Master [Sustainable Food Systems] From Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Are you interested in working towards sustainable development? The?Sustainable Food Systems programme from?Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will give you the opportunity to learn, practise and take on challenges and opportunities that lead to sustainable development.

Through your studies, you will gain?know-how about identifying, developing and evaluating innovative products, processes and systems. You will work with real cases in cooperation with companies and organisations in the food sector. A multi-disciplinary background among students and tutors serves as a condition for fruitful dialogue. Science and social science backgrounds are needed for working towards sustainable development in food systems.

This two-year programme is offered as a mix of programme courses and elective courses. There is room for specialisation in subject-related areas at SLU as well as at other universities.

The programme focuses on development of sustainable circular food systems. It recognises the many actors in society that have a role in the development of innovative solutions. A student that has taken this programme may take on a number of roles; in primary production, food industry, food retail, service organisations, governmental agencies and politics in a national or international setting.

Future

After this programme you may take several roles; in primary production, food industry, food retail, service providing organizations, governmental agencies and working with policies in a national as well as an international setting.