IELTS 6.5 overall with minimum 5.5 in each skill
Learn how agriculture and its environment should be adapted to future change with a Master’s in Agriculture for Sustainable Development from an award-winning institute.
This course is for graduates and professionals looking for greater knowledge and expertise in sustainable agricultural development. You'll gain a strong understanding of the fundamentals of crop production, such as adaptation to climate and other environmental changes. You then explore how this expertise can help to design effective food production systems without placing unsustainable demands on the environment.
The emphasis is on agriculture in tropical or developing countries, but the approaches can be used globally. The course integrates natural, social and economic sciences. It draws on our unrivalled expertise in an array of disciplines, including crop production, pest and disease management, postharvest technologies, climate change adaptation, and agricultural economics and marketing.
The course is taught on our Medway Campus and delivered by world-leading scientists from the award-winning Natural Resources Institute, who are working on sustainable agriculture projects around the world. We use real global case studies in our teaching, and you'll have an opportunity to play a meaningful role in current research projects. Benefit from small class sizes, quality supervision, and access to cutting-edge research facilities and resources.
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Year 1
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Integrated Pest Management (30 credits)
Independent Research Project (NRI) (60 credits)
Agronomy and Crop Physiology (15 credits)
Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
Environmental Footprinting (15 credits)
Agricultural and Natural Resources Innovation for Development (15 credits)
Plant Disease Management (15 credits)
Economics, Agriculture and Marketing (15 credits)
Postgraduate Negotiated Learning Module (15 credits)
Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
Agroforestry (15 credits)
Soils and Environments (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Integrated Pest Management (30 credits)
Independent Research Project (NRI) (60 credits)
Agronomy and Crop Physiology (15 credits)
Academic English for Postgraduates (Science)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
Research Methods for Postgraduates (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 45 credits from this list of options.
Risk Analysis for Agriculture and the Environment (15 credits)
Environmental Footprinting (15 credits)
Agricultural and Natural Resources Innovation for Development (15 credits)
Plant Disease Management (15 credits)
Economics, Agriculture and Marketing (15 credits)
Postharvest Technology and Economics (30 credits)
Postharvest Technology of Fruit and Vegetables (15 credits)
Agroforestry (15 credits)
Soils and Environments (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 15 credits from this list of electives.
Elective Choice PG 15cr (15 credits)
Graduates of the MSc Agriculture for Sustainable Development will be equipped for careers in the agricultural research and rural development sector. Potential future workplaces include NGOs, ministries, funding agencies and national and international research institutes.
Graduates may also continue onto a research degree (MPhil/PhD), which will train you for research leadership roles in agriculture and rural development.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
