Academic Programs
Food Sustainability & Security Concentration
Concentration Director :
Associate Professor
Director of Food Sustainability and Security
Director of Academic Capstone Experience (ACE)
Concentration Description:
The M.A. 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
- IDS 6271 - The Future of Food: Environment, Health, and Policy
- IDS 6275 – Policy for Sustainability
- IDS 6210 - Bioresources for a Sustainable Future
- IDS 6276 - Navigating The Sustainable Food-Energy-Water Nexus
- IDS 6244 - Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Re-purposing Wasted Resources
- PHC 6515 - Food Safety
- URP 6444 - Global and Community Food Systems
For academic advising, please contact Jamie Chmiel at jchmiel@usf.edu
