AESC40340

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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Environmental Management (AESC40340)

Subject: : Agricultural&Environmental Sci

College: : Health & Agricultural Sciences

School: : Agriculture & Food Science

Level: : 4 (Masters)

Credits: : 5

Module Coordinator: : Assoc Professor Helen Sheridan

Trimester: : Spring

Mode of Delivery: : On Campus

Internship Module: : No

How will I be graded? : Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module seeks to integrate much of the discipline-based knowledge developed throughout the Agri-Environmental Science Degree Programme and deals with the principles and techniques of agri-environmental evaluation and management. Three of the four units comprising the module focus on:\ 1) The use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in landscape measurement and environmental evaluation;\ 2) Environmental economics;\ 3) Assessment of the 'environmental footprint' of agriculture.\ The fourth unit seeks to integrate these module elements into a case study. Working in small groups, students will apply the methods and principles from the above three module dimensions to:\ 1) Evaluate landscape quality;\ 2) Graphically display and quantify the results of their evaluation;\ 3) Produce and assessment that allows them to weigh / assess complementary / conflicting valued and uses of the rural environment.\

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What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to:\ 1) Be familiar with the use of computer-based GIS systems and relevant software for landscape and environmental quantification and analysis.\ 2) Integrate agri-environmental knowledge from a wide range of relevant scientific disciplines;\ 3) Evaluate the contribution and limitations of environmental economics analysis;\ 4) Critically assess the wider value of environmental resources and the impacts of environmental degradation;\ 5) Use this knowledge to evaluate important rural environmental issues and to demonstrate the holistic appreciation necessary to understand and manage these complex issues.

How will I learn?

Student Effort Hours:

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

This module will be taught through a series of online lectures. Depending on public health advice there will also be a field trip.

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

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Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module. \  \

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

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Carry forward of passed components

No

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What happens if I fail?

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. \

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Online automated feedback\

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Associated Staff

When is this module offered?

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.

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