316-309 Agricultural Economics

Subject information

Search : Index : Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Economics
Prev 316-307 Labour Economics
Next 316-311 History of Economic Thought

316-309 Agricultural Economics
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Associate Professor D MacLaren
Prerequisites	316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	Topics include the reasons for government intervention in the agri-food sector; the policy objectives and instruments of government intervention in selected countries; international trade, agricultural protectionism and the World Trade Organisation; and world food safety and food security.
Generic Skills	High level of development: written communication; problem solving; application of theory to practice; critical thinking. Moderate level of development: collaborative learning; team work; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; receptiveness to alternative ideas. Some level of development: oral communication.
Assessment	A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination (80%) and an assignment totalling not more than 2000 words (20%).

Search : Index : Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Economics
Prev 316-307 Labour Economics
Next 316-311 History of Economic Thought

Status:                   Official 2007
Last Modified:            Tuesday October 31 22:20
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Division - CWIS (SDI)
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Enquiries:                http://unimelb.custhelp.com/