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Syllabus

LB0095 Agriculture and society: distance course in agrarian history, 7.5 Credits

Jordbruket och samhället: distanskurs i agrarhistoria

Subjects

Agricultural Science

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	7.5	0301

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1N)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

General entry requirements.

Objectives

In this basic distance course in agrarian history you learn about land use, cultivation, farm animals, technologies, and people and society in Swedish agrarian history.

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:

• Account for fundamental features as regards the organization of the agrarian landscape and land use over time

• Account for and analyse fundamental features in arable farming in Sweden over time

• Account for and analyse fundamental features in animal husbandry in Sweden over time

• Outline main features in Swedish Agrarian History from medieval times to the present

• Account for and discuss how social and economic conditions in farming and the countryside have changed over time

• Discuss how societal changes have influenced agriculture and the countryside.

Content

This is a broad basic course in Swedish agrarian history, which is given on distance, with 1-2 meetings.

The course includes a wide time span, from the mideavals to the present, with most attention to later centuries. You will learn about land use, settlements, work, crop cultivation and animal husbandry, and on how technical and societal changes have influenced food production and use of natural resources in food production. Moreover you vill study social and economic conditions in agriculture and the countryside, and how and why this has changed over time.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Continuous examination during the course, through different kind of assignments and tests.

To pass the course it is compulsory to:

• Hand in an approved minor project

• Participate in different parts of the course, meetings, and in web based communication

For higher grade than three (3) various assignments has to be delivered on time.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

This is a distance course with 1-2 meetings.

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development