Spring 2027

Global Food Security

Global Food Security explores drivers of food insecurity including production barriers like pests and climate, availability barriers like politics and price, and population growth, while examining potential solutions.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Jeri Barak-Cunningham

The workload was heavy, featuring long homework assignments and exams. Many students cited a lack of clear grading rubrics as a major frustration, making it difficult to understand point deductions.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Locate, evaluate, and use credible information resources relevant to global food insecurity

  • Analyze and interpret scientific evidence

  • Compare and contrast information from multiple perspectives to gain a more comprehensive understanding of global food insecurity

  • Demonstrate teamwork and interpersonal skills

  • Analyze the barriers to food security

  • Evaluate proposed solutions to food insecurity

  • Apply logic-based rhetoric to communicate effectively in written and oral formats

  • Demonstrate understanding of scientific reasoning, and determine when scientific information supports a given conclusion.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
PLPATH 311

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  • Satisfied Communications A

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JERI BARAK-CUNNINGHAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jeri Barak-Cunningham

Students described the course as an engaging foundation for global health, noting that Dr. Barak encouraged independent thinking. Some found her approach initially condescending but kind, with exam answers often found in slides.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.64 GPA, 86.9% A/AB (n=175 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 87.3% A/AB (n=158 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.3% A/AB (n=149 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jeri Barak-Cunningham

The workload was heavy, featuring long homework assignments and exams. Many students cited a lack of clear grading rubrics as a major frustration, making it difficult to understand point deductions.

Past student reviews · Jeri Barak-Cunningham

Attending lectures was essential for success, and office hours were highly recommended for exam preparation. However, some students found the professor standoffish and reported that the course involved significant group work.

Topics

  • Barriers to food production such as pests, land availability, and climate
  • Barriers to food availability including politics, price, and biofuels
  • Population growth and increased demand for food
  • Solutions to food insecurity

Skills

  • Locating and evaluating credible information resources
  • Analyzing and interpreting scientific evidence
  • Analyzing barriers to food security
  • Evaluating proposed solutions to food insecurity
  • Applying logic-based rhetoric for written and oral communication
  • Demonstrating understanding of scientific reasoning

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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