Course summary
Address the challenges of global food insecurity and poverty with our MSc Food Security and Development master’s degree. You will develop a multidisciplinary understanding of how food systems work in developing countries, and explore the main drivers of global food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty. For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/international-development-and-applied-economics-pg/msc-food-security-and-development.
Modules
Sample modules: *Theories and Practices of Development
- Food Security and Development
- Research for Development
- Global Environmental Change, Justice and Development
- Agricultural Project Planning and Rural Development Projects.
Entry requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent). Applicants are normally required to have a good undergraduate honours degree, ideally a 2:1 or above (or equivalent from an internationally recognised university outside the UK). Applicants who have relevant career experience are also welcome to apply. Students may join immediately after their undergraduate degree, or after some years of employment to enhance career prospects by acquiring further skills. This course requires an intermediate knowledge of microeconomics and quantitative methods. However, if you have little or no economics training, you may be admitted if you attend our pre-sessional economics course.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £8100 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £8100 | Whole course |
| EU | £17100 | Whole course |
| England | £8100 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £8100 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £8100 | Whole course |
| Wales | £8100 | Whole course |
| International | £17100 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH