Minors
Ohio State undergraduate students who are majoring in a program other than AAE are permitted to minor in an AEDE program of study. Minors offered include the following:
The Agribusiness minor provides key skills and knowledge important for effective business decision-making, innovation and management. Many applications are to firms in the food system like farms, cooperatives, logistics and input supply companies, commodity trading firms and global food distribution and retailing companies. However, this core business training is applicable to many industries.
The EEDS minor offers students a multi-disciplinary program that focuses on the human, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability – often referred to as people, planet and profit. Through enrollment in the EEDS minor, students learn sustainability concepts to complement their work in their major program of study. EEDS is a joint program between our department and the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR). Students enrolled in the minor take classes with faculty working in both areas. Agribusiness and Applied Economics majors can minor in EEDS.
The Environmental Economics minor provides students with an understanding of the application of economic principles to contemporary natural resource and environmental processes, problems and policies. Students acquire a solid foundation in the theories and methods of natural resource economics and benefit-cost analysis for addressing issues such as soil and water conservation, pollution control policy, land use, environmental benefit estimation and management of natural systems.
The Farm Management minor provides students with an understanding of business management concepts important for effective farm-level decision-making and an opportunity to develop an array of skills needed to manage production, finance, marketing and human resources.
The International Economic Development minor provides students with an understanding of socio-economic development problems, processes and policies, primarily in developing countries. Students acquire international awareness and the skills necessary to understand the inter-relationships between population, food systems, the environment, culture and global relationships involving trade, capital and commodity markets.