Duration
36h Th, 36h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in agroecology (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Jérôme Bindelle, Fanny Boeraeve, Caroline De Clerck, Nicolas Vereecken
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
At the end of this course, students will have a global vision of the health problems of cultivated plants and livestock and their link with cultural practices and farming methods. They will be aware of the possibilities of action beyond the simple use of conventional medicinal inputs and will be able to analyze a particular problem by proposing means of preventive action activating different agroecological levers.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will have a global vision of the health problems of cultivated plants and livestock and their link with cultural practices and farming methods. They will be aware of the possibilities of action beyond the simple use of conventional medicinal inputs and will be able to analyze a particular problem by proposing means of preventive action activating different agroecological levers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of ecology, biology, botany, agricultural and livestock production systems, entomology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will be taught collegially by the four teachers. Each teacher will provide an ex cathedra theoretical introduction on the following topics
Concepts of ecology and agroecology in field crops
Plant pathology
Animal health
Soil biology and microbiology
Plant protection
Then, case studies, lectures, field observation trips and visits will be organized to illustrate in practice how field actors and researchers position themselves to activate agroecology levers to solve crop and livestock health problems.
Finally, students will complete a group work on a case study or a problem related to the course. This work will be presented to the whole audience and will be the subject of a written report.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face for most activities.
Possibility of having a conference presented remotely
Recommended or required readings
Teacher presentations and reference materials for case studies and lectures will be made available as the course progresses on e-campus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
The following items will be included in the final grade
Participation and attendance at site visits and case study presentations
Oral presentation of group work in the last class session
Evaluation of the written work submitted for the January session
Oral peer review by the teachers who conducted the review.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
f.boeraeve@uliege.be
nicolas.vereecken@ulb.be
Caroline.DeClerck@uliege.be
jerome.bindelle@uliege.be