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Degree Programme Table: Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCFOODS1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Alternative School of Geosciences option courses from those listed below may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGGE11164 Frameworks to assess Food Security Semester 1 20
    PGGE11165 Sustainability of Food Production Semester 2 20
    PGGE11166 Interrelationships in Food Systems Semester 2 20
    PGGE11178 Dissertation in Food Security Full Year 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11007    Atmospheric Quality and Global Change   20  
    PGGE11170    Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions   20  
    PGGE11004    Foundations in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGGE11130    Human dimensions of environmental change and sustainability   20  
    PGGE11117    Integrated Resource Management   20  
    PGGE11060    Principles of Environmental Sustainability   20  
    PGGE11183    Soil Protection and Management   20  

     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11187    Understanding Environment and Development   20  
    PGGE11186    Marine Systems and Policies   20  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11003    Applications in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGGE11160    Climate Change and Corporate Strategy   20  
    PGGE11118    Integrated Resource Planning   20  
    PGGE11166    Interrelationships in Food Systems   20  
    PGGE11010    Land Use/Environmental Interactions   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11192    Case Studies in Sustainable Development   20  
    PGGE11169    Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management   20  
    PGGE11009    Environmental Impact Assessment   20  
    PGGE11180    Soil Science Concepts and Application   20  

     



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