EOHS 5313 Topics in Global Food Security and Sustainability

3 SCH. This course will expose the student to the issues in food security from the local to the global levels. Topics will cover a broad range of issues, including, but not limited to: food quality and access, food deserts, climate change impacts, food animal welfare, food safety, agroterrorism, nutrition (starvation, under-nutrition, and obesity), agricultural practices, and policy/regulation of the food system. Students are expected to gain a better understanding of the successes and failures of the food systems locally, nationally, and globally; a better appreciation for the future challenges associated with food security, and an understanding of how to solve real-world problems stemming from food security issues.
Offered Fall and Spring
Letter Grade