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 |
Course website |
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)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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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 |
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).
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Assessment Information
Coursework and exam |
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 |
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 Frances Stratford
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: frances.stratford@sac.ac.uk |
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1 September 2011 6:35 am
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