All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
The food systems curriculum provides students with a broad foundational knowledge about the food system that includes environmental, social, and economic sustainability of food production. This knowledge is presented within the context of a changing climate, agricultural systems, food, health, and nutrition, food security, policy development at federal, state, and local levels, and an understanding of the complex dynamics of a global food system. In addition, students declare a concentration with a focus on natural or social science. The concentration follows the curriculum of a minor by the same name. Students also complete six credits of internship or research, providing an opportunity to apply what they learn, as well as prepare for a career in food systems.
Major Requirements
| MATH 1077 | Exploring Modern Mathematics | 3 |
| STAT 1110 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| CDAE 1020 | World Food,Pop & Develop | 3 |
| CDAE 1040 | US Food, Social Equity &Dev | 3 |
| or NFS 1073 | Farm to Table: Food Sys | |
| NFS 1043 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| PBIO 1040 | Intro to Botany | 3-4 |
| or PBIO 1060 | Plants, Food, and Culture | |
| ALE 1210 | Intro to Agroecology | 3 |
| FS 1930 | Food Systems Seminar I | 2 |
| FS 2930 | Food Systems Seminar II | 2 |
| FS 2010/NFS 2113 | U.S. Food Policy and Politics | 3 |
| FS 2020/CDAE 2080 | Comparative Food Systems | 3 |
| FS 2030/NFS 2114 | Human Health in the Food Syst | 3 |
| 3 credits at the 3000-level of the following or advisor-approved electives | ||
| Advanced Animal Nutrition | ||
| Special Topics (when the topic is Food or Agriculture) | ||
| The Real Cost of Food | ||
| Agricultural Policy and Ethics | ||
| Economics of Sustainability | ||
| Contemp Policy Iss:Comm Dev | ||
| Smart Resilient Communities | ||
| Food Microbiology | ||
| Functional Foods:Prncpl & Tech | ||
| Nutrition for Global Health | ||
| Global Food Safety | ||
| Food, Exchange and Culture | ||
| Agricultural Policy and Ethics | ||
| Diversified Farm Planning | ||
| Advanced Agroecology | ||
| Sustainable Orchard Management | ||
| Internship - Field Experience/Research 1 | 6 | |
| Food Systems Concentration Requirement (Choose one) | 15-18 | |
NATURAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION: may include Agroecology, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Plant Biology, Soil Science, Sustainable Landscape Horticulture | ||
SOCIAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION: may include Community Entrepreneurship, Community and International Development, Consumer + Advertising, Community Centered Design, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Public Communication, Sustainable Landscape Horticulture | ||
| 1 course/3 credits in the concentration area must be at the 3000-level | ||
| Additional pre-requisites as needed (depending on concentration) | ||
Any 2000-level or higher course can only count ONCE toward the FS major OR the FS Concentration (minor) OR another minor declared within CALS.