Department of Economics and Natural Resources (2003/2004) Department of Agricultural Sciences 0 % Department of Animal Science and Animal Health (2003/2004) 0 % | |||||||||||||||||
Sub Courses | 116219 Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management A | ||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||||
Credits | 24 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||||
Examination | oral examination Description of Examination: 13-point scale, external examiner Description of Examination: Description of Examination: | ||||||||||||||||
Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, exercises, presentations, group work (incl. course paper), field course | ||||||||||||||||
Block Placement | E SUP F5, spring Autumn: Lectures identical to 116219 Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management A Autumn and spring: Check Course Homepage | ||||||||||||||||
Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
Optional Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of agriculture in developing countries | ||||||||||||||||
Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||
For autumn part see course No. 116219. Spring part of the course will enable students to further analyse and report on complex problems related to natural resource management and development in tropical agriculture (including forestry and economics) through interdisciplinary approaches. The course builds on the interdisciplinary and disciplinary skills acquired in the previous semester: it increases students' interdisciplinary collaboration skills while applying in-depth disciplinary knowledge | |||||||||||||||||
Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
The central themes in the spring semester are to: increase theoretical interdisciplinary knowledge as related to tropical agriculture and development; increase experience in interdisciplinary group work; apply in-depth disciplinary knowledge to complex land use issues in developing countries; and improve report writing skills. The course includes training in use of theoretical disciplinary and interdisciplinary frameworks in analysis and report structuring; and critical analysis and discussion of secondary data. | |||||||||||||||||
Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
Lectures. These focus on presenting theoretical frameworks for key areas in land use and natural resource management in developing countries. Both internal and external lecturers will be used. Presentations. Each group will present their synopsis and draft report manuscript. Each group will also present a core disciplinary text. Group work. Each student will participate in (i) a supervised interdisciplinary multi-cultural group that will prepare and submit a synopsis and a course report, and (ii) a supervised disciplinary focus group. | |||||||||||||||||
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Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
Carsten Smith Olsen, cso@life.ku.dk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning/Unit of Forestry, Phone: 35331763 Error. Person Not Found Error. Person Not Found Error. Person Not Found | |||||||||||||||||
Study Board | |||||||||||||||||
Study Committee AHJ | |||||||||||||||||
KVL_Resources | |||||||||||||||||
Department of Economics and Natural Ressources (33%) Department of Animal Science and Animal Health (33%) Department of Agricultural Science (33%) | |||||||||||||||||
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