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FDST 110

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Food and Identity

Academic Level

Undergraduate

Course Title

Food and Identity

Description

Students in this course will explore how people use food to identify themselves as individuals and as groups. Students will study the meaning and significance of food in different cultures, by exploring the way that ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status and religion influence our food choices. An emphasis will be placed on the examination of how people transmit and preserve culture and intricate relationships through food.

3

Repeatable for Additional Credit

No

Prerequisites and Corerequisites

Prerequisite: Reading and writing competency as determined for ENGL101

General Education Foundational Course Categories: Intellectual & Practical Skills

Scientific Study of Human Behavior (SSHB)

This course is an approved AA/AS elective

No

This course is an approved AAS elective

Yes

Honors Section Available

No