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APME02-Presessional Intensive Economics
Module Provider: Agr and Food Econ
Number of credits: 0 [0 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Summer term module
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Non-modular pre-requisites:
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Current from: 2021/2
Module Convenor: Dr Garth Holloway
Email: garth.holloway@reading.ac.uk
Type of module:
Summary module description:
To provide a basis for students with little previous training in economics to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the Department Agricultural and Food Economics.
Aims:
To provide a basis for students with little previous training in economics to enter one of the MSc courses offered by the Department Agricultural and Food Economics.
Assessable learning outcomes:
Is to advance students to a good understanding of the following areas of economics and how they can be applied to agriculture and food:
* Basic economic concepts, including specialisation and trade
* Consumer theory
* Production and theory of the firm
* Market structures
* Government intervention
Additional outcomes:
Outline content:
See above.
Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
The course is very student learning orientated, with lectures, set reading and essay writing, exercises and optional computer-based tutorials. Every student will be given a core text and notes.
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Summative assessment- Examinations:
Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:
Formative assessment methods:
Coursework
Essays
Tests: 2 tests one in the second week of the course and one in the final week. There is no formal pass requirement, students proceed to post-graduate study on satisfactory completion of the course.
Penalties for late submission:
The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy £Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes£, which can be found here: