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Global Foodways Studies Certificate

Information about the Department of History and Geography can be found on the department page

Undergraduate certificates may only be earned and will only be awarded in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.  They will not be awarded as an independent credential. In addition, federal financial aid will not pay for a certificate course unless that course is also necessary to complete the 120 hours required for a degree or the 39 hours of required upper-level credit. Contact Financial Aid if you have questions about your federal aid eligibility.

 

Certificate Requirements

Required Course

Satisfactorily complete the following course:
HIST 3400Intro to Global Food Studies

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Elective Courses

Satisfactorily complete 9 hours from the following courses.  Only three hours of HIST 4960 Internship may be applied to this area.

HIST 3375Exp Ethnic South Foodways

3
HIST 4055The Foods of the Nuevo South

3
HIST 4060Southern Foodways & Traditions

3
HIST 4061Mesoamerican Foodways

3
HIST 4062Mexican Foodways/Celebrations

3
HIST 4065Mediterreanean Foodways

3
HIST 4950Special Topics

1 - 4
HIST 4960Internship

0 - 15
SOCI 3433Sociology of Food

3
Total Credit Hours:9

HIST 4950 may only count for credit towards the certificate with a relevant topic of study.  Recent topics have included: Jewish Foodways; Food, History, and Culture of East Asia; Alcohol in World History; Feeding the Fire: Foodways in the Civil War Era; Pitmastery: Race & Barbecue in the Slave South; Trouble Brewing, and Discord Distilled: Alcohol in the American Civil War Era.

Total Credit Hours: 15-18

Note:   

  • Courses used to fulfill certificate requirements may also be used to fulfill core, major, minor, or other program requirements.

  • Federal financial aid will not pay for a certificate course unless that course is also necessary to complete a student's required number of hours for the bachelor's degree or another bachelor's degree requirement. Students should contact the Financial Aid Office if they have questions about their federal aid eligibility.