Prereq: Admission to MS degree program in Nutrition and Food Systems or MS degree program in Science Translation and Outreach or Consent of Instructor.
Food Systems and Society tracks food from farm to table, including growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal. Policy and culture determine who eats what and who benefits and loses in any given food system. As a result food systems vary considerably across the world with each evolving to affect overall health. The course will assess sustainability of food systems and explore the ethical, economical, socio-ecological, and environmental factors that affect local, regional, national, and global food system development. Content includes case study evaluations and current research in the field.
Food Systems and Society tracks food from farm to table, including growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal. Policy and culture determine who eats what and who benefits and loses in any given food system. As a result food systems vary considerably across the world with each evolving to affect overall health. The course will assess sustainability of food systems and explore the ethical, economical, socio-ecological, and environmental factors that affect local, regional, national, and global food system development. Content includes case study evaluations and current research in the field.