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Core Curriculum

Feeding the World

Feeding the World

Facilitators: Chris Norris, Executive Director, Sustainable Business Institute; Carol Kelly, Program Director, Sustainable Business Institute

The Feeding the World pathway focuses on the complex interrelationships among food production, food consumption, hunger, poverty, and the environment. Students in the pathway will explore how the production, consumption, and distribution of food resources are impacted by a variety of factors, including the availability of resources, income levels, and environmental degradation. The production of food in fragile environments and the sustainability of subsistence food systems will be explored, including the role of agricultural development in reducing hunger and poverty throughout the world.

Associated Courses

Anthropology (ANTH)
50 World Geography (cross-listed with POLI 50 and ENVS 50)
133 Human Nutrition and Culture 
140 Food, Culture and Environment (cross-listed with ENVS 136)
185 Peoples of Latin America 
Biology (BIOL)
5 Endangered Ecosystems L&L 
131 Agroecology L&L (cross listed with ENVS 132)
Business (BUSN)
150 Feeding the World 
151A Food, Hunger, Poverty, Environment Immersion Preparation
151B Food, Hunger, Poverty, Environment Immersion Reflection 
151EL FHPE Immersion 
Dance (DANC)
69 Walk Across California 
169 Walk Across California
Economics (ECON)
101 Resources, Food, and the Environment (cross-listed with MGMT 173)
129 Economic Development 
134 African Economic Development 
135 Gender Issues in the Developing World 
160 The Economics of Poverty and Inequality 
English (ENGL)
156 Global Literatures 
156A Global Literatures: Postcolonial Lit & Theory 
156B Global Literatures: African Literature 
156D Global Literatures: South Asian literature 
159 Studies in Indian Subcontinental and Diasporic Literature
165 Studies in African Literature 
Environmental Studies & Sciences (ENVS)
20 The Water Wars of California L&L 
21 Introduction to Applied Ecology L&L 
22 Introduction to Environmental Studies 
50 World Geography (cross-listed with POLI 50 and ANTH 50)
132 Agroecology L&L (cross listed with BIOL 131)
136 Food, Culture and Environment (cross-listed with ANTH 140)
146 Agriculture, Environment, and Development: Latin America
155 Environmental & Food Justice 
161 The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez: Agriculture, Food and Environment in Catholic Social Teaching 
Ethnic Studies (ETHN)
156 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with GNSX 113)
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX)
113 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156)
History (HIST)
106 You Are What You Eat: History of Foods, Drugs, and Medicine 
Management (MGMT)
173 Resources, Food & the Environment (cross-listed with ECON 101)
176 Sustainable Food Systems 
Philosophy (PHIL)
29 Ethics and the Environment 
29H Ethical Issues and the Environment 
Political Science (POLI)
40 Politics of US Econ Policies 
50 World Geography (cross-listed with ANTH 50 and ENVS 50)
171W Intl Environ & Devel Sem I 
Religion, Theology, and Culture
Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP)
26 Sustainable Theologies 
46 Faith, Justice, & Poverty 
46H Faith, Justice & Poverty: Honors
Sociology (SOCI)
33 Social Problems in the United States 
134 Globalization and Inequality 
165 Human Services