Postgraduate Course: Interrelationships in Food Systems (PGGE11166)

Course Outline
School	School of Geosciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	Food security has been defined as when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit Plan of Action, Rome, 1996, cited in Stamoulis and Zezza, 2003, p7). Increasing and maintaining levels of food security is one of the primary policy goals of governments both in developed and developing countries. However, food security policies can have significant wider impacts. This module will look at some key trends in food production and consumption, and examine some of the interrelationships between food security and other policy goals (such as environmental protection).
Course description	Wk Topic Week Topic 1 Introduction to module and module requirements. Review of key concepts. 2 Food security and climate change 3 Methods 1: Analysing the environmental impacts of production and consumption - Life-Cycle Analysis 4 Practical: applying life-cycle analysis to livestock products 5 Fisheries, aquaculture and food security 6 --Flexible Learning Week-- 7 Developing and implementing food waste reduction policies 8 Methods 2: Quantitative approaches to modelling human behaviour-Structural equation modelling 9 Methods 3: Qualitative approaches -Social network analysis 10 Sustainable Diets: Optimising diets for nutrition and environmental impact 11 Methods 4a: Quantitative approaches to modelling human behaviour - Choice modelling 12 Methods 4b: Analysing choice data using R

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 40
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 163 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment consists of two essays. The first essay is set early in the course in order that feedback can be provided before essay 2 is undertaken. Length % of final mark Essay 1 1500 30% Essay 2 2500 70%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: An understanding of what the unintended (or unstated) consequences of food security initiatives might be, and how these might be managed. An understanding of the potential impact of non-food security policies and processes on food security. An awareness of some key analytical methods for assessing interactions between policies. An analytical approach to framing and investigating policy questions