College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008
World Food Issues: Past and Present
Agron 342 (Env S 342/FS HN 342/T SC 342/U ST 342)
Credit Hours 3 undergraduate or 3 non-major graduate
Dates August 25 - December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 11, 2008
Off-Campus Program Bachelor of Liberal Studies; Master of Agriculture
Instructor: Clark Ford
E-mail: cfford@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-0343
FAX: 515-294-8181
Course Audio Clip
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $693 or $1,077/ Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Junior Classification
Course Description World hunger and malnutrition in social, ethical, historical, and environmental context. Emphasis on the origins and effects of global inequity on population trends, socioeconomic policies, and food systems in the developing world. Exploration of directions and improvements for the future. Non-major graduate credit.
Course Website

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/
** Access to the website may be restricted to registred students or not available until the start of the course.
Delivery Format WWW
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text

H.D. Leathers and P. Foster. 2004. The World Food Problem: Tackling the Causes of Undernutrition in the Third World. 3rd edition. Lynne Rienner Publishers.

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Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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