Sciences de la terre et du bioingénieur, environnement et société

PART 1

PART 2: the disciplines of agricultural sciences; soils and fertility; a short history of agriculture and agricultural systems; agricultural development and food security; current issues and options for changes

PART 3: Seminars on bioengineering professions: illustration of the versatility of the profession

PART 1

PART 2 (agronomy): presentation of agricultural sciences as a discipline that studies agricultural production sensu lato, and the issues at stake.

Courses requiring this course

PART 1

PART 2: ex-cathedra lectures with Powerpoint support; invited seminars; exercises bearing on current issues

PART 3: 5 seminars of 2 hours each in the first quadrimester, led by professionals from different fields of bioengineering.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

PART 1

PART 2: Marcel Mazoyer et Laurence Roudart. 2002. Histoire des agricultures du monde. Du néolithique à la crise contemporaine. Le Seuil, Points Histoire. 705 pp.

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

PART 1: Written exam

PART 2: written exam (open questions, a list of which will be provided during the quadrimester

PART 3: Written exam (MCQ inserted in the exam of PART 1, concerning the 5 seminars)

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

PART 1: 50%

PART 2: 50%

PART 3: a bonus point system (0, +1 or +2 out of 20) for the final EU mark

Language(s) of evaluation

• french