GE Pathway Minor in Food Studies

Pathway Coordinator: Maria Giovanni

Food is not only fuel required to sustain us biologically, it functions symbolically and metaphorically, imparting meanings about who we are, about how we view our bodies, and about how we view our relationship to plants and other animals. While food is a commodity within economic markets, it is also a medium of cultural and political attitudes and beliefs, a way of expressing one's identity and cultural ties. While our system of food production can be thought of in practical terms such as professional occupations and careers in the food industry, decisions about how we produce and distribute our food also reflect culturally and historically specific values and beliefs, at the same time that they document shifts in knowledge and government policy. By examining and analyzing food practices from a multidisciplinary perspective, students explore the many roles that food plays in our lives-as sustenance, as expression of identity, as entertainment, as ritual, and as a means to bring people together in a community-and gain a better understanding of who we are, as individual consumers (or producers), as residents in a thriving agricultural region in Northern California, as Americans, and as global citizens.

Course Requirements for the Minor: 18 units

To earn an interdisciplinary Pathway Minor in this field of study, candidates must complete nine lower-division units and nine upper-division units from the courses listed below.

Lower Division

Foundation Associations

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
BIOL 105	Food, Fiber, and Drugs		3.0	FS	GE
Designed specifically for non-majors. Emphasis on broad biological principles, as illustrated by plants, and the economic importance and role of plants in human ecology. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (001119)
GEOG 101W	Physical Geography (W)		3.0	SMF	GE  W
Prerequisites: High school biology, chemistry, or physics is recommended. This course is a survey of the basic processes that determine flows of energy through the atmosphere and examines the subsequent interactions among water, landforms, soil, and vegetation that create and modify the surface of the earth. Students develop a recognition of landscape patterns, as well as an understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological principles and functions that create those patterns, in order to understand the natural environment in which we live and the role of humans affecting that environment. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (003857)
GEOS 101	Our Changing Planet		3.0	FS	GE
Earth materials, processes, and history, and their significance to humans in California and societies around the world. No college credit for students who have passed GEOS 102. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004067)
PSSC 101	Introduction to Plant Science		3.0	FS	GE
Plant structure, growth, reproduction, and responses to the environment. How humans modify plants and the environment to grow crops. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. This is an approved General Education course. (007765)

Arts (C1)

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Humanities (C2)

1 course selected from:

Note: EFLN 170 is for international students for whom English is a foreign language.

