WISO300585 Seminar in agricultural and food policy

Type
Seminar
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Schmid, Erwin , Schönhart, Martin
Organisation
Sustainable Economic Development
Offered in
Wintersemester 2026/27
Languages of instruction
Englisch, Deutsch
Content

The seminar covers important issues related to agricultural and food policy. Discussions are based on student’s presentations of seminar papers.
The following themes may be discussed in the seminar:
1. CAP reform (decoupling, cross compliance, modulation,...)
2. Agricultural Trade (WTO, Doha-round, US Farm Bill,...)
3. Program for Rural Development (framework, instruments,...)
4. Multifunctional Agriculture (concept, challenges, valuation of non-market goods,...)
5. Food security and safety (GMO, malnutrition, overnourishment,...)
The seminar’s methodological focus is on literature analysis. Students are asked to critically review scientific literature. Therefore, basic know-how on literature searching, reading, and citation in scientific papers will be presented.

The seminar’s methodological focus is on literature analysis and empirical methods. Students are asked to critically review scientific literature, develop research concepts and apply methods to answer their freely choosen research questions. Therefore, basic know-how on literature searching, reading, and citation in scientific papers will be presented.

The seminar is a colloaborative lecture with Southern Danish University within the EPICUR Alliance. Students will benefit from collaborative learning and exchange accross countries and university systems.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Students should learn about the basic concepts of the scientific discourse in environmental and resource economics. They should learn and practice the correct handling of literature and scientific methods in a scientific context, i.e. literature search, choice of literature, interpretation, citation. This way, students should learn basic skills necessary to successfully accomplish their thesis.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.