Postgraduate Course: Frameworks to assess Food Security (PGGE11164)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce students to global context for food security including: trends on population demographics and their impact on food demand, distributional issues (e.g., affordability and accessibility issues); food supply (availability) and the effect of technology and climate change; importance of trade for food availability and as a stabilisation mechanism. A number of food security methodologies will be used to analyse country and household level vulnerability to food insecurity. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 60 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2000 word assignment (40%) and presentation (10%)and exam (50%) |
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| Exam Information |
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Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 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 on food security issues and report them 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.
- Have understanding in at least one specialist area (e.g. modelling food security or food supply chain analysis).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Frameworks to Assess Food Security - Food Demand Food Security Global Change Environment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cesar Revoredo-Giha
Tel: 0131 535 4344
Email: Cesar.Revoredo@sruc.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sruc.ac.uk |
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