Spring 2013 INDS Courses

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:42:46 -0500

A few seats remain in INDS 330 Ways of Knowing and INDS 430 Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar for Spring 2013!

INDS 330 is a writing intensive course ideal for students who have completed ENGL 100 and have at least 45 credits. It is required of all INDS students but can also be taken by non-INDS students to fulfill their WI graduation requirement, so notify your friends! The section of INDS 330 with seats is on MWF 9-9:50 a.m.
Permission required - contact Carrie Sauter at casuter@umbc.edu

INDS 430 is a special topics course called "Food: An Interdisciplinary Exploration". The Schedule of Classes provides this thorough description:

American farmer and writer Wendell Berry has written, "How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." We may similarly assert that how the current food system is structured determines, to a large extent, how we eat. Almost all food carries a complex story interwoven with politics, environmental consequences, human health and human history. One intriguing story is how the American food system relies heavily on fossil fuel: the average food item is transported between 1,300 and 2,000 miles from farm to table. Another story is about how the national school lunch program grew with multiple purposes: war readiness, commodity price support, and childhood nutrition. These complexities resulted in nutritionally deficient foods in many school cafeterias. Through case studies and other research, students will examine such questions as: Who are the stakeholders in food system reform? What are the implications for health care costs of food system reform? What are the barriers/challenges to change?
Held on Tuesdays from 1-3:45. Ideal for juniors and seniors! INDS 430 is required of all INDS majors but is open to any student who has this interest.
Permission required - contact Jill Wrigley at wrigleyj@umbc.edu