Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.
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QS Ranking 2023
17
Times Higher Education Ranking 2023
22
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The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This subject helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills and knowledge developed in the subject are relevant to all citizens and professions.
Through this Online subject you will work with fellow students and lecturers from different disciplines to critically explore the many facets of global food security. You will be asked to consider environmental, technical, economic, cultural, political and moral questions. You will develop your capacity for: integrating diverse forms of information, evaluating diverse arguments and advocating positive responses to diverse audiences. You will tackle vitally important problems, such as those related to hunger, obesity, resources, poverty, population, justice and sustainability. You will participate in constructive debates on controversial topics such as diets, biofuels, biotechnology, and capitalism.
Students engage in 4 x 1-hour assessment linked online tutorials over semester, a voluntary weekly 1-hour Online Interactive Forum (held live Thursday of each semester week with recordings available in MyLO), weekly pre-recorded lecture content (released Monday of each teaching week), set weekly readings, online discussions and assessment tasks. Assessment is 100% internal (i.e., no examination) and enables you to actively engage with ideas and issues, reflect on your learning and learn collaboratively.
- Engagement Part (b) Module Discussion Boards (25%)
- Action Plan Part (c) Action Plan Presentation (10%)
- Action Plan Part (a) Describing a Problem (15%)
- Action Plan Part (b) Advocating a Response (30%)
- Engagement Part (c) Reflection (15%)
- Engagement Part (a) Tutorial Leader (5%)
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