Course Syllabus
The syllabuses on both this page and the NTU online course information are synchronized.
Course Information
| Item | Content |
| Course title | Edible Insects |
| Semester | 114-2 |
| Designated for | DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY |
| Instructor | SHELOMI MATAN |
| Curriculum No. | ENT 5069 |
| Curriculum Id No. | 632 U1270 |
| Class | |
| Credit | 2 |
| Full/Half Yr. | Half |
| Required/Elective | Elective |
| Time | Wednesday 3,4(10:20~12:10) |
| Place | 普101 |
| Remarks | The course is conducted in English。 |
Course Syllabus
| Item | Content |
| Course Description | This English language lecture series covers the science and sociology of insects as a food. |
| Course Objective | Increasing media, investment, and public policy attention has been given over the years to the role insects may play in the future of food. Can eating insects really save the world from famine and environmental destruction? Are there health costs or benefits to adding insects to the diet? Will all people accept insects as food? Should we be promoting edible insects at all, and if so, how best do we do it? What species will we eat and how shall we raise them? This class examines all aspects of the edible insects question, with students taught a broad but thorough overview of the field and asked to consider questions in class about what role they think insects will play in their own food futures, and why they think this way. The goal of the class is to have students fully familiar with all aspects of edible insects and will know what directions the field is headed, such that they could go into careers in research / business / cultivation / policy / etc. on the subject should they choose to. Actual consumption of insects is not a required part of the class. Articles will be made available on the class website, as a supplement to what is taught in class. This class will be open to the NTU, NTUST, and NTNU Triangle Alliance and is open to exchange students. |
| Course Requirement | Attendance, weekly writing assignments, midterm writing assignment, and final project. |
| Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class | 2 |
| References | There is no textbook, though the following resource is useful: 沒有教科書，但以下資源是有用的: van Huis, A., van Itterbeeck, J., Klunder, H., Mertens, E., Halloran, A., Muir, G., and Vantomme, P. (2013). Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security, Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO). 9251075964 Aspiring chefs may consider: 渴望的廚師可以考慮: Menzel, P., and D'Aluisio, F. (1998). Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press. Gordon, D. G. (1998). The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook. Berkely, CA, Ten Speed Press. 0898159776 |
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| Remarks | None |