The Environmental Studies major requires the completion of five core courses, plus five courses in any one track, and an internship. The core curriculum requires students to master basic scientific principles of environmental processes, to examine interactions between technology and the environment, and to explore the societal context for implementing environmental policy. The environmental studies program is offered only as a second major, and is set up in such a way that it complements a wide range of primary majors.This track focuses on the importance of sustainable food production systems and critical issues of access to high quality food. The study of food systems, nutrition and the environment has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity, as communities and institutions have recognized the importance of sustainable food production systems and high quality food as an integral part of any healthy and just society. This is an inherently interdisciplinary area, requiring students to draw on multiple types of knowledge and methods. To illustrate: the production and distribution of food is affected by cultural norms, individual behavior, social structure, biotechnologies, present and past environments, geopolitical power, and global economic relations. Social movements and cultural preferences, often inflected by race, class, and gender, drive the demand and value of certain foods (such as wild-caught fish, farm-raised animals, or traditional grains), which in turn influence how and where food production takes place.Students in this track can choose to take a wide variety of courses, or instead concentrate on issues such as nutrition, global agricultural systems, plant physiology, food justice, rural life and culture, food policy, and environmental ethics. It serves as an ideal preparation for future studies and careers in nutrition and nutritional policy, sustainable food production, and global food systems, grounding students in perspectives that cut across the physical, social, and human sciences with attention to inequality and cultural difference.