module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3125: Politics of Food and Farming
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- History of Food Supply.
- Food and the State: Twentieth century perspectives.
- Contemporary Political Economy of Global Food.
- Food and Agriculture: Supply Chains, Pressure Groups and Government.
- Food and Human Identity.
- Contested Food: The Politics of Diet and Nutrition.
- Contested Food: The Politics of Farming and the Environment.
- Contested Food: The Politics of New Technologies.
- The Future for Food.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 22 | 2 hours per week for 11 weeks. Teaching will take the form of lectures and discussion. Each week's session will require pre-reading by the participants and will be interspersed with discussion points and interaction. |
| Guided Independent Study | 56 | Weekly reading for each weeks lecture |
| Guided Independent Study | 12 | Preparation for Research Paper Proposal |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Preparation for Research Paper |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Exam preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).