PUBPOL 5011
Food Systems and Environmental Policy
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. (MPA-ENPO, MPA-ME)
Topics
- 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.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Food Systems and Environmental Policy · 3.0 · Graduate