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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

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Degree Programme Table: Sustainable Plant Health (MSc) (SRUC) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCSUSPH2P)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme includes 40 credits of core courses, 80 credits of optional courses and a dissertation worth 60 credits. This DPT gives an indication of the likely structure when undertaking it over three years on a part time basis. You must discuss your course balance and course selection choices with the Programme Director during induction week.

    You must take a maximum of 80 credits of optional courses in years 1 and 2 of the degree programme.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGGE11204 Forensic Plant Health Semester 1 20
    PGGE11205 Plant Health in a Global Context Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


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


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11203    Fundamentals of Plant Health   20  

    Notes:This is a STRONGLY RECOMMENDED option course for the MSc in Sustainable Plant Health.
     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 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  
    PGGE11164    Frameworks to assess Food Security   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  
    PGGE11187    Understanding Environment and Development   20  

    Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Sustainable Plant Health.
     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11003    Applications in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGGE11192    Case Studies in Sustainable Development   20  
    PGGE11169    Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management   20  
    PGGE11009    Environmental Impact Assessment   20  
    PGGE11118    Integrated Resource Planning   20  
    PGGE11166    Interrelationships in Food Systems   20  
    PGGE11010    Land Use/Environmental Interactions   20  
    PGGE11180    Soil Science Concepts and Application   20  
    PGGE11165    Sustainability of Food Production   20  

    Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Sustainable Plant Health.
     




    Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: You must take a maximum of 80 credits of optional courses in years 1 and 2 of the degree programme.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11203    Fundamentals of Plant Health   20  

    Notes:This is a STRONGLY RECOMMENDED option course for the MSc in Sustainable Plant Health. Any student who does not have the appropriate plant health training is required to undertake this course.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 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  
    PGGE11164    Frameworks to assess Food Security   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  
    PGGE11187    Understanding Environment and Development   20  

    Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER ONE option courses for MSc in Sustainable Plant Health.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11003    Applications in Ecological Economics   20  
    PGGE11192    Case Studies in Sustainable Development   20  
    PGGE11169    Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management   20  
    PGGE11009    Environmental Impact Assessment   20  
    PGGE11118    Integrated Resource Planning   20  
    PGGE11166    Interrelationships in Food Systems   20  
    PGGE11010    Land Use/Environmental Interactions   20  
    PGGE11180    Soil Science Concepts and Application   20  
    PGGE11165    Sustainability of Food Production   20  

    Notes:These are RECOMMENDED SEMESTER TWO option courses for MSc in Sustainable Plant Health.
     




    Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: You must take a maximum of 80 credits of optional courses in years 1 and 2 of the degree programme.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGGE11206 Dissertation in Sustainable Plant Health Full Year 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




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