Postgraduate Course: Interrelationships in Food Systems (PGGE11166)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Food security does not exist in a vacuum. Actions to improve food security can have significant wider economic and environmental impacts. Similarly, policy in other areas (such as energy) can impact on food security. This module will examine some of the key interactions between food security and other policy areas. It will also introduce some of the key methods (macro-economic modelling, cost-benefit analysis and life-cycle analysis) that can be used to quantify policy impacts. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 60 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of 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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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
During this module, students will:
1. Gain an understanding what the unintended (or unstated) consequences of food security initiatives might be, and how these might be managed.
2. Gain an understanding the potential impact of non-food security policies and processes on food security.
3. Gain an understanding of some key analytical methods for assessing interactions between policies.
4. Develop an analytical approach to framing and investigating policy questions. |
Assessment Information
| Course Work: seminar (20%), seminar report (20%, 1000words) and essay (60%,2000words) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Food Security Healthy Environment Global Change Environment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Michael Macleod
Tel:
Email: Michael.Macleod@sruc.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sruc.ac.uk |
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