Course overview
The economic, social/cultural and environmental aspects of our lives are inextricably tied together. Truly sustainable, efficient food production requires that these three pillars of sustainable development are considered carefully. This distance learning module will study the environmental, economic and social implications of food production and consumption from different perspectives.
Topics will include food systems and supply chains, social concerns, ethics, controversies such as organic v conventional farming, and the development of GMOs, the conflicts between production, market, environment and culture, and future challenges around such things as climate change and resource competition.
It will provide farmers and agri-food businesses, NGOs and government agencies an insight into current perspectives on ethical issues surrounding food production at the local, regional and global scale.
This course is a core module in the MSc in Food Security in a Changing Environment, and an optional module in the MSc Sustainable and Efficient Food Production.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course participants should be able to:
- Understand those aspects of the agrifood sector and the global issues that concern society
- Critically evaluate opinions and perspectives from a variety of sources about current issues affecting global food security, ethical food sourcing and production.
- Conduct an informed and reasoned debate on the economic, ethical, social and environmental issues facing agriculture and food security from a global perspective.
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Areas covered will include:
- Food systems and supply chains
- Social concerns and ethics
- Controversies such as organic versus conventional farming and the development of GMOs
- Conflicts between production, market, environment and culture
- Climate change and resource competition
Key facts
Course Dates
Sept - Dec 2019
Type/Duration
12 weeks
Entry Requirements
Graduate level or relevant experience
Credits
20
Cost
£933.00
IFST Membership
Your course enrolment also entitles you to one year of free membership to the IFST (Institute of Food, Science and Technology).
CQFW Level
7
Course Provider
Bangor University
Provider Reference Number
DDL4013
Course Arrangements
Full joining instructions will be confirmed by the course provider.
Course Location
Bangor University, Online
Cohort
AFTP Cohort
Course Logistics
Our distance learning modules are designed to be flexible and most of our participants work full time at the same time as studying for 10 to 15 hours per week, for each 20 credit module. Blocks of modules are delivered with start dates in January, May and September, with most modules offered once each year.
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