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Degree Programme Table: Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - 2 Years (PTMSCFOODS2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

Part-time students on this programme should please note that there are 60 credits of compulsory courses in Year 1 and 80 credits of compulsory courses (including the Dissertation) in Year 2. This allows a further 60 credits of elective courses to be taken across both years.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Frameworks to assess Food Security
PGGE11164 20 credits
Sustainability of Food Production
PGGE11165 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - Level(s) 11 Y1 Options A

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - Level(s) 11 Y1 Options B

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Text Mining for Social Research (fusion on-site)
EFIE11006 10 credits
Data Science for Society (fusion on-site)
EFIE11020 10 credits
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
PGGE11126 20 credits
Climate Change and Business
PGGE11273 20 credits
Environmental Justice and Development
PGGE11294 20 credits
Development and Justice
PGGE11295 20 credits
Global Environment: Key Issues
PGSP11358 20 credits
Energy in the Global South
PGSP11422 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - Level(s) 11 Y1 Options C

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Waste Reduction and Recycling
PGGE11012 20 credits
Interrelationships in Food Systems
PGGE11166 20 credits
Ecological Processes in Soils
PGGE11304 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) N - Food Security (SAC) (MSc) (Part-time) - Level(s) 11 Y1 Options D

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analytics for Health
PGGE11272 20 credits
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
VESC11260 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Important information regarding optional courses: please be aware that the optional courses listed on this degree programme timetable may be subject to closure or a change of semester at short notice, and there may be a limit on places available. Unfortunately we can't guarantee that every student will get their preferred course option choices.

Part-time students on this programme should please note that there are 60 credits of compulsory courses in Year 1 and 80 credits of compulsory courses (including the Dissertation) in Year 2. This allows a further 60 credits of elective courses to be taken across both years.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Food Security
PGGE11178 60 credits
Data Collection and Analysis for Food Security
PGGE11291 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
OR

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Biodiversity Under Pressure
ECLG11004 20 credits
Text Mining for Social Research (fusion on-site)
EFIE11006 10 credits
Energy & Society I; Key Themes and Issues
GESC11010 20 credits
Foundations in Ecological Economics
PGGE11004 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Soil Science Concepts and Application
PGGE11180 20 credits
Soil Protection and Management
PGGE11183 20 credits
Ecosystems and Global Change
PGGE11247 20 credits
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
PGGE11289 20 credits
Environmental Justice and Development
PGGE11294 20 credits
Development and Justice
PGGE11295 20 credits
Resource Recovery and Circular Economy
PGGE11300 20 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Ecological Processes in Soils
PGGE11304 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
OR

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Eco-evolutionary Responses to Anthropogenic Change
ECLG11005 20 credits
Data Science for Society (fusion on-site)
EFIE11020 10 credits
Applications in Ecological Economics
PGGE11003 20 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Environmental Governance and Policy
PGGE11257 20 credits
Environmental Survey and Monitoring
PGGE11263 20 credits
Nature-based Solutions
PGGE11265 20 credits
Professional Skills in Environment & Development
PGGE11267 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analytics for Health
PGGE11272 20 credits
Creativity and the Environment
PGGE11285 20 credits
Centring Racial Justice in Sustainability Transformations
PGGE11292 20 credits
Ecological Processes in Soils
PGGE11304 20 credits
Public Participation in Policy
PGGE11305 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
PGSP11400 20 credits
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
VESC11260 20 credits
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