Certificate code CTFSCU

College of Arts and Sciences 
Sociology and Anthropology Department  
Bentley Annex 162
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1350
Fax: 740.593.1365
socanth@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cas/sociology-anthropology

Dr. Stephen Scanlan, contact person
scanlans@ohio.edu

Program Overview

Food, its production, consumption, and meaning, is of deep social, political, and economic consequence. Food is at the heart of debates about globalization, science, technology, and social progress. The Food and Society Certificate program allows students to think critically about an aspect of their lives that is at once personal, public, and political, and to which they can readily relate. The certificate promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the cultural significance of food; how food is grown, treated, harvested, sold, purchased, consumed, shared, and disposed of; and the impact these practices have on suppliers, consumers, and the environment. The certificate emphasizes both food culture and food systems.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Students with a Certificate in Food and Society and an appropriate undergraduate degree can go on to do graduate work in the area of food studies. Possible employment opportunities with students whose interests are more in food culture would go on to find related jobs in the following areas: publishing, public relations, marketing, nonprofit work, and food operations. Students whose interests focus more on food systems would go on to find job opportunities in the following areas: local and national government, non-governmental organization work in advocacy and policy, development organizations, food production companies, and food distribution companies.

Requirements