Courses & Curriculum
With Chatham's Food Studies degree, students gain semesters of experience and analysis across various practices and engage directly with agricultural and culinary practices. See the table below for an example of the curriculum progression.
Year One |
|
| FALL | SPRING |
| ENG 105—Writing Seminar (3) | FST 320—Agroecology/Lab (4) |
| SDE 101—Strategies for Success (1) | FST 250—International Cuisine (3) |
| BUS 105—Foundations of Business (3) | Quantitative Gen Ed (3) |
| FST 150—Food Farm Field (3) | Gen Ed Breadth Course (3) |
| Gen Ed Depth Course (3) | Wellness (1) |
| Gen Ed Breadth Course (3) | |
| 16 credits | 14 credits |
Year Two |
|
| FALL | SPRING |
| FST 205—Food Science (3) | FST 215—Global Foodways (3) |
| FST 315—Food Access & Policy (3) | BUS 217—Project Management (3) |
| Gen Ed Breadth Course (3) | Mission Course 2 (3) |
| Gen Ed Depth (3) | Gen Ed Depth (3) |
| Elective (3) | Elective (3) |
| 15 credits | 15 credits |
Year Three |
|
| FALL | SPRING |
| FST 302—Nutrition and Community (3) | FST 307—Community and Food (3) |
| FST 345—Applied Agriculture 1 (5) | FST 345—Applied Agriculture 2 (5) |
| FST 370—Applied Culinary 1 (5) | FST 370—Applied Culinary 2 (5) |
| PRO Course (2) | FST 301—Internship Prep (1) |
| Wellness (1) | |
| 15 credits | 15 credits |
Year Four |
|
| FALL | SPRING |
| INTENV 303—Internship (3)* | FST 490—Integrative Capstone (3) |
| Area 1 Elective (3) | Area 2 Elective (3) |
| Mission Course (3) | Elective (3) |
| Elective (3) | Elective (3) |
| Elective (3) | Elective (3) |
| 15 credits | 15 credits |
*Can be completed in the previous summer.
Please note that the above example of a degree progression is for representative purposes only. Students' degree progression is determined by their concentrations, start dates, and other choices in conjunction with an academic advisor.