Overview

Are you passionate about sustainable agriculture and food security? Do you want to broaden your knowledge and skills for a career in this field? They've designed this Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security from Newcastle University for you.

The need to increase food production, while protecting our environment, has become critical. This has been fuelled by urgent global challenges, including:

rapid population growth

increasing pressure on limited and non-renewable resources

This Master’s degree focuses on the global availability of food, both now and in the future. It covers all aspects of food security. These are outlined in the Global Food Security programme.

Career opportunities

You will have the opportunity to engage with professionals from research, business and industry during the course. Graduates from this course have undertaken various roles including:

Principal Soil and Water Management Officer at Department of Agriculture

Consultant Agronomist at Ministry of Agriculture Liberia

Project Leader at FoodCycle

Assistant Farm Advisor at National Trust

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Soil & Land Resources – Assessment & Management

Food Security: Sustainable Food Production

Innovations in Agriculture Technology and Engineering to Support Sustainable Production

MRes Dissertation Project

Principles and Current Topics in Agro-food Economics and Policy

Dynamics of Coupled Human-Natural Systems

Academic and Professional Skills for MSc

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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More details

There is no application closing date for this course. It is suggested international students apply at least two months before the course starts.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Natural Resource Management Food Science Agriculture View 87 other Masters in Food Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or an international equivalent, in a relevant subject, such as:

agronomy (crop production)

biological sciences

earth sciences

geography

environmental sciences

agricultural sciences

zoology

horticulture

They also consider applicants on an individual basis with degrees in other areas, and those with non-standard qualifications and/or relevant professional experience.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32700 GBP / year

≈ 32700 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14200 GBP / year

≈ 14200 GBP / year

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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