Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
Exit Award only
Students passing taught modules to the value of at least 60 credits and achieving an aggregate pass across taught modules to the value of 60 credits on the MSc (Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives) programme may exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| FE6303 | Sustainable Rural Development | 10 |
| FE6304 | Co-operative and Collaborative Responses | 10 |
| FE6305 | Contemporary Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues | 5 |
| FE6306 | Marketing and Communications for Sustainable Food Production and Consumption | 5 |
| FE6507 | Economics of Agri-Food Markets and Value Chain Analysis | 5 |
| FE6512 | Sustainable Food Systems | 5 |
| FE6515 | The Sharing Economy | 5 |
| FE6902 | Global Food Policy Issues | 5 |
| MG6315 | Project Management | 5 |
| 5 |
| Soil Science and Soil/Land Management | |
| International Food Branding and Digital Media Marketing | |
| Sustainable Energy Futures | |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Communicate and work effectively to a high professional standard;
- Demonstrate advanced analytical and problem-solving skills associated with effective practice;
- Engage in advanced application of frameworks and techniques in organisational settings;
- Demonstrate advanced analytical skills associated with the key challenges and decisions facing society, organisations and communities in responding to sustainable development issues.
- Engage in designing collaborative and multi-stakeholder approaches to addressing sustainable development challenges.
