MSc Sustainable Agriculture
Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to help agriculture meet the challenges of the 21st century! With five optional modules, this scheme allows you maximum flexibility to develop and update your knowledge within specific areas of livestock production. While each module covers a different area of technical expertise, they all focus on the challenges facing livestock production systems, and on their potential solutions..All MSc students will develop research skills and put these into practice via a work-based research project.
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Scheme Structure - Choose 5 optional modules
| Module | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Options ( 100 Credits ) | Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs | 20 |
| Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture | 20 | |
| Life Cycle Assessment and Beyond | 20 | |
| Livestock Health and Welfare | 20 | |
| Livestock Nutrition | 20 | |
| Livestock Production Science | 20 | |
| Low Carbon Livestock | 20 | |
| Plant Breeding | 20 | |
| Silage Science | 20 | |
| Soil Science | 20 | |
| Sustainable Forage Systems | 20 | |
| Core ( 80 Credits ) | Dissertation | 60 |
| Research Methods | 20 |
I found the flexibility of the programme made it easy to fit around my work commitments and allowed me to study at times that suited me, without feeling overly prescriptive. The communication and detail provided throughout the course, particularly around deadlines and requirements, were excellent and made it easy to stay on track. The Health and Welfare module was particularly relevant to my role and helped bring my knowledge up to date in this area. I also found the Research Methods module extremely valuable, as it provided a strong understanding of how research is designed, conducted and interpreted. As a result, I now read and evaluate scientific papers with a much more critical eye, which will be very beneficial in my work. I would recommend the MSc programme to anyone looking to build on their Nuffield Scholarship experience and develop their findings into a robust scientific piece of work.
The distance learning surpassed my expectations, I was slightly sceptical at the beginning but I have found it a surprisingly good way of learning. Even though I’ve finished the MSc there are more modules that I would like to do in the future [for CPD]. The Nuffield report writing and final MSc dissertation really improved my research and on-farm trials skills. I remember being quite daunted at the start of the MSc…. But I now feel far more confident in my scientific skills.”
My name is Javier Castillo, I'm professional support research in Colombian Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA* - Colombia), with experience in research forage and grasses for Colombian high tropics; generating strategies to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of milk production systems.I am currently studying for an MSc in Sustainable Efficient Food Production. The modules are interesting because the platform is manageable, understandable, ordered, methodological and teaching is high level; finally, the web of science is an excellent opportunity to learn. This program has helped me to generate a vision globally, to better perform my job in Agrosavia and personally as a person I have changed. *AGROSAVIA is a decentralized public entity non-profit, and the mission is to contribute to technical change to improve the productivity and competitiveness of the Colombian agricultural sector.
I work in a research agricultural centre, for me is very important the continue learning to enhance the sustainable production.