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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2022: Permaculture and Gardening with Nature
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
This is a practical module set within an academic context. To that end, you will apply knowledge you acquire through the study of: agroecology, ethnobotany, soil ecology, nutrition, health and well-being. You will network with food practitioners in public institutions, private enterprises, third sector organisations and social enterprises with an interest in alternative forms and methods of producing food, as well as with academics studying these. The skills acquired will enable you to pursue careers in gardening and/or growing food in public institutions, private enterprises, third sector organisations and social enterprises. You will learn how to use gardening/growing food within a range of contexts, including working with school children; working in community development; or working to promote well-being and support people with mental health challenges.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Develop practical skills in the design and management of a range of growing techniques. 2. Recognize the causes of success and failure associated with particular growing techniques. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Recognize a range of culturally-variable food sources and food-growing methods and produce accounts of these 4. Understand how food procurement and production fit within the broader natural environment. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. Assess the benefits associated with different forms of own-growing, such as promoting well-being, fostering community, or providing education in settings such as schools and forest schools. 6. Develop a professional network with key individuals and organizations that practice these growing techniques |