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MSc - Master of Science
University of Edinburgh
Online
SEP-25
3 years
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Edinburgh
Online
SEP-25
3 years
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Food security is concerned with the availability, access, and utilisation of safe, nutritious and sustainable food to all, especially vulnerable groups within society.
The challenges related to food are not only the existence of approximately 795 million undernourished people in the world (Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)) but also: the increasing presence of diet-related, non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes and heart disease); the contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas emissions; land use change
Understanding the interconnection of food, health and the environment, as well as their trade-offs, is vital to formulate policies that enable us to achieve food security in a sustainable manner.
What will I learn?
This programme recognises that food security concerns not only food policy and food production issues but other aspects such as: land tenure; immigration; demographics; diet and nutrition; technology; natural resources (e.g., pressures on water and soil); climate change.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in biological or biochemical sciences.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,370 per year
Students from Domestic
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£6,370 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£6,370 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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