📖Program Curriculum
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
We welcome students from diverse educational backgrounds and we anticipate that many will be unfamiliar with all the topics in this programme
We have therefore designed the programme so that it provides you with both a broad understanding of the major issues in food security and the opportunity to selectively focus on aspects of particular interest
The programme is made up of courses totalling 180 credits
The programme starts with three compulsory courses (totalling 60 credits) that introduce fundamental issues in food security
You then choose from a range of optional courses (usually 10-credit) that expand on key topics including production of food from animal sources and crop improvement
Some courses provide practical skills and there is an opportunity to learn about commercial issues relating to food production
Finally you will undertake a 60-credit investigative project which will allow you to focus on a selected topic
Compulsory courses (totalling 60 credits)
FOOD SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS - CROPS
FOOD SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS - FOOD OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SECURITY
Optional courses (totalling 60 credits*)
ANIMAL ETHICS
CROP BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
FOOD SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS - CROPS
GLOBAL ANIMAL PRODUCTION
MOLECULAR LABORATORY SKILLS
PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING
POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT (FOOD SECURITY)
PRODUCTION OF FOOD FROM ANIMALS
ROLE OF INSECTS IN FOOD SECURITY
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALISATION OF BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH
*Most of the optional courses are 10 credit courses The optional courses do tend to change most depending on availability the above were options for 2021 2022 and may alter from the finalised options offered in 2022-2024
Food security project (60 credits)
Teaching methods
Most courses are taught through lectures and tutorials in which there will be discussion of key concepts and training in the critical appraisal of published information
In addition some courses include guest lectures and site visits
The course on Technology Transfer and Commercialisation of Bioscience Research will include workshop sessions
Two courses provide training in laboratory skills Molecular Lab Skills and Plant Genetic Engineering
The project will involve an independent investigation of a selected topic in food security under supervision from an expert in the field
Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised In exceptional circumstances however the University may withdraw or alter a programme For more information please see Student contract
