Master - Agroecology - Programme structure

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Contents of the programme

Master - Agroecology - Programme structure

First year
Autumn
Core courses:
Agroecology and Farming Systems (PAE302 – 15 credits)
Agroecology and Food Systems (PAE303 - 15 credits)
Spring
Elective courses from key thematic areas, taken at UMB or elsewhere. Other courses may also be included, based on individual study plans.

Second year
Autumn
Elective courses or Master thesis
Spring
Master thesis (30 or 60 credits) - The choice of a 60 credits Master thesis implies 30 credits of elective courses


The programme starts with a full semester (30 credits) introducing the students to the structures and functions of agroecosystems, methodology for describing, analysing and improving such systems, and for individual and group-based learning. In this semester there is a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to current issues in farming and food systems.

The pedagogical approach is experience-based learning supported by lectures, seminars and supervision related to project work on real-life cases. The evaluation of your learning is an integral part of the learning process. The evaluation emphasises your ability to develop action competence by linking theory and practice and is based on written group reports and individual assignments, the your contribution to the class, and oral exams.

After the first semester, you can develop an area of concentration within various thematic areas constituting 30 or 60 credits. The study programme concludes with a master degree thesis constituting 30 or 60 credits.

Updated: 21.01.05
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