毕业生将具备分析和沟通技巧，为人类在21世纪实现和维持粮食安全的努力做出贡献。该课程不适合从事食品科学或食品安全/卫生或相关领域工作的申请人。在申请之前，请阅读程序说明并确保您了解程序的性质。对程序没有清楚了解的申请者将不被接受。对于全球社会而言，粮食安全已成为至关重要的问题。人口统计学，饮食结构变化，贸易自由化，对保护的重视，包括转基因作物在内的技术创新，气候变化的影响以及对气候变化资源限制的新反应（尤其是在能源，水和营养素方面）的新反应之间的相互作用都影响到食物安全。随着这一领域的快速增长，对合格专家
This MSc programme explores important issues related to food security. It is designed with specific attention on the social and economic aspects of food security. For example, the intersection of food production, distribution, consumption, agriculture, environment, nutrition-related policies, and human behaviour.<br><br>Our interdisciplinary MSc will provide you with knowledge and problem-solving skills on the broad topic of food security. You will receive training on quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques that will help you to understand and measure the effect of the drivers of food insecurity. In addition, you will learn how to design effective policies to improve people's food security in developed and developing countries.<br><br>Through this programme, you will explore issues such as:<br><br>social demographics<br>diet and nutrition<br>the transformation of the food system<br>food supply chain<br>trade<br>technology and innovation<br>conservation<br>climate change<br>You will also learn about the role of genetics in addressing sustainable food production, the importance of orphan crops and the increasing pressures on resources such as water and soil, among other topics.<br><br>You will explore how food security has become a critically important issue for societies around the globe. It concerns not only food production systems and supply chains but also development issues such as land tenure, inequality, and the exchange value of commodities.<br><br>Learning outcomes<br>By studying the MSc Food Security you will be able to:<br><br>provide a broad understanding of agronomic, environmental, economic and socio-political factors that influence food security<br>apply scientific information and methods in the analysis of complex problems<br>formulate a research problem and independently carry out the research needed to produce an appropriate solution in a range of scientific or policy contexts<br>enhance your skills in specialist topics related to food security.