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Courses Handbook 2015

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MGMT2005 (v.1) Food and the Consumer

Area: School of Management
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 314046 (v.1) Food and the Consumer 200 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: An introduction to the food quality concept and what it means to consumers and to society. Students develop an understanding of the holistic concept of food quality by examining food quality and safety systems; ethical and sustainable food production systems; nutrition; functional foods; biotechnology and its applications within the food industry; food preferences within and between cultures; food values; market segmentation and the value of food from a social, economic and environmental perspective.
Field of Education: 080399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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