Academic Programs

Food Sustainability & Security Concentration

Concentration Director :

Concentration Description:

The M.S. in Global Sustainability concentration in Food Sustainability and Security provides students with a solid understanding of key issues in food systems and safety/security. 

Learning Outcomes :

• Identify the key stakeholders of the food system (production, processing, distribution, waste)
• Articulate challenges and issues in the food system and ways to improve its sustainability
• Understand the impact of the food industry on public health and the role of safety and sanitation in food security
• Discuss the role of planners, government, and community organizations in food system development
• Understand regulatory and policy issues in the food sector
• Study efforts in the public health sector to prevent foodborne disease outbreaks
• Discuss consumer concerns regarding GMOs, pesticides, bioterrorism, and agroterrorism

Concentration Courses:

• IDS 6270 Sustainable Food Production (Credit Hours: 3)
• IDS 6271 The Future of Food: Environment, Health and Policy (Credit Hours: 3)

Choose one of the following courses:

• IDS 6210 Bioresources for a Sustainable Future (Credit Hours: 3)
• IDS 6216 Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Credit Hours: 3)
• IDS 6244 Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Repurposing Wasted Resources
• IDS 6275 Policy for Sustainability (Credit Hours: 3)
• IDS 6276 Navigating the Sustainable Food/Energy/Water Nexus (Credit Hours: 3)
• IDS 6707 Envisioning Sustainability: Tools for 21st Century Communicators of Sustainability Science (Credit Hours: 3)
• URP 6444 Global & Community Food Systems (Credit Hours: 3)

 Course Descriptions

For academic advising, please contact Jamie Chmiel at jchmiel@usf.edu