LAND USE POLICY AND LAWS | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

FOM 4201

Course Credit Units:

4

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 4

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

The course will cover an overview on natural resource policies and laws in Uganda and principles of natural resource Policy Development, Analysis and Advocacy. The policies to be considered will be those of Forestry and the allied Natural Resources. Objectives:

To understand various approaches to natural resource policy formulation
To understand the types of policy evaluation and analyses
To explain existing policies and laws that impact on natural resource management in Uganda

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students should be able to;

Develop, evaluate and analyse natural resource policies
Offer professional advice to policy makers in developing policies and laws that impact on natural resource management
Interpret existing natural resource policies and Laws in Uganda