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LSC-30076 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 29 June 2024

LSC-30076 - Plant Science and Sustainability
Coordinator: Trisna Tungadi
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734414

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To understand how plant science can be applied to `green¿ production processes in order to meet the global challenges, whilst addressing environmental protection and sustainability issues.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/lsc-30076/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the fundamentals of how plant science can be applied to a range of green production processes: 1,2
Evaluate how plant-human interactions have altered green production facilities over time, and the impact this has on the trade-off between global supply and environmental protection: 1,2
Evaluate the ways in which plants are responding to global change, such as pollution and climate change, and explain how these can be mitigated: 1,2
Critically review a specific forest or food production system in terms of its contribution to ecosystem services, sustainability and/or carbon balance: 1

Study hours

18 x 1 hr lectures
2 x 2 hr tutorials/workshops
63 hours completion of portfolio
65 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 50%
Critical evaluation a specific green production system
A 2,000 word report and critical assessment of a specific green production system in terms of its contribution to ecosystem services, sustainability, and/or carbon balance.

2: Assignment weighted 50%
Critical literature review
A 2,000-word literature review requiring critical evaluation of a topic taken from a list of topics relevant to many aspects of the module.

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Last Updated: 29 June 2024