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  Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security - MSc


Royal Agricultural University    Agriculture, Food and Environment

Full time & Part time September, January MSc 1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
Agriculture (1) Geography (17)

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Are you passionate about addressing the challenges of sustainable agriculture and food security? Look no further than our MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. This programme is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle the pressing issues facing our food production systems. Delve into critical topics such as resource constraints, poverty alleviation, and ethical policy development. Our experienced lecturers and researchers will guide you through theoretical study and practical exercises, preparing you for a successful career in government, NGOs, or commercial companies. With a range of elective modules to choose from, you can tailor your studies to your interests. Entry requirements include an upper second class Honours degree or relevant work experience. Mature candidates will also be considered. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable agriculture and food security.

About the course

This course will equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills needed by governments, 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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Entry Requirements

An Undergraduate Honours Degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or a professional qualification and/or experience considered to be equivalent to the above.




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Bookie Ezeomah, MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, 2016

“I chose to study at the RAU because the University has a good reputation for contributing to international development through education and research and supporting your Africans like myself to obtain a degree and the knowledge to help develop our continent. The course covered themes relating to poverty and food security, small-scale farming, development project management, and sustainable agricultural intensification."

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