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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The University of Adelaide
Oxford Brookes University
Master in Food, Wine and Culture
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University of Vermont
Master of Science in Food Systems
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Green Mountain College
Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems
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Marylhurst University
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.
University of Vermont Master’s in Food Systems
Thank you. A link has been added.
Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England has a new MA in Food, Wine, and Culture. http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/courses/postgraduate/2012/fdc
Thank you. We have added a link.
Marylhurst University near Portland, Oregon has a new MA in Food Systems & Society.
“The MA in Food Systems & Society, launching fall term 2013, is an innovative degree program allowing you to delve deeply into ideas and practices for improving health, equity and sustainability in our food systems.”
marylhurst.edu/food
As a Seasoned Advertising & Market Research Professional (with a good Consumer behavior experience), I want to do my further studies in “Food and Culture”. Could you please guide me which programmes would suit my profile better?
Marylhurst in Portland, OR, just came out with a new MS in Food Systems and Society.
http://marylhurst.edu/academics/schools-colleges-departments/school-graduate-studies/food-systems-society/apply/apply-ms-food-systems-society.html
New Mexico State University offers an MA in applied anthropology and a graduate minor in food studies. Many of our students combine the two to conduct research and advocacy work on issues of food production and access, both locally and globally. For more information see the departmental web site at http://www.nmsu.edu/~anthro/
Miriam Chaiken, Department Head
New Mexico State University
Thank you all for your input. I wish there were more programs in this arena. I appreciate the information and will be appling to one of the above listed schools
cheers
There’s the New School Food Studies program as well!
http://www.newschool.edu/continuing-education/food-studies/
This is not, necessarily, a defined food anthropology program. However, some of the faculty have strong backgrounds in food, food systems, and agriculture. Often times it is more about the people you work with and how you tailor your education, not so much about the name of the program.
http://socianth.concordia.ca/graduates/jointphdinsocialandculturalstudies/