MSc/PGDip/PGCert in Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Economics is available as a Master of Science, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate. The table below outlines the programme structure of each level.

* including one free choice from across all programmes (subject to approval on the Programme Convenor)

Students are advised to consult the module withdrawal schedule for 2018-2022, that is published on the VLE.

• either Economic Principles (will last be examined in 2019) or Economics and Institutions for Development [the chosen module must be taken in the first year]
• Agricultural Policy and Trade (will last be examined in 2019)
• Food Security and Social Protection
• Political Economy of Public Policy

• Applied Econometrics
• Climate Change and Development
• Natural Resource Economics
• Project Planning and Management
• Rural Development (this module will run until 2018)
• Rural Finance (this module will run until 2018)
• Sustainable Land Management (this module will run until 2018)
• Understanding Poverty (subject to approval by the Programme Convenor)
• Water Resources Management
• One module selected from another programme, with the approval of the Programme Convenor

• Dissertation
• Research Methods

It is recommended that students whose basic quantitative analysis skills are weak should also take a non-examined module:Quantitative methods (CF04) at or near the start of their studies. Study materials may be obtained from CeDEP’s online learning environment.

Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc Students are registered for a maximum of five years, as per the University of London International Programme Regulations. If a student upgrades from a PG Certificate to PG Diploma or PG Diploma to MSc the five year registration period will apply from the date the students commences study on the first programmes.

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules