MRes Agricultural and Food Economics at University of Reading

Programme overview

The MRes Agricultural and Food Economics is a 12-month research Masters in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, preparing students for doctoral study and research careers in agricultural and food economics and marketing. Visiting speakers, field trips and research dissertations provide networking and field-research opportunities.

Faculty: School of Agriculture, Policy and Development | Department: Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics | Duration: 12 months full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Dissertation, Research Methods in Economics and Marketing, Consumers, Producers, Markets and Trade and Econometrics. Options include Appraisal of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects, Resource and Environmental Economics, Energy, Climate Change and Development, Poverty, Inequalities and Gender in Development, Consumer Behaviour: Concepts and Theory and Economics of Public Policy.

Career pathways

Excellent preparation for doctoral studies in agricultural and food economics and marketing, and for research careers in academic and non-academic organisations.

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Entry requirements

Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (high 2:2 or above) or equivalent from a university outside the UK; applicants with relevant career experience are also welcome. A degree in Economics or Agricultural Economics is strongly recommended, and applicants without prior microeconomics and quantitative methods are strongly advised to take a preliminary economics course. The personal statement should show motivation and explain how the degree will help the applicant's research career or aspirations. English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 27,450 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

Duration: 12 months full-time

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