.

The CALS curriculum allows the flexibility to:

• Select a minor in CALS.
• Take advantage of the many programs offered at Cornell by choosing one of the dozens of minors offered in the six other Cornell colleges and schools.

CALS Minors

Agribusiness Management (Only Available to CALS Students)

Sample Coursework: Agricultural Finance, Farm Business Management, Marketing

American Indian Studies

Sample Coursework: Native Peoples in the Northeast, Introduction to Native American Literature

Animal Science

Sample Coursework: Animal Physiology, Animal Nutrition

Applied Economics (Only Available to CALS Students)

Sample Coursework: Introductory Microeconomics, International Trade Policy, Resource Economics

Atmospheric Science

Sample Coursework: Basic Principles of Meteorology, Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics

Biological Sciences

Sample Coursework: Biochemistry, Evolutionary Biology and Diversity, Genetics

Biometry and Statistics

Sample Coursework: Biological Statistics, Statistical Sampling

Business

Sample Coursework: Finance, Marketing, Intro to Business Management

Climate Change

Sample Coursework: Climate and Global Warming, Global Ecology and Management, Humans and Climate

Communication

Sample Coursework: Oral Communication, New Media and Society, Media and Human Development

Crop Management

Sample Coursework: Field Crop Systems, Environmental Chemistry, Integrated Pest Management

Development Sociology

Sample Coursework: Social Movements, Theories of Society, Evaluating Statistical Evidence

Education

Sample Coursework: Educational Psychology, Engaging Students in Learning

Entomology

Sample Coursework: Insect Ecology, Spider Biology, Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Environmental & Resource Economics (Only Available to CALS Students)

Sample Coursework: Introductory Microeconomics, Resource Economics, Environmental Economics

Environmental Science and Sustainability

Sample Coursework: Ecology and the Environment, Environmental Stewardship

Food Science

Sample Coursework: Food Safety Assurance, Sensory Evaluation of Food

Globalization, Ethnicity & Development

Sample Coursework: Social Inequality, Social Movements, Anthropology of Colonialism

Horticulture

Sample Coursework: Horticultural Science and Systems, The Nature of Plants

Information Science

Sample Coursework: Computer Mediated Communication, Intro to Cognitive Science

International Studies (Only Available to CALS Students)

Sample Coursework: International Internship, Topics in International Agriculture and Rural Development

International Trade & Development (Only Available to CALS Students)

Sample Coursework: Political Economy of the WTO, Food Policy for Developing Countries

Landscape Studies

Sample Coursework: Field Work in Urban Archaeology, History of American Landscape Architecture

Marine Biology

Sample Coursework: Ecology and the Marine Environment

Natural Resources

Sample Coursework: Environmental Conservation, Wetland Ecology, Environmental Governance

Nutrition & Health

Sample Coursework: Nutritional Problems of Developing Nations, Maternal and Child Nutrition

Science of Earth Systems

Sample Coursework: The Earth System, Climate Dynamics, Interior of the Earth, Intro to Biogeochemistry

Soil Science

Sample Coursework: Soil Ecology, Soil Management for Sustainability

Viticulture & Enology

Sample Coursework: Wines and Vines, Winemaking Theory and Practice