The food agribusiness sector represents a key pillar of the Canadian economy. The B.Sc. in Food Industry Management provides students with fundamental and applied interdisciplinary skills in business, agribusiness and food science, along with experiential learning and possible internship opportunities to make them market-ready upon graduation. Core course content includes business management, agricultural commodities, bioproducts, transportation and processing, food safety;students will be exposed to unique cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, hands-on training, and knowledge to encourage creativity and problem-solving skills necessary to meet the current and emerging needs in the food agribusiness job field post-graduation.  

Minimum Requirements for Degree (120 credit units)

Year 1 (30 credit units)

  • AGRC 110.3
  • AGRC 113.3
  • AREC 220.3
  • BIOL 120.3
  • CHEM 112.3
  • COMM 101.3
  • ECON 111.3
  • FABS 110.3
  • MATH 104.3 or MATH 110.3 or MATH 125.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • ENG 111.3
  • ENG 112.3
  • ENG 113.3
  • ENG 114.3
  • ENG 120.3

Year 2 (30 credit units)

  • AREC 230.3 
  • AREC 272.3 
  • BMSC 200.3 
  • COMM 201.3 
  • COMM 203.3 
  • COMM 204.3 
  • FABS 211.3 
  • FABS 212.3 
  • PLSC 214.3 or AREC 261.3

Note: If you plan to work in the food science area, choose PLSC 214.3. If you plan to work in the industry management area, choose AREC 261.3

Choose 3 credit units from the following:

  • BIOL — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • CHEM — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • GEOG 120.3 or GEOG 125.3
  • GEOL — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • PHYS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

Years 3 and 4 (60 credit units)

  • AREC 322.3
  • AREC 346.3
  • AREC 347.3 
  • AREC 348.3 
  • AREC 354.3 
  • AREC 428.3 or AREC 495.3  or FABS 492.3 
  • FABS 315.3 
  • FABS 325.3 
  • FABS 345.3 
  • FABS 317.3 
  • FABS 452.3 

Choose 3 credit units from the areas of Social Science, Humanities, or Fine Arts: 

Humanities

  • CHIN — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • CLAS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • CREE — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • ENG — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • FREN — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • GERM — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • HEB — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • HIST — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • HNDI — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • INTS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • JPNS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • LATN — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • LIT — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • PHIL — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • RLST — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • RUSS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • SNSK — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • SPAN — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • UKR — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • WGST — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

  • Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the Class Search.
  • MUS 111 is acceptable toward the Humanities requirement.

Social Sciences

  • ANTH — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • ARCH — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • ECON — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • GEOG 130.3
  • INDG — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • IS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • LING — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • PLAN — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • POLS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • PSY — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • SOC — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • SOSC — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • WGST — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

Any senior-level social science course, provided the prerequisite is met. Please note that certain GEOG courses are considered Science courses. Refer to the Class Search.

Statistics courses in social sciences are not accepted for credit toward the Social Science Requirement (eg. ECON 204, PSY 233, PSY 234, SOC 225 and SOC 325).

Certain WGST courses may be considered a Humanities and/or Social Science. Refer to the Class Search.

Fine Arts

  • ART — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • ARTH — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • DRAM — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level
  • MUS — 100-Level, 200-Level, 300-Level, 400-Level

Choose 15 credit units of restricted electives from the following:

  • AGRC 445.3 
  • AREC 262.3
  • AREC 315.3 
  • AREC 342.3 
  • AREC 356.3 
  • AREC 420.3 
  • AREC 440.3 
  • AREC 451.3 
  • CHEM 115.3 
  • CHEM 221.3 
  • CHEM 250.3 
  • COMM 205.3 
  • FABS 222.3 
  • FABS 298.3 
  • FABS 360.3 
  • FABS 362.3 
  • FABS 371.3 
  • FABS 398.3 
  • FABS 401.3 
  • FABS 411.3 
  • FABS 457.3 
  • FABS 460.3 
  • FABS 474.3 
  • FABS 493.3 
  • FABS 498.3 
  • PLSC 420.3

Open Electives

Choose 9 credit units of Open Electives