HADM 4380

Culture and Cuisine

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will provide an overview of the factors that contribute to the development and evolution of food culture and behavior around the world. The class will use an inter-disciplinary approach using in-class discussion and kitchen production informed by readings and research across anthropology, geography, history, sociology, and psychology to examine how factors combine to create a food culture, its cuisine, and how both impact the human experience.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

Distribution Category (ALC-HA, GLC-HA)

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies HADM or free electives for NSHA students.

Comments Graduate students must enroll in HADM 6380.

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