AGRI3001 (v.1) Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Food Security
| Area: | Department of Environment and Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.5 |
| 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. |
| Lecture: | 11 x 3 Hours Semester |
| Tutorial: | 11 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Fieldwork: | 1 x 8 Hours Semester |
| Equivalent(s): |
303368 (v.6)
Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Food Security 301
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
303340 (v.6)
Animal Production 201
or any previous version
OR 313570 (v.1) Animal Science 503 or any previous version OR AGRI2001 (v.1) Animal Production or any previous version OR AGRI5001 (v.1) Animal Science or any previous version AND 303365 (v.8) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science 202 or any previous version OR 313569 (v.1) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science 500 or any previous version OR AGRI2003 (v.1) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science or any previous version OR AGRI5000 (v.1) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science or any previous version AND 313545 (v.1) Soil Science 200 or any previous version OR AGRI2006 (v.1) Soil Science 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: | Exploration of agricultural systems in terms of social, economic and environmental sustainability - the triple bottom line. Sustainable agricultural systems appropriate for land management units including intensive, rangeland and broad-acre examples, in both Australia and other environments. The balance of production between food security, resource and energy commodities from agricultural systems. The impacts on Western Australian agriculture caused by national and global changes. Sustainable practice adoption and social capacity for change. Students will undertake field trips in this unit. |
| Field of Education: | 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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