The full-time MSc Food Politics and Sustainability is aimed at students wishing to gain expertise on contemporary food geographies. The MSc in Food Politics and Sustainability will prepare you to pursue an academic career in food studies, enhancing the skills of those already working in the sector and developing prospective practitioners and policy-makers to understand more deeply the interplay between food security, justice and sustainability. The course is specifically aimed at those wishing to gain expertise in contemporary food geographies. You will gain insights into the ways in which food-related problems are defined, and the scope for applying cutting-edge policy and practical solutions to the challenges that an increasingly complex food system is raising for governments, researchers and regulatory bodies. The course links together theoretical debates about food at different spatial scales with the practical dimensions of policy formulation and implementation. Based on your detailed knowledge of key tensions and debates related to food security, justice and sustainability, you will be able to develop suitable approaches to analysing and explaining trends and developments as well as to discuss appropriate policy responses.<br><br>Career prospects - 91% of the School's graduates were in employment or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE 2017). This course offers the knowledge and expertise for developing a research career or taking advantage of the increasing professionalisation of food-focused environmental and sustainability jobs in the private and public sectors, including government departments and environmental agencies, the business sector, consultancy, and non-governmental organisations.