Food Studies Programs at Universities

At its very basic, food studies is the study of food on an academic level, separate from the teaching of culinary arts and general cooking. Currently, food studies refers to the scholarly study of food through various angles involving the humanities and social sciences. The natural sciences, like food science, nutrition, and agriculture, are still studied (like at Cornell University’s master’s/PhD Food Science program), but even more synonymous with food studies is a multidisciplinary approach to the field. This involves subjects like history, sociology, cultural studies, communication, anthropology, ethnography, psychology, and more.