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 220W	Beginning Creative Writing (W)		4.0	FS	GE  W
Workshop for beginning writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (003399)
FREN 101	First-Semester French		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to French language and culture. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (003787)
FREN 102	Second-Semester French		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: FREN 101 or equivalent. Continuation of FREN 101. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (003792)
FREN 201	Third-Semester French		4.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: FREN 102 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in FREN 101 and FREN 102. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (003795)
FREN 202	Fourth-Semester French		4.0	SP	GE
Prerequisite: FREN 201 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in FREN 101, FREN 102, and FREN 201. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (003794)
GERM 101	First-Semester German		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to German language and culture. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing German. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004199)
GERM 102	Second-Semester German		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: GERM 101 or equivalent. Continuation of GERM 101. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing German. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004201)
GERM 201	Third-Semester German		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: GERM 102 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in GERM 101 and GERM 102. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004204)
GERM 202	Fourth-Semester German		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: GERM 201 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in GERM 101, GERM 102, and GERM 201. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (004203)
GREK 101	First-Semester Greek		4.0	INQ	GE
Introduction to the ancient Greek language and culture. Emphasis is on the fundamental skills of reading, pronunciation, and composition in ancient Greek. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020745)
GREK 102	Second-Semester Greek		4.0	INQ	GE
Continuation of GREK 101. Emphasis is on the fundamental skills of reading, pronunciation, and composition of ancient Greek. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020746)
HBRW 101A	Beginning Hebrew I		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to the Modern Hebrew language and culture. Emphasis is on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Modern Hebrew. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020724)
HBRW 102A	Beginning Hebrew II		4.0	SP	GE
Continuation of HBRW 101A. Emphasis is on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Modern Hebrew. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (020725)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 201W	Beauty (W)		3.0	FA	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. In this course we investigate and discuss the concept of beauty. What does it mean to say that something is beautiful, or to say that one finds something beautiful? We investigate the concept of beauty, and related concepts, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Philosophy, art, history, biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other academic fields all have important things to say about what beauty is, what it has been taken to be, and the roles that beauty plays and has played in human life. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021401)
HNRS 202	Nature		3.0	FA	GE
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar is a multidisciplinary exploration of Nature. The story of Nature is one that presumably has a beginning, a middle period, and an end. Using perspectives from cosmology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature, music, and art the course focuses on basic and fundamental questions about Nature. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. (021397)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
ITAL 101	First-Semester Italian		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to Italian language and culture. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Italian. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005088)
ITAL 102	Second-Semester Italian		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: ITAL 101 or equivalent. Continuation of ITAL 101. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Italian. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005090)
ITAL 201	Third-Semester Italian		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: ITAL 102 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in ITAL 101 and ITAL 102. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005093)
ITAL 202	Fourth-Semester Italian		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: ITAL 201 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in ITAL 101, ITAL 102, and ITAL 201. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005092)
JAPN 101	First-Semester Japanese		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to the Japanese language and culture. Emphasis on the development of fundamental skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with clear understanding of basic sentence structures. Acquisition of Hiragana and Katakana characters (phonetic symbols). 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005334)
JAPN 102	Second-Semester Japanese		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: JAPN 101 or faculty permission. Continuation of JAPN 101. Special attention to different verb forms and essential auxiliary expressions. Appropriate language use in a variety of social settings. Acquisition of 110 Kanji characters (ideographic symbols). 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005335)
JAPN 201	Third-Semester Japanese		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: JAPN 102 or faculty permission. Review of major grammatical structures and further development of the student's cultural awareness and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. Special attention to logical discourse development. Acquisition of 200 Kanji characters (ideographic symbols). 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005336)
JAPN 202	Fourth-Semester Japanese		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: JAPN 201 or faculty permission. Continuation of review of major grammatical structures and further development of the student's cultural awareness and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. Special attention to refining and expanding discourse. Acquisition of 300 Kanji characters (ideographic symbols). 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (005337)
PHIL 104	The Good Life		3.0	FS	GE
A critical survey of different theories of happiness and meaning in life, including discussion of the roles of moral values, mental health, art, music, and food and drink in living well. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (007163)
PORT 101A	Beginning Portuguese I		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to Portuguese language and its associated cultures. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Portuguese. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (007752)
PORT 102A	Beginning Portuguese II		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: PORT 101A. Continuation of PORT 101A. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Portuguese. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (007754)
RELS 180	Introduction to Spirituality and Religion in California		3.0	FS	GE  GC
In this course we study the ways in which the world's religious traditions and spiritual movements have been shaped by, expressed in and emerged from the California context. In addition to covering indigenous religions, this course presents the histories, beliefs, and traditions of the world religions that traveled with immigrants to California. This course will be structured around guest experts and site visits/field trips to where religion and spirituality are lived and practiced. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (008130)
RUSS 101A	Beginning Russian I		4.0	FS	GE
Introduction to Russian language and its associated cultures. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Russian. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (008916)
RUSS 102A	Beginning Russian II		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: RUSS 101A. Continuation of RUSS 101A. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Russian. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (008920)
RUSS 201	Third Semester Russian		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: RUSS 102A or faculty permission. Students review and expand linguistic skills and cultural concepts introduced in RUSS 101A and RUSS 102A. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (021728)
RUSS 202	Fourth Semester Russian		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: RUSS 201. Students review and expand language skills and cultural concepts introduced in RUSS 101A, RUSS 102A, and RUSS 201. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (021727)
SPAN 101	First-Semester Spanish		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 is not available for credit to students with two or more years of Spanish within the last three years. Introduction to Spanish language and culture. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009113)
SPAN 102	Second-Semester Spanish		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent. Continuation of SPAN 101. Emphasis on the fundamental skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009118)
SPAN 201	Third-Semester Spanish		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009121)
SPAN 201N	Spanish for Spanish Speakers		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: Faculty permission. Reviewing and expanding of language skills possessed by speakers of Spanish who have not studied the language formally. This course includes composition and reading. Particular focus on the Mexican-American/Latino experience. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009123)
SPAN 202	Fourth-Semester Spanish		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent. Reviewing and expanding of language skills and cultural concepts introduced in SPAN 101, SPAN 102, and SPAN 201. This course includes composition and reading. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009120)
SPAN 202N	Spanish for Spanish Speakers		4.0	FS	GE
Prerequisite: Faculty permission. Further reviewing and expanding of language skills possessed by speakers of Spanish who have not studied the language formally. Builds on topics studied in SPAN 201N. This course includes composition and reading. Particular focus on the Mexican-American/Latino experience. 3 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. This is an approved General Education course. (009126)

