Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security MSc

Course Overview

Our course provides specialist skills and knowledge about the most important issues related to the sustainability of agricultural production and food security. Our MSc is suitable if you have an interest in sustainable agriculture and food security and want to develop a broad knowledge of the subject. Sustainable agriculture and food security focuses on the availability of food now and in the future: a major concern of scientific and commercial communities worldwide. The prominence of this subject is driven by an increasing global population, pressure on non-renewable or scarce resources, and a need to increase food production whilst minimizing the impact on the environment. The course covers all aspects of food security as outlined by Global Food Security, a multi-agency program involving the main UK public sector funders of research and training related to food. Sustainable agriculture and food security focuses on the availability of food now and in the future: a major concern of scientific and commercial communities worldwide. The prominence of this subject is driven by an increasing global population, pressure on non-renewable or scarce resources, and a need to increase food production whilst minimizing the impact on the environment. The course covers all aspects of food security as outlined by Global Food Security, a multi-agency program involving the main UK public sector funders of research and training related to food.

General Eligibility

A 2:1 honors degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as: agriculture soil crop animal food or environmental science biology geography rural consumer economic business and/or marketing studies

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills).