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.
| Sample Courses
|
Credits
|
|---|
| 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
| 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 courses, internships, co-ed learning, and
prior learning, with departmental approval.
Sample elective courses: