Overview
If you are weighing up Sustainable Agriculture MSc, the useful thing to know early is how much the entry terms vary between departments teaching it. It is a 1 year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
Teaching in Sustainable Agriculture is taught by departments with their own farms, estates or field stations. We currently work with 8 universities on this course across 8 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £17.500 to £25.000 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Where you land depends on your grades, your English and your timing. Send those three and we will tell you where you stand.
Entry requirements
AcademicA bachelor degree in a related subject. Most departments look for the equivalent of a UK 2:1, though some accept a 2:2 with relevant experience.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
This is the part of farming that funding and regulation are moving toward, so the demand is real and growing. The work is a mix of agronomy, carbon accounting and scheme paperwork.
Roles graduates go into
- Regenerative agriculture adviser
- Agri-environment scheme adviser
- Soil and carbon specialist
- Agronomist
- Sustainability lead for a producer group
- Farm carbon auditor
Where they work
- Agricultural consultancies
- Food companies and their sourcing teams
- Natural England and the Rural Payments Agency
- Farming trusts and NGOs
- Research institutes
After the course
BASIS and FACTS certification, and increasingly a carbon auditing qualification, both of which employers fund.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£17,500 - £25,000