Postgraduate Course: Frameworks to assess Food Security (PGGE11164)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 60 |
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Weeks |
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| 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 |
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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).
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Assessment Information
| 2000 word assignment (50%) and exam (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Frameworks to Assess Food Security - Food Demand Food Security Global Change Environment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alan Renwick
Tel: (0131) 535 4046
Email: alan.renwick@sac.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sac.ac.uk |
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