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Food for a Healthy Planet III (UNIB30010)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Food for a Healthy Planet III is about the many facets of modern food systems and the roles, availability and requirements demanded of food in Australia and internationally. Changing dietary requirements by consumers and changing expectations about the desired characteristics of the products of the food supply systems raises challenges thruoghout food value chains, from producer to consumer. Community level interactions with food will be considered by examining food security within our society in terms of how urban environments impact food security, including access to fresh, healthy and safe foods. Economic aspects of food aid, modern relationships to food and anthropological approaches to food and sustainable human societies will be discussed. Food for a Healthy Planet III examines these issues in terms of scale and considers the levels of physiology, the environment and across cultures. This subject deals with these challenges, their nature and the solutions.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to:
- Articulate and communicate knowledge on diverse topics related to food
- Have a deep understanding on the complex nature of food, its components and their effects on human health
- Have developed an appreciation of the role of food security in communities
- Appreciate the relationships between food, culture and identity
Generic skills
This subject encompasses particular generic skills. On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
• Think critically and organise knowledge
• Derive, interpret and analyse information from primary and secondary sources
• Demonstrate awareness of and ability to utilise appropriate communication technology
• Demonstrate both written and oral communication skills
• Participate in a discussion group and develop a logical argument to support a particular position
• Participate effectively as a member of a team
• Plan work, use time effectively and manage small projects
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Assignment 1 (1000 words) due approximately week 5 (25%)
- Assignment 2 (1000 words) due approximately week 8 (25%)
- 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%)
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Julia Steenkamp Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials. A total of 36 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Wine and Food Breadth Track Feeding the World's Population - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 April 2024