Agri-Food Business Management

Level:Master’s

Degree conferred: Master of Social Sciences in Management Science
Duration: 2 years
Tuition fee:  3 000 € / year + 500 Security deposit

Course Info

The agriculture and food industry is in constant development – solving industries’ business problems requires a multidisciplinary and international approach. For that reason three leading life science universities of the Baltic States offer a joint degree programme “Agri-Food Business Management” that will qualify you for a manager who is able to cover the whole range of management issues within the agricultural and food sector.

 

Agri-Food Business Management is a joint degree programme that is implemented jointly by three leading life science universities in the Baltic States: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Jelgava, Latvia), Aleksandras Stulginskis University (Kaunas, Lithuania) and Estonian University of Life Sciences (Tartu, Estonia).

 

 

The aim of the study programme is to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant for the requirements of the industry / labour market in agriculture and food processing industry, bio-economy, leadership, business and administration, finances, international marketing. After completion of the programme in addition to a joint diploma in public administration you will have unique experience from studies in international companies of the industry as well as professional contacts for the development of your future career.

 

Career opportunities

Career opportunities for graduates are diverse and in wide range of areas. They can work in all kinds of agriculture or with food production related companies, in food processing companies, in banks or financial agencies, in agricultural consultancy firms, in research centres, in governmental and non-governmental organisations etc. on national or international level.

Application requirements

    • Academic Bachelor’s degree obtained in undergraduate studies or the second level higher professional education. Applicants with Bachelor’s degree or professional Bachelor’s degree in other specialities are expected to have the basic knowledge in management and economics.
 
    • English requirements: IELTS score 6.0, TOEFL score 547, TOEFL-iBT score 76.