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Food and Society Certificate

Food and Society Certificate

Food, its production, consumption, and meaning, is of deep social, political and economic consequence. Food is at the heart of debates about globalization, science, technology, and social progress.

The Food and Society Certificate program allows students to think critically about an aspect of their lives that is at once personal, public, and political, and to which they can readily relate. 

The certificate promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the cultural significance of food; how food is grown, treated, harvested, sold, purchased, consumed, shared, and disposed of; and the impact these practices have on suppliers, consumers, and the environment. The certificate emphasizes both food culture and food systems.

Careers with a Food and Society Certificate

Students with a Certificate in Food and Society and an appropriate undergraduate degree can go on to do graduate work in the area of food studies.

Students whose interests are more in food culture might go on to find related jobs in the following areas: publishing, public relations, marketing, nonprofit work, and food operations.

Those whose interests focus more on food systems would find job opportunities in the following areas: local and national government, non-governmental organization work in advocacy and policy, development organizations, food production companies, and food distribution companies.

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Contact Us

If you have questions or would like more information about the History Minor, contact Dr. Stephen Scanlan.