Geografiske perspektiv på mat

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

Bachelor degree

Læringsutbyte

Having completed the course the student should be able to:

• understand advanced contemporary geographical approaches to and debates relating to global food production, trade, consumption and food security.
• discuss how the trends are shaped by environmental, social, economic and political factors.
• understand how changes in the global food systems have an impact on human nutrition.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Geography

advice@geog.uib.no 

Undervisningssemester

Autumn

Eksamenssemester

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Master

Krav til studierett

Open for students at Master¿s level who meets the prerequisites. GEO326 is a "Special topic course". The coursework requirement in Master's programme in Geography includes two special topics courses.

Mål og innhald

The purpose is to give the student a thorough introduction to contemporary research issues and debates on trends in the global food production and distribution of food.

The course contains a variety of research perspectives on food, including key global food policy issues, food security and health, changes in production and consumption trends, economic geography, innovation and technology, and the participation of actors in local markets and international trade.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

Having completed the course the student should be able to:

• understand advanced contemporary geographical approaches to and debates relating to global food production, trade, consumption and food security.
• discuss how the trends are shaped by environmental, social, economic and political factors.
• understand how changes in the global food systems have an impact on human nutrition.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Bachelor degree

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

GEO131, GEO221, GEO 231, GEO282 or similar courses

Fagleg overlapp

GEO325 - 4 ects

Undervisning og omfang

1 lecture/seminar/reading course á 2 hours pr. week.

Total: 16-20 hours

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

Students are expected to read and present selected scientific readings.

Vurderingsformer

Term paper, 3000-3500 words, oral exam.  

Karakterskala

Grading A-F

Emneevaluering

GEO324 will be evaluated minimum every third time it¿s taught.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Geography

advice@geog.uib.no