Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security MSc

Newcastle University

United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle University

United Kingdom , Newcastle upon Tyne

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 32,700 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security MSc

About

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? We’ve designed our MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security 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.

Our experienced lecturers, active in both industry and research, will guide your learning. They’ll help develop your skills to advance your career in sustainable agriculture and food security.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

English Program Requirements

IELTS:

Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

TOEFL:

79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

Pearson:

Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

Duolingo:

115 overall with no subskill below 100

Career

Your future

Further study

This MSC supports a route into PhD-level study. You’ll develop the research skills needed for advanced study during your course.

Careers

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