Topics of Study

Topics of study

The content of this course is divided into four broad areas or Sections. Each Section is made up of three Modules.

Section 1 Introduction

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: Geographic and Historical Context
• Module 3: Diet and Nutrition

Section 2 Environmental Dynamics and Drivers

• Module 4: Food and Water
• Module 5: Soils as a Key Resource for Food Systems
• Module 6: Crops

Section 3 Systems Approaches to Managing our Food Systems

• Module 7: Soils and a Systems Approach to Soil Quality
• Module 8: Pests and Integrated Pest Management
• Module 9: Food and Climate Change

Section 4 Food Systems and Sustainability

• Module 10: Food Systems 
• Module 11: Human-Environment Interactions
• Module 12: Future Food Scenarios