Academic Program
Food Sustainability & Security Concentration
Concentration Director :
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director of Food Sustainability and Security
Director of Academic Capstone Experience (ACE)
Concentration Description:
The M.S. in Global Sustainability concentration in Food Sustainability and Security provides students with a solid understanding of key issues in food systems and safety/security.
Learning Outcomes :
- Identify the key stakeholders of the food system (production, processing, distribution, waste)
- Articulate challenges and issues in the food system and ways to improve its sustainability
- Understand the impact of the food industry on public health and the role of safety and sanitation in food security
- Discuss the role of planners, government, and community organizations in food system development
- Understand regulatory and policy issues in the food sector
- Study efforts in the public health sector to prevent foodborne disease outbreaks
- Discuss consumer concerns regarding GMOs, pesticides, bioterrorism, and agroterrorism
Concentration Courses:
- IDS 6270 Sustainable Food Production (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6271 The Future of Food: Environment, Health and Policy (Credit Hours: 3)
Choose one of the following courses:
- IDS 6210 Bioresources for a Sustainable Future (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6216 Implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6244 Waste Not, Want Not: Reconsidering Waste, Repurposing Wasted Resources (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6275 Policy for Sustainability (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6276 Navigating the Sustainable Food/Energy/Water Nexu (Credit Hours: 3)
- IDS 6707 Envisioning Sustainability: Tools for 21st Century Communicators of Sustainability Science (Credit Hours: 3)
- URP 6444 Global & Community Food Systems (Credit Hours: 3)
For Admissions Related Inquiries:
Randall Pape
Assistant Director of Academic Services
rpape@usf.edu
For Advising Related Inquiries:
Emily Boyko
Academic Services Administrator
eboyko@usf.edu