250069 Organic Food Systems

Detaljer
Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab   85 %
Inst. for Human Ernæring   15 %
Tidligst mulig placeringBachelor 3. år til Kandidat 2. år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi15 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

mundtlig eksamen


Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: Oral examination of project report and pensum

Vægtning: Oral examination 100%



7-trinsskala, ekstern censur
 
Rammer for undervisning40% workshops, 10% excursion and 50% group project work
 
BlokplaceringBlock 4
Ugestruktur: A

Block 4
Ugestruktur: C
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Begrænset deltagerantal30 students
 
Kompetenceområder
Basic Science: none
Applied Science:
Knowledge of important concepts related to food systems. Understanding organic food production systems and their economic and social context. Knowledge of relations between organic food production and food quality.

Ethics and Values:
Understanding the principles behind organic food production. Understanding of the concept of sustainability and its use in evaluation of food systems. Reflections on group project work.
 
Kursets målsætning
The goal of the course is to give the students an overview of important aspects of organic food systems. The course focus mainly on the human context of organic farming and food and thus complements the topics dealt with in 250015 (Organic Agriculture).
 
Kursusindhold
The course consists of a series of workshops on key issues within organic food systems, such as food ethics, sustainability issues, consumer preferences and attitudes, markets and modes of distribution of organic food. A three day excursion to organic food enterprises links the raised issues to real life and serves as a starting point for a problem oriented group project.
 
Undervisningsform
Student and staff lead workshops as well as a three day excursion will form the base for selection of key issues within ecological agriculture, to be explored in a problem based group project.
 
Målbeskrivelse
Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address"
 
Kursusansvarlig
Vibeke Langer, vl@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Miljø, Ressourcer og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332383
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
projektarbejde266
eksamen2
vejledning20
forberedelse54
ekskursioner30
forelæsninger40

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