ENVR 6150 — Food Security and Sustainability
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Explores the science of sustainable food production around the world and examines the issues related to nutrition and hunger, food safety, and food production. Discusses issues such as population growth, climate change, and sustainability, which are presented as thematic topics. Also discusses issues such as soil health, genetically modified (and engineered) foods, water use, governmental food guidelines, and human health. Pulls focus on the thematic topics from scientific literature but also includes additional sources of information, such as gray literature, media coverage, documentaries, and popular nonfiction. Explores local examples of sustainable agriculture, including incentives in food security and sustainability in New England.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 63% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 67% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 86% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 13% · T 83% · W 29% · Th 13% · F 88%
Common patterns: TF (71% of sections), WF (17% of sections), MTWR (13% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tara Duffy (69% of students) · reviews
- Subhrajit Saha (31% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Subhrajit Saha (63% of students) · reviews
- Tara Duffy (38% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Subhrajit Saha (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ENVR course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ENVR courses · Plan it at numap.app