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-govermental organizations with a focus on sustainable food systems, or further academic pursuits with graduate study.

Students must complete two of the following four courses below.

  • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture
  • GEOG-G 369 The Geography of Food
  • GEOG-G 478 Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems
  • POLS-Y 216 Food, Politics, and Sustainability

Elective Courses: Students must select two courses from the following list.

  • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture
  • CLLC-L 230 Learning from Nature: Permaculture
  • GEOG-G 220 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 216 Food, Politics, and Sustainability
  • 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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