BA/BS Curriculum
The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Food Studies is awarded upon the completion of 120 credits, including at least 30 credits in Food Studies. The major consists of an introductory course and four core courses, providing the foundation
for the study of food from the cultural, political, and environmental points of view, and 12 credits (or four courses, depending on curricular choices), in one of the following concentrations: Culture, Media, and Communication; Health and Environment;
and Policy and Politics. Six credits can be chosen from elective courses offered by The New School in topics relevant to students’ professional and cultural interests.
Courses
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Credits
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NFDS 2050 Introduction to Food Studies | 3 |
Food and culture course - Choose One NFDS 2101 American Culinary History: From the Erie Canal to the Food Network NFDS 2100 Food and Gender
NFDS 3401 Eating Identities NFDS 3410 Food and Migration
| 3 |
Health and environment course - Choose One NFDS 2720 Food and the Human Body NFDS 4715 Food and the Environment | 3-4 |
Policy and politics course - Choose One NFDS 3201 Making Sausage: Policy Tools for Food Systems, Environment, and Design NFDS 3202 Food, Power, and Paradox NFDS 4245 Social Justice in the Food System | 3 |
Concentration Areas - Choose One
Culture, Media, and Communication Concentration Sample Courses NFDS 2080 Introduction to Food Design NFDS 2102 Drinking History NFDS 2110 Culinary
Luminaries: A Celebration of Those Who Have Changed the Way We Eat NFDS 2615 Food and Media NFDS 2906 NYC Eats: Food, People, Places NFDS 3300 Food Fights! Food in Advocacy and Sociopolitical Communication NFDS
3401 Eating Identities: Food, Gender, and Race NFDS 3601 Professional Food Writing NFDS 3615 Feasting Your Eyes: Food and Film NFDS 4100 Understanding Global Food and Social Justice Through Music | 3 |
Health and Environment Concentration Sample Courses NFDS 2957 Zero Food Waste NFDS 3274 Urban Food Systems NFDS 3406 Umami Studies NFDS 3505 Food and the Senses NFDS 3714 Food
and the Environment
NFDS 3720 Urban Agriculture and Food Activism* NFDS 3742 Food Sovereignty and Climate Change in MENA *This course will be offered in summer 2023. | 3-4 |
Policy and Politics Concentration Sample Courses NFDS 2400 Kids and Food NFDS 3201 Making Sausage: Policy for Food Systems, Environment, and Design
NFDS 3202 Food, Power, and Paradox NFDS 3300 Food Fights! Food in Advocacy and Sociopolitical Communication NFDS 3310 Food Labor and Food Workers NFDS 3410 Food and Migration NFDS 4245 Social Justice in the
Food System | 3 |
Two approved electives | 6 |
Total | 30 |
Electives
Students can complete three to six elective credits by taking the courses offered by the Schools of Public Engagement and other colleges of The New School. Credits can also be earned through summer and/or winter courses, internships, co-ed learning, and
prior learning, with departmental approval.
Sample elective courses: