Forest based food products (5cr)
Code: 9A00CZ08-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 19.04.2021 - 06.09.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 06.09.2021 - 31.12.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Teachers
- Anu Katila
- Risto Lauhanen
- Juha Tiainen
- Course
- 9A00CZ08
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Objective
In this course, the student will get familiar with the forest-based food products, like legal eatable berries, mushrooms and herbs. In addition, spruce sprouts and birch sap will be a part of the course contents. Every-man's rights, acts, markets, taxes and food safety issues will be studied.
Content
Lessons, forest excursions and excursions in food companies and research institutes in Finland.
Teaching methods
Lessons, forest excursions and excursions in food companies and research institutes in Finland and in Estonia.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Approved. An active participation in the course and a student portfolio (a digital day book during the course) is required