MSc Agrifood Innovation
The focus of this MSc is on facilitating knowledge flow along the agrifood supply chain. The course provides students with a detailed understanding of the challenges facing the agrifood sector and equips them with the technical and communication tools to instigate innovation and lead change. Optional modules will allow students to delve more deeply into specific facets of the supply chain and/or to expand their repertoire of communication skills. All MSc students will develop research skills and put these into practice via a work-based research project.
Scheme Structure - Choose 4 optional modules
| Module | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Options ( 80 Credits ) | Behaviour Change | 20 |
| Biomass to Products | 20 | |
| Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs | 20 | |
| Coaching and Mentoring for Leaders | 20 | |
| Facilitation for Organisation Leadership | 20 | |
| Food Innovation | 20 | |
| Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture | 20 | |
| Greenhouse Gas Removal | 20 | |
| Horticultural Science | 20 | |
| Leading Change | 20 | |
| Life Cycle Assessment and Beyond | 20 | |
| Livestock Health and Welfare | 20 | |
| Livestock Nutrition | 20 | |
| Livestock Production Science | 20 | |
| Low Carbon Livestock | 20 | |
| Nuffield Project Data Analysis and Presentation | 20 | |
| Nuffield Scholarship Project Design | 20 | |
| Nuffield Scholarship Project Extended Report | 20 | |
| Plant Breeding | 20 | |
| Programming for Agri-technology | 20 | |
| Silage Science | 20 | |
| Soil Science | 20 | |
| Sustainable Forage Systems | 20 | |
| Waste Resource Management | 20 | |
| Core ( 100 Credits ) | Dissertation | 60 |
| Research Methods | 20 | |
| Sustainable Supply Systems | 20 |
I remain truly grateful to my lecturers at Aberystwyth University who made my distance learning journey seamless. I still remember my first module, Sustainable Supply Systems, when we were asked to introduce ourselves and share our future aspirations. My vision was to work in agrifood systems with the United Nations. I am humbled to share that I am now living that dream...This journey has been possible because of the opportunities provided through the [Commonwealth] scholarship, and I remain deeply thankful. As I graduate, I extend my sincere appreciation for the support that has enabled me to reach this milestone and for the continued commitment to empowering individuals like me who would otherwise not have come this far. You changed my life!