The BSc (Hons) (International Development and Food Policy) Degree is of four years' duration and is offered jointly by the School of Business and the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences/Associate School/Department of Food Business and Development.

In order to be admitted to the First University Examination in International Development and Food Policy a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits comprising core modules to the value of 50 credits, and elective modules to the value of 10 credits.

Core Modules
FE1006 Poverty and Development (5 credits)
FE1008 Data in Development Studies (5 credits)
FE1013 Introduction to Development Studies Part I (5 credits)
FE1014 Communication and Facilitation Skills in Development (5 credits)
FE1015 Rural Development Theory, Policy and Practice (10 credits)
FE1018 Introduction to Development Studies Part II (5 credits)
FE1019 Introduction to Food and Agricultural Economics (5 credits)
FE1020 Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics (5 credits)
FE1023 Socio-Economic Concepts for International Development and Food Policy (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Languages
CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits) plus
FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner [00] Level) (10 credits)

Conflict, Human Rights and Development
[FE1021 Development Conflict and Peace I (5 credits) plus FE1022 Development Conflict and Peace II (5 credits)]
GV1204 Democracy, Ideology and Utopia (5 credits)

Health and Development
GV1400 Local Development and Public Health (5 credits)
NT1011 Introductory Nutrition (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the First University Examination in International Development and Food Policy within three academic years from the date of first registration for First Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in International Development and Food Policy a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits comprising core modules to the value of 50 credits, and elective modules to the value of 10 credits.

Core Modules
FE2002 Globalisation, Trade and Development (5 credits)
FE2003 Introduction to Sustainable Livelihoods Analysis (5 credits)
FE2200 Introduction to Food Supply-Chain Management (5 credits)
FE2201 International Food Policy (5 credits)
FE2203 Food Economics (5 credits)
LW2202 Introduction to Human Rights Law (10 credits)
SC2012 Race, Ethnicity, Migration and Nationalism (5 credits)
ST2002 Statistics for Development Research Part 1 (5 credits)
ST2003 Statistics for Development Research Part 2 (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Languages
either
FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits) plus
FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
or
FR2105 Towards Vantage French (5 credits) plus
FR2107 French for Reading Purposes II (5 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner [00] Level) (10 credits)
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver Level) (10 credits)

Conflict, Human Rights and Development
[FE1021 Development Conflict and Peace I (5 credits) plus FE1022 Development Conflict and Peace II (5 credits)] (if not previously taken)
GV2228 The Democratic Imagination (5 credits)
GV2229 Citizen Participation (5 credits)

Health and Development
EH2008 Introduction to Theories and Practices of Health Promotion (5 credits)
EH2009 Public Health Issues (5 credits)

Note: Students may not select a language module which has already been taken at the same level in a previous year (e.g. students who took FR1105 in First Year may not take FR1105 in Second Year etc.)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Second University Examination in International Development and Food Policy within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in International Development and Food Policy a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits comprising core modules to the value of 40 credits, elective modules to the value of 5 credits and a Development Work Placement module to the value of 15 credits.

Core Modules
FE3008 Programme Planning and Management (10 credits)
FE3009 Development Management and Organisations (5 credits)
FE3010 Gender and Development (5 credits)
FE3015 Socio-Economic Research in Development (10 credits)
FE3018 Agriculture and Natural Resource Use in the Developing World (5 credits)
FE3101 SME and Local Development (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
FE3016 Micro-Finance and Development (5 credits)
FE3205 Food Marketing Management (5 credits)

Note: The Third University Examination in International Development and Food Policy will be undertaken in March/April.

Work Placement
Students must also undertake a 24-week period of Work Placement (FE3013 - 15 credits) after the Third University Examination.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in International Development and Food Policy within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

In order to be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in International Development and Food Policy a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules amounting to 60 credits comprising core modules to the value of 25 credits, elective modules to the value of 20 credits (10 credits must be taken from Group A and 10 credits must be taken from Group B), and a dissertation to the value of 15 credits.

Core Modules
FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)
FE4005 Advanced Programme Planning and Policy Processes (5 credits)
FE4006 Macro-Economic Issues and Development (5 credits)
FE4012 Humanitarian Action in Development (5 credits)
FE4417 Contemporary Issues in Development (5 credits)

Group A
Students must take 10 credits from the following:
FE4009 Co-operative Business and the Rural Economy (5 credits)
FE4013 Markets, Society and Social Policy Part 1 (5 credits)
FE4014 Markets, Society and Social Policy Part 2 (5 credits)
FE4414 Co-operative Banking (5 credits)
FE4416 Rural Development Policy (5 credits)

Group B
Students must take 10 credits from the following:
Languages
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver Level) (10 credits) (if not previously taken)

Conflict, Human Rights and Development
GV4401 Global Governance I (5 credits)
GV4402 Global Governance II (5 credits)

Health and Development
EH4004 Introduction to Promoting Health with Communities (5 credits)
EH4009 Global Health and Development (5 credits)

Dissertation
FE4418 Dissertation (15 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BSc (Hons) (International Development and Food Policy) Degree Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College, only for very serious reasons.

Exemptions for the UCC (Centre for Adult Continuing Education) Diploma in Development Studies (pre-October 2008)

Students who have successfully completed the UCC Diploma in Development Studies may claim the following exemptions:

FE1013 (5 credits) and FE1018 (5 credits) - SC1802 and GG1805
FE1021 (5 credits) - AD1806
FE1022 (5 credits) - AD2800
FE2002 (5 credits) - SC2802

These exemptions may be spread over the first two years of the BSc programme within the parameters of the programme structure laid out above.

FE1021 and FE1022 are optional modules available in both 1st and 2nd years of the BSc in International Development and Food Policy. Students who claim an exemption for these modules in either 1st or 2nd year cannot take the modules in another year.

Exemptions for the UCC (Centre for Adult Continuing Education) Diploma in Development Studies (from October 2008)

Students who have successfully completed the UCC Diploma in Development Studies may claim the following exemptions:

FE1013 (5 credits) and FE1018 (5 credits) - SC1804 and FE1815
FE1021 (5 credits) - AD1806
FE1022 (5 credits) - AD2800
FE2002 (5 credits) - SC2802

These exemptions may be spread over the first two years of the BSc programme within the parameters of the programme structure laid out above.

FE1021 and FE1022 are optional modules available in both 1st and 2nd years of the BSc in International Development and Food Policy. Students who claim an exemption for these modules in either 1st or 2nd year cannot take the modules in another year.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc (Hons) International Development and Food Policy (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Recognise the multi-dimensional nature of many international development and food policy problems and the core connection to poverty and global inequality
• Identify, use, evaluate and interpret information from various sources to support analysis of international development and food policy problems
• Develop and effectively apply cross-disciplinary methods and approaches in analysing challenges in international development and food policy
• Design research projects and programmes to identify key development issues and identify solutions
• Identify and apply appropriate analytical techniques for effective development of projects, programmes and policies
• Communicate effectively and confidently on subject-specific topics in the written and oral form
• Communicate effectively with the international development community and with society at large
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams, in multi-disciplinary settings and in development organisations.