Schools, Departments & Programs

Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Sustainable Food Systems Concentration Courses

The Sustainable Food Systems Concentration area provides students with a focus on sustainability issues in relation to food and agriculture systems. Students pursuing this concentration area can expect to gain knowledge related to the social dynamics of sustainable food systems both domestically and globally. Students can also gain experience and skills related to small-scale sustainable food production. Potential career areas include local and regional food system development, municipal or community food security agencies, commercial and non-governmental organizations with a focus on sustainable food systems, or further academic pursuits with graduate study.

  1. Complete two courses selected from the following:
    • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture
    • GEOG-G 369 The Geography of Food
    • GEOG-G 478 Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems
    • POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (Approved topic: Politics of What's for Dinner)
  2. Complete two courses selected from the following:
    • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture
    • CLLC-L 230 Life—Concepts and Issues (Approved topic: Learning from Nature: Permaculture)
    • GEOG-G 352 Food and Poverty in America
    • GEOG-G 369 The Geography of Food
    • GEOG-G 478 Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems
    • LTAM-L 426 Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Listed as OVST-J 497) (Approved topic: Roots, Fruits, and Jamaican Ecologies)
    • POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics (Approved topic: Politics of What's for Dinner)
    • SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (Approved topic: Farming the City: Global Perspectives on Urban Agriculture and Food Security)
    • SPH-O 343/CLLC-L 300 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture
    • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable food systems from any department (3 cr.) with pre-approval of the academic advisor. (Note: This option can be used only once.)

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