Food Systems and Environmental Policy

Catalog description

This undergraduate-level course is designed for students interested in learning about policies that shape and govern how we produce, distribute, and consume food, and how those activities shape our environments. Students will learn about major food and environmental policies and programs around the world, their history, and their impacts. Students will also learn about longstanding and current debates in food and environmental policy. Students will be expected to read a variety of texts from government, academic, and journalistic sources and come prepared to engage in discussion, reflection, and synthesis activities. (HCP-EL)