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MSc - Master of Science
Medway Campus
Part Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
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
In addition to core module, Students need to study some optional modules.
The aim of the module is to develop students? academic communicative competencies in line with the educational conventions of UK HEIs and to facilitate transition into that culture. In addition, it aims to support international postgraduate students in developing their understanding of the demands of studying at postgraduate level in a UK university and their ability to use English for academic purposes in a Postgraduate UK environment.
In addition to core module, Students need to study some optional modules.
The study of agronomy provides a fundamental understanding of the way crop grow and develop in relation to their environment. This Module will introduce the processes by which crops yields are optimised with the intentions of developing both knowledge and approaches that facilitate increased food production efficiencies through understanding the complexities of sustainable agriculture.
In addition to core module, Students need to study some optional modules.
Focus on a particular aspect relevant to the chosen MSc programme to produce a critical report /research project relevant to that aspect; ? To develop and be responsible for the delivery of an extended piece of research through lab, field or desk study; ? Apply the scientific method accurately to a particular investigation; ? Present the results of such an investigation accurately, coherently, concisely and critically; ? To produce a project report in the form of a research paper.
In addition to core module, Students need to study some optional modules.
To provide understanding of pest activity within production systems; ? To provide a knowledge and understanding of the evolution of approaches and attitudes to crop protection in a range of production systems; ? To provide experience in practical and analytical problem solving relevant to pest management; ? To develop skills in the formulation of pest management strategies under different social, economic and agronomic production regimes and to develop decision-making skills.
In addition to core module, Students need to study some optional modules.
The aims of this module are to: ? Enable the students to understand the nature of research and the value of different routes to knowledge; ? Equip students with the confidence and ability to make judgements and decisions required in research and to assess critically the information they obtain; ? Enhance the students? research abilities enabling them to undertake academically and/or professionally merited MSc dissertations, characterised by evidence of high quality structure, content, organisation and presentation; ? Enhance the students? ability to work independently on the preparation of research proposals and reports.
Accommodation- Cutty Sark Hall- En-suite study bedrooms (Standard- £219.73/wk)
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