AG 401 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Industries (4)

Socio-economic and scientific issues in the Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Systems within a framework of moral philosophy and ethical reasoning. Analysis of topics in biotechnology in agricultural production and food processing, intellectual and physical property rights in a market based economy, human nutrition problems, the treatment of animals and the environment, worker rights in a global food and apparel marketplace, and America’s role in reducing world hunger and malnutrition. Course fulfills GE Interdisciplinary Synthesis C4 or D4.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A, GE Area C (1, 2, and 3), and GE Area D (1, 2, and 3).
Component(s): 4 hours lecture/discussion.