Agri-food Technology with Professional Practice

This MSc is intentionally wide-ranging and is designed to prepare students for opportunities across the broad and fast-moving agri-food sector. The programme takes a holistic, all encompassing, farm-to-fork approach, acknowledging the need to optimise performance and best assure/control the food products in the agri-food supply chain.

Programme Modules:

- Introduction to Agri-Food Systems
- Principles of Crop Science
- Commercial and Operational Management
- Supply Chain and Agile Management
- Agri-Robotics
- Food Safety and Technical Management
- Advanced Food Manufacturing
- New Product and Process Development
- Applied Agri-food Business Project (MSc Agri-food Technology with Professional Practice)

Professional Practice

Students have the opportunity to undertake a six-month Applied Agri-food Business Project in collaboration with an industry partner after completion of their taught modules. The total duration of study is 14 months, and students successfully completing this route will receive the alternative award title of MSc Agri-food Technology with Professional Practice. The research project can be with one of the Universitys industry partners or with an independently sourced organisation, and is facilitated by the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT).

Students are expected to pay for their own travel, accommodation, and general living expenses while undertaking this project. Please note that all applicants will be interviewed informally as part of the application process, and students may need to undertake and pass an interview prior to obtaining a place on the project. Students will be expected to identify and secure their own projects. Support is available to those who need it.

Applicants who require a Tier 4 visa will be issued a CAS with the course length of 14 months for the MSc Agri-Food Technology with Professional Practice. The Home Office will normally grant an additional four months leave from the course end date which will mean students will have an expiry date of 2023. Students may need to apply to extend this if the course length is extended due to resits and or extenuating circumstances.

Contact and Independent Study

Weekly contact hours on this programme may vary depending on the individual modules and the stage of study. Postgraduate level study involves a significant proportion of independent study, exploring the material covered in lectures and seminars. As a general guide, for every hour spent in class, students are expected to spend at least two to three hours in independent study. For more detailed information please contact the Programme Leader.

The globally important agri-food sector is intrinsically linked to challenges around land and water use, climate change, sustainability, health, and wellbeing. This industry-guided programme aims to equip students with the advanced skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to undertake technical and production management roles within this growing industry.

Students at Lincoln have the opportunity to study a variety of forward thinking topics such as advanced crop science, advanced food manufacturing, new product and process development, food safety and technical management, agri-robotics, as well as commercial, operational, supply chain management.

During the programme, you may have the chance to visit agri-food organisations to see the practical application of subject matter. Field trips or visits will go ahead as long as restrictions allow. You may also have the opportunity to hear from a series of guest speakers.

Students on the MSc Agri-food Technology with Professional Practice programme will have the opportunity to undertake an Applied Agri-food Business Project in collaboration with an industry partner. Students are expected to identify and secure their own industry projects, however support is available to those who need it. This can be with one of the University's industry partners or with an independently sourced organisation.