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Learning Outcomes
1. | Critique and apply conceptual frameworks to discuss the political, economic, social and environmental influences on food security in a global context; | ||
2. | Assess the vulnerability and resilience of food systems to change in contemporary and emerging scenarios; | ||
3. | Interrogate and discriminate issues of food insecurity in different populations; | ||
4. | Interpret information on the food security situation in a specific community or population group in order to deduce its impact on health and nutrition and propose appropriate interventions; and | ||
5. | Interrogate the evidence-base on effective food security interventions that aim to reduce maternal and child under-nutrition and justify their application in a complex problem-solving scenario. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
---|---|---|
Other | Blog on challenges to global food systems (1500 words) | 30% |
Essay | Essay on the role of gender in food security. (2000 words) | 30% |
Report | Written report on food security assessment and intervention in a specified community (2500) | 40% |
Required reading
Food Security
McDonald, B. (2010)
Polity Press, Cambridge
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