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Food and Rural Development Research – (M.Sc.)
Newcastle University
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
| Application Deadline: | International students applying for September 2011 entry should apply by Friday 15 July 2011 | ||
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Newcastle University
You take compulsory modules (70 credits) covering: information skills; thinking about research; qualitative and quantitative methodology in the social sciences; research methods and project management; dissertation preparation. You also select optional modules (50 credits) from topics such as: rural development work placement; essentials of food marketing; the contested environment; researching the food consumer; and the contemporary countryside. You also complete a dissertation (60 credits), which could be a desk-based analysis, or a study involving fieldwork or case studies.
Contents
Compulsory modules:
ACE8095 Dissertation
HSS8001 Thinking about Research
HSS8002 Information Skills
HSS8003 Dissertation Preparation
HSS8004 Qualitative Methodology in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
HSS8005 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Optional modules:
ACE8015 Environmental and Rural Resource Economics
ACE8047 Rural Development Work Placement
ACE8050 The Contemporary Countryside
ACE8056 Food Marketing Consultancy
ACE8059 Researching the Food Consumer
ACE8073 Essentials of Food Marketing
ACE8082 The Contested Environment
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A first-class (1st) or upper-second-class (2.1) Honours degree, preferably in the social or environmental sciences. Applicants from other backgrounds are welcome, but are encouraged to discuss their application with the Degree Programme Director, Dr Andrew Donaldson, in the first instance. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based) or 577 (paper-based) or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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