Land Economy and the Environment: Rural Development, Rural
Society, Policy & Strategy, Health Economics, Food Marketing & Supply, Biodiversity& Water Quality, and Environmental Economics.
Animal Health: Animal Nutrition & Health, Animal Health Economics, Avian
Sciences, and Epidemiology.
Crops and Soil Systems: Host Defence Mechanisms, Disease
Epidemiology, Soil/Plant Interactions, and Organic Systems.
Sustainable Livestock Systems: Hill & Mountain, Dairy, Animal
Behaviour & Welfare, and Animal Breeding & Development.
SAC offers taught postgraduate courses in Organic Farming,
Business Management (Agriculture), and Applied Poultry
Science, as well as the following PgDip/MSc courses run in
conjunction with the University of Edinburgh:
Environmental Protection and Management: Postgraduates
will be able to combine an understanding of environmental issues with capability
in management of natural resources.
Ecological Economics: Students learn about the role that economics can
play in the design and implementation of sustainable policies for ecosystem
management.
Food Security MSc / PG Dip - The programme aims to provide a broad understanding of the agronomic, environmental, economic and socio-political factors which affect, and are affected, by food security.
SAC is Scotland’s key provider
of education and research in
subjects relating to the existing
and emerging land-based
industries. As well as a large
research division, we offer a
range of taught postgraduate
courses at locations across
Scotland, and a range of
distance-learning postgraduate
opportunities.
For further information,
please email us on:
+44 (0)131 535 4077
