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Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems

Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems

Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems

This course teaches about food systems through interdisciplinary, experiential and peer-based learning. In addition to applying systems thinking (meeting jointly with NUTR555, NRE501, and UP408) students in the UP408 section will focus on the unique perspectives urban and regional planners bring to understanding and addressing food systems problems.

School(s)/College(s)
Public Health » Environmental Health Sciences
Environment and Sustainability
Arch. and U.P. (Taubman) » Urban and Regional Planning
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
NUTR 555, URP 527, EAS 528 046602 Graduate 3 Sustainability-Focused

* A course is defined as sustainability-focused if the course title or description points to an explicit focus on sustainability. Sustainability-inclusive courses are those in which sustainability is clearly included in the course content.

Academic Terms

YearSession(s)
2025Fall
2024Fall