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180.605.01
Food System Sustainability Practicum

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

NA

Description
Students learn first-hand about food system sustainability issues by engaging with organizations working for positive change. They broaden their learning through classroom education, readings and assignments covering: food system sustainability, with emphasis on content areas relevant to student projects; skills and context relevant to working with these organizations; and reflection on service-learning experiences.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Discuss selected topics in food system sustainability, including key interventions, challenges and opportunities.
  2. Describe the operation of a program or project related to food system sustainability, and the site’s relationship with its community.
  3. Reflect on the student’s own role as a professional engaging with an organization, including identifying strengths and areas for further improvement.
  4. Discuss the contributions to food system sustainability of the programs students in the class worked with, and otherwise draw broader lessons from these site experiences.