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Agricultural Economics and Management – (M.Sc.)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
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| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 9,398 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Uppsala / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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What economical impact does the climate change have on agriculture? Do you want a career dealing with economic aspects of agriculture, food production and natural resources?
Ongoing structural changes make great demands of those involved in the agricultural sector. Detailed understanding of the issues is needed to meet the major challenges facing the sector. With a Master´s degree in Agricultural Economics and Management you will gain a broad understanding of business administration or economics as they apply to agriculture, agribusiness and agricultural policy.
Future
Structural changes in the agricultural sector have created a healthy demand for economists with in-depth knowledge of business administration and economics in tha agricultural field. Economists within this skills are finding employment in the private and public sectors; potential employers include banks, financial institutions, advisory services, agricultural cooperatives, support and lobby organisations and authorities. Some of our students also become self-employed, either as consultants or in their own agricultural business. Graduated students are also well equipped to apply to a PhD programme.
Facts
Programme scope: 2 years, 120 credits
Next start: Uppsala 03 September 2012
Number of admission places: 15
Deadline for application: 15 January 2012
Contents
Students on this program will study in parallel with our agronomy-economics students, forming a sizable group with a genuine interest in agriculture. The Agricultural Economics and Management programme offers you a great opportunity to develop your understanding and skills of business administration or economics. You will choose one of these two subjects as your major on the programme, building your own profile by your choice of optional courses.
In business administration you are offered courses in fields such as production economics, quantitative finance, strategic management, cooperatives and agrimarketing as well as in ethics. With a major in economics, there are choices among environmental policy, demand for agricultural products, international food system analysis and sustainable development. A number of these courses are offered jointly with Uppsala University.
The programme, which is in English, is open to students with a Bachelor´s degree in business administration or economics, wishing to gain a deeper understanding of agricultural and agribusiness issues in particular.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Equivalent to Bachelor's degree of 180 Credits including 90 Credits in one of the following subjects:
- Business Administration
- Economics
- 5 Credits in Mathematics, 5 Credits in Statistics.
Knowledge equivalent to English B from upper secondary school.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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