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Postgraduate Course: Frameworks to assess Food Security (PGGE11164)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will introduce students to global context for food security including; population demographics and food demand, supply, trade and distribution issues, climate and environmental factors, economics and technology and production trends. Integrative methods for system analysis will be introduced.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  60
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class Week 1, Wednesday, 09:00 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Peter Wilson Building, lecture room B
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the programme, students will:
&· Have an understanding of the global context of food security including its political, economic, social and environmental components.
&· Be able to identify the main trade-offs that might exist between food security and other desirable goals.
&· Be able to carry out independent research (either practical or desk-based) and produce reports of the research in a number of different formats (e.g. written, verbal).
&· Be competent in constructing logically sound arguments and analysing scientific theories and data-generating methodologies (e.g. experiments, surveys).
&· Have expertise in at least one specialist area (e.g. modelling or food supply chain analysis).
Assessment Information
2000 word assignment (50%) and exam (50%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsFrameworks to Assess Food Security - Food Demand Food Security Global Change Environment
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alan Renwick
Tel: (0131) 535 4046
Email: alan.renwick@sac.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sac.ac.uk
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