Universitat Bonn

Course Details

M.Sc in Agricultural and Food Economics

Course Description

With an internationally focused postgraduate study program students will gain the necessary knowledge and skills for awareness, analysis and development of market activities along the value chain from production on farms, via processing and trading, up to the consumption of food. They will be prepared for executive positions in business, organizations and political institutions within the global food sector and for research at highest level. Due to the complexity of the food supply chain and the variation of professional needs, the study program offers options for several major and minor specifications: The major specification “Agribusiness” covers the whole range of management issues within the agricultural and food sector. Students will gain in-depth problem solving knowledge in a multitude of fields including financial accounting and business analysis, production planning and investment appraisal, financial and risk management as well as quality management and marketing. “Agricultural and Development Policy” as a major specification provides the basis for the sound understanding of economic behavior in the agri-food sector and rural economies of developed and developing countries, and of the interaction within a globalized food system. Students will gain in-depth knowledge about the functioning and impact of agri-food and development policies and how changes herein affect the various actors along the food chain.

Course Duration

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4semester

Career outcomes

career in related field




M.Sc in Agricultural and Food Economics Universitat Bonn