Social Sciences (D)

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ABUS 101	Introduction to Agricultural Business and Economics		3.0	FS	GE
The role of agricultural business in the economy. Introductory economic and business principles and their application to the solution of agricultural problems. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000014)
ANTH 112	Introduction to Archaeology		3.0	FS	GE  GC
Significant events in mankind's prehistoric cultural development and their relevance to the present. Human antiquity; the acquisition of culture during the Paleolithic; the beginning of early civilization. Introduction to the methods of archaeology and human paleontology. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000491)
ECON 101	Introduction to Economics		3.0	FS	GE
A non-technical introduction to economics with coverage of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Overview of the evolution of economic concepts and ideas. Application of economics to current problems such as inflation, unemployment, the financial sector, the economics of regulation, market imperfections, environmental problems, and international economics. Consumer decision making and different market models are included. (Can be substituted for ECON 102 in the major if students also take ECON 330 as one of their 300-level electives.) 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (002635)
GEOG 105	California Cultural Landscapes		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Broad overview of spatial and temporal changes in the California landscape resulting from the interaction of various cultural groups with their environment. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (003860)
HNRS 200CW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200DW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021030)
HNRS 200DW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200EW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021031)
HNRS 200EW	Honors Survey of Civilization (W)		3.0	FA	GE  GC  W
Corequisites: HNRS 200CW, HNRS 200DW. Honors Survey of Civilization is a survey of civilized life from the first appearance of humans until today. It is a map of the course our species has traveled since the discovery of agriculture, and it provides a coherent and foundational overview of many of the moments, monuments, and movements of civilization. It is a unique and foundational 9-unit general education experience for Honors students. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021032)
HNRS 203W	Justice (W)		3.0	SP	GE  W
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This seminar explores the concept of justice from the perspective of a variety of historical, literary, and philosophical traditions. Students examine the history of the concept of justice and the connections between understandings of justice/fairness and social arrangements. Examples from the arts--including novels, poetry, painting, and/or film--illuminate the changing notions of basic social structure, identity politics, feminism, just war theory, and cosmopolitanism. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021398)
HNRS 204	Truth		3.0	SP	GE  GC
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program. This inter-disciplinary Honors course aims to help students explore questions about the nature of truth, how we can best discover it, what is its value, and what are its limits. We use ideas and methods from philosophy, religion, cosmology, logic, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to make sense of these questions. 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021399)
MCGS 240	Socioeconomic Class and Food Injustice: Inequities across Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender Lines		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as SOCI 240. This fully online course facilitates the study of intersecting systems of oppression and inequity--in particular socio-economic class, ethnicity, and gender--all of which impact access to basic needs, especially healthy food. The course provides a scholarly, theoretical context for individuals working with communities outside of the middle class. Students are guided in the application of concepts and ideas in their personal lives and professional practice. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021867)
PSYC 151	Socio-Cultural Context of Psychological Development		3.0	FS	GE  USD
Examination of social and cultural influences on emotional, social, and intellectual development. Specific emphasis on children raised in lower socio-economic environments as well as children of American Indian, Mexican-American, and black cultures. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (007889)
SOCI 240	Socioeconomic Class and Food Injustice: Inequities across Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender Lines		3.0	FS	GE  USD
This course is also offered as MCGS 240. This fully online course facilitates the study of intersecting systems of oppression and inequity--in particular socio-economic class, ethnicity, and gender--all of which impact access to basic needs, especially healthy food. The course provides a scholarly, theoretical context for individuals working with communities outside of the middle class. Students are guided in the application of concepts and ideas in their personal lives and professional practice. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (021867)

Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (E)

1 course selected from:

