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

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Frameworks to assess Food Security

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11164 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11165 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGGE11166 20 credits
Dissertation in Food Security

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11178 60 credits
Professional and Research Skills in Practice

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11238 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Sem 1 Options - Level(s) 11

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
PGGE11007 20 credits
Principles of Environmental Sustainability
PGGE11060 20 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Soil Ecology and Taxonomy
PGGE11221 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Additional Sem 1 Options - Level(s) 11

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Understanding Environment and Development
PGGE11187 20 credits
Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
PGGE11249 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Recommended Sem 2 Options - Level(s) 11

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Forests and Environment
PGGE11025 20 credits
Food, Animals and Society
PGGE11243 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Full-time) Additional Sem 2 Options - Level(s) 11

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Case Studies in Sustainable Development
PGGE11192 20 credits
Environmental Governance
PGGE11248 20 credits
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