Module

Voraussetzungen

Inhalte

The lectures will focus on a number of carefully chosen areas of agricultural resources management, which will be further contextualised in the seminars, where students will have the opportunity to engage more closely with specific topics and themes from international and comparative perspectives. Key lecture topics - Sustainable agriculture and food security - Protection of water resources from agricultural over-use and pollution (pesticides and phosphorous) - Agriculture, land use and biodiversity protection - Agriculture and climate change (livestock production, soils, forestry, mitigation and adaptation) Seminars topics to be announced in class.

Lernziele

After successful completion of the module, students will be able to: • Understand that sustainable management of agricultural resources is not just key to maintaining sustainable food supplies and food security – it is also necessary for supporting the proper functioning of the ecological systems that determine the conditions for life itself • Critically analyse and understand the main legal and policy frameworks aimed at protecting the ecological integrity of agricultural resources in the EU • Grasp a multitude of critical perspectives on the management of agricultural resources • Comprehend a number of carefully chosen areas of agricultural resources management, including specific topics and themes from international and comparative perspectives

Prüfungsleistung

• Essay: Written individual course work, maximum 3000 words including footnotes (50 %) • Presentation: (individual) 'Visual' form of assessment critiquing specific areas of law and policy, maximum 20 minutes per student (50 %) To pass (grade 4,0) the module, students need to earn a minimum of 50 points

Bemerkungen

Not offered in the winter semester 2026/27.