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Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy

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Requirements for the Concentration in Food Policy

A total of 42 credits is required.

Required Core Courses

5 courses/18 credits:

  • MET ML 622 Survey of the History of Food
  • MET ML 641 Anthropology of Food
  • MET ML 701 Understanding Food: Theory, Methodology, and Readings
  • MET ML 715 Experiencing Food Through the Senses
  • MET ML 800 Final Project

Concentration Requirements

2 courses/8 credits:

  • MET ML 720 Food Policy and Food Systems
  • MET ML 651 Geography of Hunger and Poverty or
    MET ML 702 Concepts in Economics and Political Dimensions of Food Production or
    MET ML 709 Sociology of Food

Electives

4 courses/16 credits:

Students may select from the Gastronomy electives listed, or choose approved electives from other schools and colleges at Boston University.

View course descriptions for Gastronomy.