Courses Taught by Andrew Jones

NUTR555: Foundations of Sustainable Food Systems

Graduate level
Residential
Fall term(s) for residential students;
3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
Prerequisites: None.
Advisory Prerequisites: An introductory course in biology, environmental science, ecology, urban planning, food policy, epidemiology, and/or human nutrition
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: This course teaches about food systems through interdisciplinary, experiential learning and dialogue-based inquiry. In addition to learning how to bridge worldviews and apply systems thinking, students will study the unique perspectives of public health nutritionists involved in addressing complex food systems problems.

Graduate level
Residential
Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
1.5 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
Prerequisites: Transformative Food Systems (TFS) Fellow or instructor permission.
Advisory Prerequisites: None
Description: This experientially-based course will build students’ equity competency – the knowledge, skills and values needed to recognize and address historical, structural inequities that pervade today’s food systems. The goal is to prepare reflective, visionary and strategic food systems leaders who use systems thinking, collaboration, and an ethics of justice.
Learning Objectives: 1) Examine diverse strategies for overcoming inequities, health challenges and environmental crises facing food systems across various dimensions, scales, and geographies, 2) Explore diverse career pathways for catalyzing food systems change, and 3) Reflect on how personal identities, values, implicit biases, and leadership styles shape efforts to transform food systems, 4) Practice interpersonal, communication and leadership skills needed for collective action.

Graduate level
Residential
Winter term(s) for residential students;
3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
Prerequisites: None
Advisory Prerequisites: At least one foundational course in both biostatistics and epidemiology.
Description: This course will provide students with an understanding of the principles of program evaluation with an emphasis on global nutrition programs. The course will create a space for discussion and practice in which knowledge can be applied to current global nutrition issues through research and critical analysis.

Concentration Competencies that NUTR633 Allows Assessment On
Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
NUTR		MPH	Develop appropriate designs to rigorously monitor and evaluate nutrition programs and policies in diverse contexts	NUTR633, NUTR650, NUTR677
NUTR		MPH	Apply public health theoretical frameworks and nutrition research evidence to inform public health actions	NUTR642, NUTR650, NUTR677, NUTR633

Graduate level
Residential
Fall term(s) for residential students;
3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Andrew Jones (Residential);
Offered Fall, 2023
Last offered Fall, 2020
Not offered 2023-2024
Prerequisites: None.
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: This course will explore the process of developing policies in low- and middle-income countries that are targeted at altering the nature and functioning of food systems. We will assess policy contexts, stakeholders' priorities, the translation of policies into programs, and the impacts of policies on nutrition and health outcomes.

Graduate level
Residential
Fall, Winter term(s) for residential students;
1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Susan Aaronson, Suzanne Cole, Dana Dolinoy, Andrew Jones, Peter Mancuso, Karen Peterson, Kendrin Sonneville, Staff, Ana Baylin, Olivia Anderson, (Residential);
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course will be used by faculty members to teach special topics related to Nutritional Sciences.