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Start date: September 2021
Our MSc Food Economics and Marketing programme provides training in applied economics, policy, marketing and research methods in the context of food.
Focusing on how economic and marketing forces influence decisions of producers, processors, retailers, consumers and policy makers along food supply chains at a domestic and international level, this programme provides critical training in:
- applied economics,
- marketing,
- quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
This includes consumers’ food choice and behavioural changes, marketing decisions in food retailing and manufacturing, and policy issues as they relate to international trade, competition, diets and health, food safety, sustainability and quality of food products.
This course is also available as PG Diploma and PG Certificate, and can be taken full-time over six months via modular delivery or part-time over two periods of six months.As a member of the School's Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE), you will also have the option of undertaking a placement during the summer period.
As a School, we are committed to empowering change through our teaching and research, with our academics working to tackle some the world’s most pressing issues across their respective fields of expertise. Our mission is to make a difference in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, so we offer a diverse range of modules giving you the knowledge and skills that will enable you as an individual to have an impact and be part of global change, whatever your chosen pathway.
GIIDAE has an active scholarship programme. For more information about the scholarships, bursaries and other sources of funding available, please visit the GIIDAE website.
To learn more about postgraduate study in the School, please see the GIIDAE brochure.