General Information
Course Code | E_MG_CFNS |
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Credits | 6 EC |
Period | P1 |
Course Level | 100 |
Language of Tuition | English |
Faculty | School of Business and Economics |
Course Coordinator | dr. C.F.A. van Wesenbeeck |
Examiner | dr. C.F.A. van Wesenbeeck |
Teaching Staff |
Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself
Last-minute registration is available for this course.
Teaching Methods | Study Group, Lecture |
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Target audiences
This course is also available as:
Course Objective
After successfully completing this course, students will:• have a broad understanding of the concept of Food and Nutrition
Security (FNS);
• be able to identify, calculate and interpret basic indicators for FNS
and judge their relevance;
• be familiar with and understand the challenges to achieve FNS;
• be familiar with and understand the challenges posed by FNS failure
for societies and individuals;
• be familiar with and understand the rationale for possible
interventions to improve FNS.
Course Content
Food and nutrition security is a critical input for the functioning andwellbeing in any society. At the same time, food and nutrition security
remains far from guaranteed with more than 700 million people being
undernourished and another billion people suffering from a lack of
vitamins and minerals. In this course you will first develop a broad and
deep understanding of the concept of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS),
both historically and
contemporaneously. Next, the course will analyze challenges to ensure
food and nutrition security for all now and in the future as well as
challenges posed for societies and individuals by food and nutrition
insecurity.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and workgroupsMethod of Assessment
Exam (60%), assignments (30%), presentation (10%)Entry Requirements
There is no formal entrance requirement for the minor Global FoodSecurity Studies, and hence also not for this course. We specifically
aim for a diverse group as we strongly believe that interdisciplinary
research is best taught through active interaction between students from
different disciplinary backgrounds. However, we expect that this course
is especially of interest to students of economics, social sciences and
health sciences. The minor is a university minor which implies that VU
students do not need to ask for permission from the Examination Board to
acquire the credits for courses for their own BSc degree.
Literature
To be announcedTarget Audience
The minor Global Food Security Studies and hence also this course isopen for students from all majors who want to acquire familiarity with
the core principles of global food security and interdisciplinary
methods. We are particularly interested in students who wish to
contribute to food security through rigorous interdisciplinary knowledge
production. The international staff that teaches in this minor program
conducts research in a variety of regions around the globe. This holds
great appeal to students who are keen to understand the diversity and
similarity in problems and solutions related to food (in)security.