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Unit description

Examines a range of alternative farming approaches and systems in relation to their geographical, social, economic and climatic context. Students will investigate and critique a range of regenerative agricultural practices to improving soil health and plant and animal productivity including agroecological design, organics, cropping and livestock management approaches. Key components of farming systems across different farming contexts will be evaluated.

Unit content

  1. Philosophies and agroecological practices in regenerative agriculture
  2. Using agroecological understanding to design farming systems
  3. Alternative grazing systems
  4. Alternative cropping systems
  5. Horticulture
  6. Organics

 

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1explore the underpinning principles of regenerative agricultureIntellectual rigour
2describe a range of alternative farming systems, including horticulture, integrated livestock, cropping, organics and permaculture Knowledge of a discipline
3construct an annotated bibliography used to evaluate the factors that can constrain or enable farming systemsIntellectual rigour
4critically evaluate an example of an alternative farming systems.Knowledge of a discipline

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explore the underpinning principles of regenerative agriculture
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
  2. describe a range of alternative farming systems, including horticulture, integrated livestock, cropping, organics and permaculture
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
  3. construct an annotated bibliography used to evaluate the factors that can constrain or enable farming systems
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
  4. critically evaluate an example of an alternative farming systems.
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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