1. Students taking this course will develop a broader inter disciplinary perspective as relates to food -its production and consumption.

2.The students will develop insightinto the history of major food staples-- a topic seldom discussed even though it concerns major commodities.

3 Students will develop insight into  the contradictions of food production and distribution as historically constructed. 

4 Students should some insights into the causes of the present growth of slum populations and refugees in the world today.

5. The course will teach  (or enhance) the student's ability to research a thesis and analyze findings.

6. The course will give students practice ingiving oral presentations.

7. The coure should enhance the students' understanding of food-related devloopments as reported in themedia.