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On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Describe major environmental issues and requirements for the development of sustainable agriculture.
- Identify the impacts that modern farming systems can have on the environment.
- Understand the aims and measures of the various policies and schemes to control or limit such impacts.
- Understand the basic principles necessary for the appropriate management and protection of the agri-environment and the quality of its air, soil and water resources, including the basic principles of: good farming practice, nutrient management and planning, habitat management.
The module provides a basic understanding of legislative controls and agri-environmental incentive schemes operated at national (Irish) and EU levels. This includes the operation and implementation of major EU environmental directives, environmental aspects of Land Eligibility and Conditionality (Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme, BISS), agri-environmental incentive schemes (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, ACRES), as well as results-based, locally-led and related high-nature value schemes including the Results-based Environmental Agri-Pilot (REAP) scheme.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Lectures | 33 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 3 |
Total | 116 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: Multiple Choice Questionnaire: An in-class test in the form of an MCQ testing knowledge, understanding and interpretation of content covered in this module. | Week 10 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
Individual Project: A creative assignment. Each student researches, creates and presents a mini-documentary, animation, slide show, poster, policy brief or similar multi-media piece on a relevant topic of their choice. | Week 12 | Graded | No | 50 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Group/class feedback on the in-class assessment component will be given in a lecture. Frequent errors/problem questions/unanswered questions will be discussed.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Helen Sheridan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |