ECON2247-1 : Agricultural policy

Study Programmes 2015-2016

ECON2247-1

Agricultural policy

Duration :

12h Th, 6h Pr, 6h SEM

Number of credits :

Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)		2
Specialised master in development, environment and communities		2

Lecturer :

Philippe Burny

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

1. Objectives of the CAP
2. Principles of the CAP
3. History of the CAP
4. The most important Common Market Organisations
4.1. Cereals
4.2. Bovine meat
4.3. Milk
4.4. Sugar
5. The mid-term review of Agenda 2000
6. The rural development plan
7. CAP Health Check
8. CAP and the Enlargement of Europe
9. Research example

Learning outcomes of the course :

To give students an overview of the objectives and the tools of agricultural policy.
After completing the course the student is expected to
To know the targets and the tools of agricultural policy.
To assers the adequation between the targets and the measures implemented.
To analyse the impact of agricultural policy measures.
To analyse the links between agricultural policy and the needs of society.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

General knowledge of the European building and institutions

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 6h
Seminars : 6h