MSc Integrated Crop Management

About the course

The course is delivered at University Centre Myerscough and awarded by the University of Central Lancashire. Significant increases in the global human population, increasing climatic instability and a concurrent reduction in fossil fuel availability, impacting upon agricultural production and policy. Food production must increase without a simultaneous increase in resource use.

Improvements in crop yield and production efficiency often come through the utilisation of individual elements of new research. Integrated Crop Management (ICM) however utilises multiple facets of research simultaneously to bring about larger, more sustainable results. This course focuses on incorporating the latest research to develop students’ critical and analytical thinking in subjects such as pest dynamics, genetic improvement, crop technology, sustainable practice and soil management.

This MSc, delivered at Myerscough and awarded by the University of Central Lancashire will integrate these topics alongside a broader critical evaluation of crop sciences enabling you to design bespoke ICM programmes for given situations.

It is aimed at graduates in biological sciences who are looking to find employment as agronomists, farm advisors, agro-technical specialists particularly in allied agricultural industries. Successful completion of this MSc degree may also facilitate progression to PhD level research in food production science.

Careers

The MSc Integrated Crop Management helps equip students to operate as agronomists, farm advisors, agro-technical specialists particularly in allied agricultural industries.

Integrated Crop Management is a discipline with global application. The course aims to cover concepts and examples from a range of environments where crops are grown. The syllabus of the course will permit graduates to consider technical roles anywhere on the planet.