Office of the Registrar Dept. 3964; 1000 East University Ave. Laramie, WY • (307) 766-5272 fax (307) 766-3960 e-mail: registrar@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu • • • University Course Review Committee Agenda Meeting # 285 February 8, 2017 CACS Library - 2nd Floor, Knight Hall 2:00 PM Present: Lane Buchanan, Audrey Shalinsky, Steve Barrett, Susie Young, Kent Drummond, Bruce Cameron, Matthew Troyanek Part I Course Modifications (Consent Agenda) – College of Agriculture OF WORLD FOOD AND AG, 3 hr. This course introduces economics tools to approach 3860 Current Course Description: problems of hunger, malnutrition, and environmental management in developing contexts. The course will provide an overview of global food production and food systems. include food production challenges related to inequality (including gender and ethnic dimensions of inequality), climate change, the political economy of international food policy and aid, the role of global supply chains and multinational corporations, and influence of public and private institutional stability in food security. Upon course completion, students have a more in-depth understanding of complex and chronic conditions surrounding poverty and malnutrition, the role of private and public individuals and institutions in food security, and economic models and tools to approach food security problems. AGEC 1010 or 1020 or ECON 1010 or 1020. Prerequisites: WORLD FOOD, AG, & DEVELOPMENT Proposed Course Title: Explores economic approaches to improving nutrition, Proposed Course Description: agriculture production, and the environment in developing regions of the world. Students gain understanding of complex conditions surrounding food security; institutions involved with food policy, aid, and production; environmental factors influencing agricultural production; inequality; and international cultural and societal food disparities. AGEC 1010 or 1020 OR ECON 1010 or 1020 Proposed Prerequisites: Yes Enforce in Banner: H Human Culture Proposed USP: – Fall 2017 Proposed Term: Action: Approve College of Arts & Sciences GEOG GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM, 3 hr.
Office of the Registrar Dept. 3964; 1000 East University Ave. • Laramie, WY (307) 766-5272 • fax (307) 766-3960 • e-mail: registrar@uwyo.edu • www.uwyo.edu University Course Review Committee Agenda Meeting # 285 February 8, 2017 CACS Library - 2nd Floor, Knight Hall 2:00 PM Present: Lane Buchanan, Audrey Shalinsky, Steve Barrett, Susie Young, Kent Drummond, Bruce Cameron, Matthew Troyanek Part I – Course Modifications (Consent Agenda) College of Agriculture OF WORLD FOOD AND AG, 3 hr. 3860 Current Course Description: This course introduces economics tools to approach problems of hunger, malnutrition, and environmental management in developing contexts. The course will provide an overview of global food production and food systems. include food production challenges related to inequality (including gender and ethnic dimensions of inequality), climate change, the political economy of international food policy and aid, the role of global supply chains and multinational corporations, and influence of public and private institutional stability in food security. Upon course completion, students have a more in-depth understanding of complex and chronic conditions surrounding poverty and malnutrition, the role of private and public individuals and institutions in food security, and economic models and tools to approach food security problems. Prerequisites: AGEC 1010 or 1020 or ECON 1010 or 1020. Proposed Course Title: WORLD FOOD, AG, & DEVELOPMENT Proposed Course Description: Explores economic approaches to improving nutrition, agriculture production, and the environment in developing regions of the world. Students gain understanding of complex conditions surrounding food security; institutions involved with food policy, aid, and production; environmental factors influencing agricultural production; inequality; and international cultural and societal food disparities. Proposed Prerequisites: AGEC 1010 or 1020 OR ECON 1010 or 1020 Enforce in Banner: Yes Proposed USP: H – Human Culture Proposed Term: Fall 2017 Action: Approve College of Arts & Sciences GEOG GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM, 3 hr.
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