Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation (AGRI90057)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | July - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Global food production is facing many challenges to meet current and future demand. Impacts of climate change on agriculture will add stress to our ability to produce enough food for a growing population with fewer resources. Adapting agriculture to climate change to meet these needs is a critical challenge for current and future generations.
This subject will examine the potential impacts of climate change on agricultural production and explore adaptation options within various sectors of agriculture and food production. This exploration of adaptation options will include consideration of barriers that may hinder effective adaptation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Understand the principles of adaptation (incremental through to transformational) and an ability to articulate what this looks like in different regions/industries
- Discuss the global context for food supply
- Understand the impacts of climate change on different regions/industries
- Discuss adaptation to climate in context with other key drivers affecting industry productivity and terms of trade (markets, genetics, logistics, input and labour costs, etc)
Generic skills
- A profound respect for truth, intellectual and professional integrity, and the ethics of scholarship Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning and research An ability to derive, interpret and analyse social, technical or economic information from primary and other sources
- Awareness of and ability to utilise appropriate communication technology and methods for the storage, management and analysis of data
- Capacity for creativity and innovation, through the application of skills and knowledge
- Ability to integrate information across a relevant discipline to solve problems in applied situations
- Highly developed computer - based skills to allow for effective on-line learning and communication
- Highly developed written communication skills to allow informed dialogue with individuals and groups from industry, government and the community
- Highly developed oral communication skills to allow informed dialogue and liaison with individuals and groups from industry, government and the community
- Appreciation of social and cultural diversity from a regional to a global context
- Ability to participate effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to plan work, use time effectively and manage small projects
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into an honours or graduate degree
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Online Assignment due approximately one week after teaching period ends
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 15% |
Group task assignment (500 words per student) due approximately four weeks after the teaching period ends
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 20% |
Assignment 2 due approximately four weeks after teaching period ends
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 65% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% of lectures, tutorials and panels | N/A | |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must achieve a minimum of 50% in in the online assessment, the group task assignment and assignment 2 to pass the subject | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Richard Eckard Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 24 hours comprised of 5 x 4 hours of lectures and 4 x 1 hour of tutorials during an intensive period Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 21 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 Last self-enrol date 22 July 2025 Census date 1 August 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 August 2025 Assessment period ends 29 August 2025 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 4 March 2025