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MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year (full time) or 2+ (part time)

Masters Degree Description

This course will equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills needed by governments, research organisations, local and international NGOs, commercial companies, and farms as they respond to some of today's biggest challenges within the agriculture and food sectors.

You will delve into critical issues such as the human exploitation of the Earth’s resources, poverty alleviation and food security, and the ethical and cultural implications of policy development. You will study five core modules covering understanding and improving agricultural and food supply systems. You can then select three electives to enable further specialisation including crops, livestock, management, and different system approaches.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our graduates have gone on to enter production, policy, and research and consultancy careers in the agricultural and food quality sector, within:
  • International organisations - United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • Government departments in various countries
  • NGOs internationally - Environment Agency, National Farmers' Union (NFU), Country Landowners Association (CLA)
  • Research institutes​
  • Academia (as PhD students)

Module Details

  • Integrated Agricultural Systems
  • Research Skills
  • International Rural Development
  • Poverty and Food Security
  • Dissertation
  • Managing Global Soils in a Changing Climate
  • Facing the global challenges in food and agriculture:

PLUS a choice of THREE elective modules (all modules 15 credits each):

  • Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
  • Environmental Science and Technology in Agriculture
  • Sustainable Business Strategy
  • Organic and Regenerative Systems
  • Livestock Production Technology and Innovation
  • Climate Change and Sustainability
  • Small Scale Farming and Local Food Supply
  • Crop Production Technology and Innovation

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