FOOD FRONTLINES: SECURITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SURVIVAL
What does it mean to be food secure - and who gets left out? Interactively explore the scientific, social, and systemic forces that shape food insecurity locally and globally. Build a foundational understanding and then take a deep dive into key drivers of food insecurity - such as climate change, conflict, policy, and inequality - and examine how food access and production affect individuals, communities, and entire nations. Develop college success skills, reflect on personal and academic goals, and engage in evidence-based discussions that connect research, current events, and campus life.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify resources and services available through CALS and UW-Madison. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and analyze key drivers of food insecurity and their impact on individuals and communities. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss scientific topics related to food (in)security. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how food production intersects with social, economic, and environmental systems. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe foundational college success skills, including organization, critical thinking, and effective communication. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals in relation to course themes. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Discuss complex issues using evidence-based perspectives from research, current events, and college experiences. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify resources and services available through CALS and UW-Madison. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and analyze key drivers of food insecurity and their impact on individuals and communities. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Discuss scientific topics related to food (in)security. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how food production intersects with social, economic, and environmental systems. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe foundational college success skills, including organization, critical thinking, and effective communication. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Reflect on academic, career, and personal goals in relation to course themes. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Discuss complex issues using evidence-based perspectives from research, current events, and college experiences. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027