CART 125 Food Sustainability and Trends

2 credits

The course focuses on issues pertaining to the flow of food through society. Subjects examined will include such topics as organic, conventional and natural as it related to food; what does sustainability mean as it relates to farming and fishing; what are GMOs and are they good or bad; food security and other related subjects. Modern trends in the food service will also be discussed to familiarize students with current topics as they enter the job market.

Prerequisites: CART 110, CART 115, and CART 155

Corequisites: CART 120 and CART 130

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Define and use common terms used by the industry related to food matters
Define and use terms relating to modern trends in the food industry
Describe the differing methods used in food production
Debate the merits of the different food production methods
Identify the laws and regulations governing production and distribution of food
Evaluate quality in food products

Total Hours: 20 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20