LPLK10383U European Farm and Food Systems
MSc Programme in Agriculture
The course has focus on land based production systems (food,
fodder, biomass), their environmental effects and the context they
are embedded in. An important part is methods and tools to
work analytically and professionally with these systems
on field, farm and system level.
In a two week field work the students engage in a real-life case,
employing a structured work process. Through interactions with
stakeholders areas of improvement are identified. The teaching and
learning environment is characterized by being experiental
(learning by doing) and interactive (involving stakeholders).
Course contents include:
- the natural, economic and regulatory conditions for farm and food
systems in a European context
- working systematically with creating value
- training in field investigation of concrete topics and problems
- working with stakeholders and external partners
- tools to facilitate succesfull problem-based group work
After completing the course the student should:
Knowledge
- show overview of important conditions (biophysical, legal,
economic and institutional) forming the context for European
farm and food systems
Skills
- demonstrate ability to select and apply appropriate methods to
describe, analyse and develop viable solutions to, problems within
European agriculture, food and environment
Competences
- show capacity to work systematically and professionally
to create value within agriculture, food and
environment
- demonstrate awareness of own and other's professional
capacities
- communicate ideas and giving constructive feedback efficiently to
peers and stakeholders
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 24
- Exam
- 6
- Excursions
- 120
- Guidance
- 10
- Lectures
- 22
- Practical exercises
- 25
- Preparation
- 65
- Project work
- 140
- Total
- 412
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examinationDescription of Examination: Individual oral examination based on project report and course curriculum. Weight: Oral examination 100%
- Exam registration requirements
Active participation in the two week off-campus field work and in project work. Submission of individual learning document.l
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
Same as regular exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
See learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LPLK10383U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- The first half of the course is intensive and includes full time classes as well as two periods of off campus field work (10 days).
- Course capacity
- 25
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting departments
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Vibeke Langer (2-857b4f7f7b747d3d7a843d737a)