Что я буду изучать?
The bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Food Systems is designed for ecologically-minded students who want to join the wave of change to transform industrial food systems into more resilient, self-renewing, dynamic networks for local to global communities, economies and environments. The program explores the local food web through farm and dock visits and cooking in the professional kitchen while investigating food literacy, culture, public health and food policy. Emphasis is placed on examining the local food web, social structures, and supply chains in relation to the economic realities of food production. A host of free elective credits give students the ability to focus on and further explore areas of environmental sustainability, policy and advocacy, culinary sustainability, public health, supply chain management or writing for development. This experientially-based program takes place at the intersection of social food justice, environmental protection, economic sovereignty and policy, and provides an interdisciplinary framework for students to explore their local food web from diverse perspectives.Upon the completion of the program, graduates are expected to: Analyze the effects of change and policy on food systems, Apply agricultural food production, sustainable food practices and cuisine concepts to food system issues, Advocate for sustainable food systems to various audiences and Propose solutions to issues related to the sustainability of food systems.Policy and Advocacy - This focus is only offered at the Providence Campus.Writing for Development - This focus is only offered at the Providence Campus
