AGRI302078 Agroecology - A science, a practice and a movement
- Type
- Seminar
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Vogl, Christian R. , Schunko, Christoph , Schmidt, Lena Maria
- Organisation
- Organic Farming
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2026
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Agroecology has evolved from purely natural sciences into an interdisciplinary social and natural science discipline that also encompasses social movements and practices. Agroecology has thereby become firmly established in debates on agricultural and food systems and has gained relevance in national and international scientific and civil society discourses as well as in political positions and legal texts. In this course, students learn to reflect on the systemic character of agricultural and food systems on the basis of agroecological discourses and to discuss approaches for their sustainable transformation.
- Previous knowledge expected
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Basic understanding of agricultural sciences at an advanced bachelor's level.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to
• explain the scientific discipline of agroecology;
• explain and critically reflect on agroecological practices;
• describe the actors and relevance of the agroecological movement.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.