PUBPOL 5011

Food Systems and Environmental Policy

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This graduate-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.

Enrollment Priority Recommended prerequisite: PUBPOL 5210.

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Learning Outcomes

• Understand and describe the main policy levers aimed at sustainably producing sufficient food for a healthy population.
• Analyze and evaluate policy solutions intended to improve food security and environmental sustainability with consideration for scientific, economic, and political realities.
• Create and justify food policy recommendations for improving the production, distribution, and consumption of sufficient, quality food for a healthy population.
• Develop skills in close reading, analytical writing, and public speaking.

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