Upper Division

Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
GEOS 375	Geology of Food and Health		3.0	FS	GE
Focuses on the relation between natural geological factors, food production, and health problems in humans and animals on a global scale, and explores the impacts of diverse proposed solutions on population health and public policy. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (021128)
HNRS 399HW	Honors General Education Thesis (HW)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly HNRS 399W. (000358)
NFSC 310	Global Nutrition		3.0	FS	GE  GC
This course examines the relationships among human dietary patterns, human biology, and societies. Topics covered include the prevalence of hunger and malnutrition, factors contributing to malnutrition, and the ecology of obesity and chronic diseases in both developing and industrialized nations. Inter-relationships between food systems and major chronic diseases affecting the world population are also examined. Special attention is given to a critical analysis of the biological, environmental and socio-cultural determinants of nutrition-related issues around the world and strategies for addressing those issues. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020508)
PSSC 390	Food Forever: Comparisons of Sustainable Food Production Systems		3.0	FA	GE  GC
How ecological factors, technology, and human values interact to determine available choices of food and its production. Consequences of these choices in terms of community structures, resource allocations, and stability of agro-ecosystems. This course is not intended for majors, but open to them. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (004874)
PSSC 392	World Food and Fiber Systems		3.0	SP	GE  GC
A study and analysis of various world agriculture systems that provide food and fiber. Environmental, technological, socio-economic, and political factors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000068)

Arts/Humanities

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ENGL 330W	Introduction to Technical Writing (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisite: ENGL 130W. A study of technical writing and presentation skills in business and scientific environments, including audience analyses, writing processes, genres of technical and business discourse, visual communication, collaboration, professional responsibility, clear and correct expression. Students write and revise several documents and give oral reports. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021825)
HIST 341	American Environment		3.0	SMF	GE  USD
History of the attitudes, concepts, and public policy toward the American environment, including the natural, rural, and urban environments. Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (004539)
HNRS 340W	Men, Women & the Land: Myths & Realities (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is team taught across several disciplines: biology, ecology, political economy, sustainability, intellectual history, and literary and cultural studies. Examines the ways people have thought about their relationship to the world, particularly in North America and the American West. Examines how ideas are shaped by environment, and the ways in which different cultures have affected the environment. This course evaluates the sustainability of past and current relationships to the land, and also considers a number of future possibilities for positive change. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020913)
HNRS 399HW	Honors General Education Thesis (HW)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly HNRS 399W. (000358)
PHIL 339W	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course is also offered as RELS 339W. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021362)
RELS 339W	Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice (W)		3.0	FS	GE  W
This course is also offered as PHIL 339W. Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. (021362)

Social Sciences

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM	Title	Sustainable	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ABUS 390	World Food and Hunger Issues		3.0	FS	GE  GC
A study of agricultural problems and policies of developing nations. Emphasis on cultural values; physical, economic, and political constraints; hunger and international trade. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (015535)
ANTH 340	Anthropology of Food		3.0	SMF	GE  GC
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (020625)
ANTH 340W	Anthropology of Food (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
This course examines the social and cultural contexts of food production and consumption in a cross-cultural, global and historical perspective, including contemporary social, environmental and policy issues associated with food. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021352)
GEOG 301W	Global Economic Geography (W)		3.0	FS	GE  GC  W
A systematic survey of human economic activities. Analysis of resource exploitation and use, including agriculture, extractive activities, industry, commerce, and service functions. Recommended for business and liberal arts majors. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (021530)
HNRS 340W	Men, Women & the Land: Myths & Realities (W)		3.0	SP	GE  USD  W
This course is team taught across several disciplines: biology, ecology, political economy, sustainability, intellectual history, and literary and cultural studies. Examines the ways people have thought about their relationship to the world, particularly in North America and the American West. Examines how ideas are shaped by environment, and the ways in which different cultures have affected the environment. This course evaluates the sustainability of past and current relationships to the land, and also considers a number of future possibilities for positive change. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (020913)
HNRS 399HW	Honors General Education Thesis (HW)		3.0	FS	GE  W
Prerequisites: Active status in the Honors Program, faculty permission. Independent study of an interdisciplinary topic that satisfies three units of upper-division GE theme requirements. This capstone course is designed to hone your skills in research and writing by working on a topic that grows out of the material you found most intriguing in your other upper-division theme classes. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. Formerly HNRS 399W. (000358)