- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L Philip
Pre-requisites
Available to students in Programme Year 4 only.
Notes
Not available to students who have previously completed LE3025 (The Changing Countryside).
Overview
This course focuses on local, national and European policy developments affecting rural land use (agriculture, forestry and conservation), social exclusion, and economic restructuring (impact of global markets on the competitiveness of rural business and employment). It critically evaluates a range of policies that have shaped today's countryside. Specific reference is given to the influences upon, nature of, and impacts of these policies, with future directions for countryside policies (integrated approaches) debated.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures per week (for ten weeks), 1 one-hour seminar per fortnight (6 total) and 1 one-day field visit.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).
Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for futher details.