Anthropology Graduate Programs
Graduate programs in anthropology that have a focus on food issues are relatively few. Many universities have individual faculty with interests in food, so check the faculty listings carefully.
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Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Graduate Program in Anthropology of Food
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School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
SOAS at the University of London has a MA in the Anthropology of Food
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Food Studies Graduate Programs
In addition to anthropology graduate programs, there are also opportunities for graduate study in Food Studies. Food Studies programs are quite diverse and offer opportunities to study food and/or nutrition from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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New York University
NYU has a variety of graduate programs related to food studies, nutrition, and public health Master’s programs: Clinical Nutrition, Community Public Health, Food Studies, or Food Management PhD programs: The Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health offers three interdisciplinary programs of advanced study: Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Studies and Food Management, and Public Health.
Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
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Boston University
Founded by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin, this Masters program has a strong Liberal Arts core and offers four concentrations: History and Culture; Communications; Food Policy; Business and Entrepreneurship. SAFN members, Rachel Black, Carole Counihan and Ellen Messer, regularly teach courses in this program. BU Gastronomy offers a number of food-related anthropology courses, such as: Anthropology of Food; Food Ethnography; Food Policy and Culture; Food Activism; Alcohol and Culture.
Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy
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Chatham University
“The Masters of Arts in Food Studies emphasizes a holistic approach to food systems, from agriculture and food production to cuisines and consumption, providing intellectual and practical experience from field to table.”
Master of Arts in Food Studies
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University of Gastronomic Sciences
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There are a number of schools of Public Health that have strong nutritional epidemiology programs: New York University, Harvard University, and University of North Carolina. Please contact SAFN if you know of a graduate program to be added to this list, or if you would like more information about a program.
You might add the University of Adelaide’s (Australia) new Master in Food Studies program to the list, as well.
Done! Thanks for the tip.