Professional/Short course Food Justice and Food Policy
30 credit level 7 module
About
This 30 credit module, Food Justice and Food Policy, discusses what it means to be food secure as a nation and how this differs from household food security and from the concept of food sovereignty. The module aims to prepare you to be able to critically review food governance and policy tools for building sustainable, healthy and just regional food systems.
The module covers how policy is formed and implemented, and how to influence policy development. You'll learn about policy approaches that consider the inter-relationship between health, sustainability and justice and what kind of policies contribute to a resilient food system.
On successful completion of the module, you'll be able to:
- critically assess and differentiate between food security and food sovereignty.
- understand and compare national, local and regional food contexts for the purpose of developing policy and practice recommendations.
- critically evaluate policy levers and strategies for achieving healthy, sustainable and equitable food system outcomes and to evaluate systems of power to argue means for just food systems.
- practice skills in collaboration and co-production for achieving healthy, sustainable and equitable food system outcomes.
Careers / Further study
This module can contribute towards the MSc Sustainable Food Systems, and the Professional Development Awards. If you have any queries, please contact the Professional Development team (pd@uwe.ac.uk).
How to apply
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For further information
- Email: pd@uwe.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81158
Structure
Content
The module syllabus typically covers the following:
- Food security
- Food sovereignty
- Food governance
- Intersectional approaches to food security and food sovereignty: gender, race, class and cultural perspectives on food
- Anthropology of food - case study approach to international examples of food conflict, and insecurity.
Learning and Teaching
The theory and practical application of food security and policy will be delivered through a combination of lectures/guest lectures, debates, film, field trips and case studies.
Assessment
Assessment for this module comprises:
- an oral presentation (20 minutes) with supportive aids, which should summarise the arguments being made - you'll work in groups.
- a written assignment (2,000 words) - policy consultation: review and critique a food-related policy, legislation, bill or strategy.
Both assessments will be supported by formative work throughout the module, which will take the form of developing a policy manifesto in groups of two to three learners. These will go through peer review and revision over the course of the module.
Assessments will be a combination of group and individual work; these include developing, critiquing and debating food policy and governance tools.
Prices and dates
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Dates
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