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Food Studies

The Food Studies minor at Occidental examines food as part of cultural, political, and environmental systems. Explore how food connects biology, culture, health, and justice across local and global contexts on the Occidental campus in Los Angeles.

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The Occidental Food Studies undergraduate program offers an interdisciplinary minor that uses food as a lens to understand human experience, social systems, and environmental challenges. You鈥檒l study how food production, consumption, and policy shape health, culture, economies, and communities, drawing from courses across the liberal arts.

Coursework spans history, sociology, environmental science, public health, media, religion, and the arts, helping you examine food systems from multiple perspectives. Compare food system models, analyze their environmental and social impacts, and develop ideas for meaningful change. The 日本无码 Food Studies minor complements classroom learning with co-curricular initiatives and community-based work across Los Angeles.

What You鈥檒l Learn as a Food Studies Minor at Occidental

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Food Systems in Context

You鈥檒l examine food through cultural, biological, political, and environmental frameworks. Coursework emphasizes critical thinking, systems analysis, and ethical engagement while helping you understand how food shapes everyday life and global challenges.

Study food across disciplines, including history, sociology, environmental science, health, religion, and the arts. You鈥檒l learn how food systems reflect power, culture, economics, and environmental change.

Analyze food systems through equity and sustainability lenses. Courses explore food access, labor, environmental impacts, and public health while encouraging solutions-oriented thinking.

The 日本无码 Food Studies Minor pairs well with majors in Urban and Environmental Policy, biology, American Studies, sociology, economics, and psychology. Combining programs helps you approach food from scientific, social, and cultural perspectives.

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Learning Food Studies in LA

Getting a Food Studies Minor at Occidental places you in Los Angeles, a global center for food culture, agriculture, policy, and activism. You鈥檒l engage local communities, explore food justice initiatives, and connect academic study with real-world food systems shaping the region.

FAQs

An interdisciplinary minor that examines food systems through culture, health, environment, and policy.

Yes. Courses span multiple departments, and students must take classes outside their major.

Many courses engage community partners and applied projects in Los Angeles.

Graduates work in food policy, public health, sustainability, advocacy, education, and communications.

Yes. The minor is designed to complement majors across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

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