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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

Course details

University Name
Lancaster University
Department
Lancaster Environment Centre
Course Title
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Qualification, duration, mode
MSc 12FT 24PT
Months of entry
October
Entry requirements
Applicants to our taught masters degrees require a relevant, good first degree (normally 2:1 or equivalent). We can also consider applicants with a 2:2 (or equivalent) if they have relevant work experience (including voluntary work).
Funding
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-fees-and-funding/
International student info
For students whose first language is not English, we require some evidence of proficiency in English e.g. balanced IELTS score of 6.5; or TOEFL with a minimum score of 93 (internet based).
Course description
The Lancaster Environment Centre has developed an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security to train a new generation of researchers and policy makers in this developing area.

With the world's population fast approaching seven billion, one of the main challenges facing the human race is how to feed its people. It's estimated that a rise in food production of at least 50% will be needed by 2030 to meet increasing food demands, against a backdrop of accelerating climate change and increasingly unpredictable weather extremes.

Furthermore, society expects that this additional food will be delivered with reduced environmental impact and without greatly increasing the world's cropping area. The challenge is truly sustainable agriculture that meets both production and environmental targets.

However, food production itself is only part of the problem. Food security isn't just about exploiting scientific and technological advances to increase crop yields it's also about addressing the associated economic and social factors to enable people to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food. If we are to successfully address the issue of food insecurity, then some understanding of a broad range of underpinning issues is necessary. Increasingly, interdisciplinary training and research with an international focus will be required.

There is also a two year full-time International MSc (Research) in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, which also comprises the six specialised taught modules, and includes a 12 month overseas research placement.

Modules:
Dissertation Project
Food Security, Agriculture and Climate Change
Crop Protection
Sustainable Soil Management
Three optional modules from a selection of relevant Biological, Ecological, Environmental and Geographical modules (subject to change)
Contact name
Carol Cook
Telephone
+ 44 (0)1524 510257
Email
lec.pg@lancaster.ac.uk
Web
http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/

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