JS 0588 - Food, Nutrition, and Social Justice: A Lion Co-op Experimental Learning Course

3 Credit Hours
Students will investigate the relationship between wellness and social justice issues. Students will explore how historical factors have shaped Americans’ current attitudes toward and access to wellness by exploring how understandings of what it means to be well have changed over time and have often been intertwined with issues such as class, race, gender, and religion. This is an interdisciplinary course where students will be familiarized with the disciplinary methods of both history and kinesiology as they relate to the study of food, nutrition, and social justice. Because this is a Lion Co-op Experiential Learning course, it will provide students with community engagement, and service learning opportunities focused on health and wellness. This graduate-level course may meet concurrently with HIST/KINE 488, but students may not enroll in both the undergraduate and graduate courses simultaneously. Undergraduate students who enroll in 588 must have instructor permission, are required to complete all the graduate coursework, and may be able to count hours toward a graduate degree (but this is not guaranteed). Prerequisite for JS 588: Junior level standing, a 3.2 GPA, and permission of the instructor Prerequisites: Junior level standing, a 3.2 GPA, and permission of the instructor.