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Postgraduate Course: Land Use and Food Security (BIME11011)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryWith an ever-expanding population, the issue of food security is becoming increasingly relevant for human populations around the world. This course will follow the changes man has imposed on land use over the last 100 years and the reasons for these changes. It will then go on to explore the implications of changing land use, particularly with respect to food security and the effect this can have on human populations.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the changing patterns of land use over the last 100 years.
  2. Understand the main drivers for changing land use.
  3. Assess the impact changing land use has had on local biodiversity, productivity and ultimately on food security.
  4. Discuss the importance of food security to human health and wellbeing.
  5. Predict the possible impact(s) of climate change on future land use and resulting food security.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.web.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sharron Ogle
Tel:
Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 5470
Email: Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk
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