Issues in Food Systems
Issues in Food Systems emphasizes U.S. social, economic, and biological dimensions of food systems, combining academic approaches with practitioner knowledge and requiring a community project.
Summary
Past student reviews · Monica White
The coursework was not difficult, and attendance was not mandatory, though missing class could lead to missing important information.
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze the community food system from production, distribution, and consumption including cultural, environmental and social factors that influence food options.
Investigate strategies communities engage to access nutrient-rich foods, including food justice/security/sovereignty movements
Develop and conduct survey research and family oral histories to understand the significance of cultural food ways
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2· UW Guide 3
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Prerequisites
Course mapSOC/C&E SOC 140,SOC 181, 210, or 211
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
MONICA WHITE is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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the class
Past student reviews · Monica White
The semester focused on agriculture and social issues through readings and discussion, with grades based on a long-term project.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.70 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Monica White
The coursework was not difficult, and attendance was not mandatory, though missing class could lead to missing important information.
Past student reviews · Monica White
Dr. White was described as a sweetheart with a big and bubbly personality.
Topics
- Social, economic, and biological dimensions of food systems in the U.S.
- Food system production, distribution, consumption, and influencing cultural, environmental, and social factors.
- Community strategies for nutrient-rich food access and food justice, security, and sovereignty movements.
- Survey research and family oral histories regarding cultural food ways.
Skills
- Analyze community food systems across production, distribution, and consumption considering cultural, environmental, and social factors.
- Investigate community strategies for accessing nutrient-rich foods, including food justice, security, and sovereignty movements.
- Develop and conduct survey research and family oral histories to understand the significance of cultural food ways.
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