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Core modules: Resource and environmental economics, Soils, waste and environmental management, Environmental management: principles and practice, Entrepreneurship and business skills, Environment and development: problems and policies, Contaminated land management, EU environmental law, Carbon and global change, Research projectThe optional modules give students the ability to specialise in one of three areas of Environmental Management:Contaminated and urban environments, The changing environment or Agricultural and rural environments.

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This course critically examines the role of agriculture, and agricultural research in addressing the major challenges and opportunities related to agricultural intensification and environmental sustainability in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the developing world; it enhances skills in communication, data analysis and interpretation, problem solving, evaluation, experimental design, teamwork, and the use of information technology.ModulesCore modules: Perspectives on development; agriculture in the tropics; rethinking agricultural development; tropical environments; research and study skills for independent learning; experimental agriculture; 1 option from: research methods for communication and development; quantitative methods for life sciences.

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This programme is a blend of theory and practice, and offers the student the opportunity to develop rural business skills alongside a greater understanding of rural enterprise in the United Kingdom; modular in nature, the programme combines academic study with professional application, and draws heavily on case study experience; the programme is run jointly with the University's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development and offers 2 distinct pathways, aimed at those wishing to embark on careers in either rural surveying or agri-business management; the surveying pathway is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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The course introduces students to the main problems of development, and strategies which respond to those problems, preparing students for research and practical action in government, international finance or NGO (non-governmental organisations) fields.ModulesCore module: Perspectives on development; options: research methods for development; concepts and strategies of social development; governance, accountability and development; communication in development processes and interventions; gender and development.

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This course offers an opportunity to explore the relationships between social change, political and cultural factors, and developmental processes from international to local level; it builds understanding of the link between contemporary approaches to development issues, policy and practice, in the developing country context.

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This course is designed to provide a rigorous, stimulating and enjoyable training in applied economics and quantitative and qualitative research techniques.ModulesCore modules: Market and trade analysis; consumer and producer theory; qualitative research methods; econometrics; economics of international food markets; research and study skills for independent learning; policy analysis; resource and environmental economics; appraisal of agricultural and rural development projects.

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The course critically examines the role of agriculture and agricultural research in addressing the major challenges and opportunities related to agricultural intensification and environmental sustainability in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the developing world. ModulesCore modules: Market and trade analysis; consumer and producer theory; qualitative research methods; econometrics; economics of international food markets; research and study skills for independent learning; policy analysis; resource and environmental economics; appraisal of agricultural and rural development projects; poverty, inequality and livelihoods.

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Core modules: Perspectives on development; communication and innovation in development; research methods for development and communication; principles of communication design for development; research and study skills for independant learning; concepts and strategies of social development.

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The course provides training in the range of earth science methods that are of growing importance in archaeology and palaeoenvironmental studies; it is designed to meet the needs of heritage and commercial organisations, which are increasingly carrying out assessments and field projects in landscapes where archaeology is present within sediment sequences.ModulesPrinciples and practice; field methods and experimentation; laboratory methods; micromorphology; soils; research methods; dissertation; plus options including: aspects of sedimentology; palaeodiet and health; the archaeology of specific periods, areas or themes; quaternary science.Assessment methodsCoursework; examination; dissertation.

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