NU 411 - Food Security

Credit(s): 3.00

This survey is a critical and interdisciplinary exploration of current issues of local, regional and national strategies to address food insecurity and provides students with a basic understanding of the social, political and economic foundations of food security, food sovereignty, and food justice. Students analyze individual elements of food security, the approaches and interrelationships and assess the individual, community impacts and sustainability of those practices at different levels and diverse locations.