2017-2018 / GBLX2131-2

Biosphère, agriculture et société

Duration

42h Th, 2h SEM

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering4 crédits 
 Master in agroecology (120 ECTS)4 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc Dufrêne, Grégory Mahy, Guy Mergeai

Coordinator

Grégory Mahy

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

Learning unit contents

Organization of the Biosphere
Functioning of ecosystems
Main agricultural systems
Services provided by ecosystems

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course the student has the required knowledge on: - Ecosystem functioning - The diversity of ecosystems and the organization of the biosphere - Characteristics of the major farming systems - Services provided by ecosystems The student is able to critically analyze the relationship between the well-being of human populations, agriculture and the environment

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures Conferences on case studies

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

AAA

Recommended or required readings

Teachers provide course materials according to the advancement of the training
Teachers recommend books or parts of books according to the advancement of the course.
 

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam with multiple choice questions and open-ended questions

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Grégory Mahy : g.mahy@ulg.ac.be Marc Dufrêne : marc.dufrene@ulg.ac.be Guy Mergeai : gmergeai@ulg.ac.be