Course title: Agricultural Economics
Institution: University of Kent
Faculty: Social Sciences
Department: School of Economics
Level: Postgraduate
Study mode: Full time

Course content:
This programme aims to prepare students as professional economists dealing with national and international issues in the area of food, agriculture and development of rural areas; it develops an ability to apply economic knowledge, analytical tools and skills to policy problems in a wide range of areas including food security, agricultural markets liberalisation, and integrated development of rural areas and alleviation of rural poverty; the programme provides options to enable students to study related subjects in the agri-environment area, and trade and development.

University of Kent
School of Economics

Why Kent?
The University of Kent School of Economics offers taught and research postgraduate degrees, covering both theoretical and applied economics.

All teaching is research led and the School of Economics has consistently high ratings in national surveys for both teaching and research. In the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, 75% of our research was rated world leading or internationally excellent. Postgraduate students have consistently rated the teaching and organisation of modules and programmes as exceptional.

Our staff members serve as academic advisers and experts to UK and international agencies, including the World Bank, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UK Treasury and many other organisations.

The School currently has 25 members of academic staff, with 40 MSc students and 33 PhDs. All academic staff are research active, and teaching and learning are informed by the School’s thriving research culture and strong international staff and student community.

Taught programmes
We offer eight MSc programmes: 

• Economics
• Economics and Econometrics
• Economics and Finance
• Finance and Econometrics
• International Finance and Development
• International Development
• Applied Environmental Economics
• Agricultural Economics 

These degrees provide excellent training in core postgraduate economics - advanced microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. Students then specialise in applied areas such as financial economics, international finance, growth and development, environmental economics and agricultural policy. All students take a module in research methods which trains students in the skills and expertise essential for professional economists.

The School also runs an MSc Conversion programme for students without the necessary background in economics to go directly onto an MSc degree. It is a two-year programme where the first year prepares students for postgraduate study of economics and the second year is the MSc programme itself.

Research programmes
The School offers research degrees (PhD) in Economics or Agri-Environmental Economics, which provide excellent research supervision and training for careers in professional and academic economics. We provide an excellent research environment for our research students who receive guidance and feedback from two supervisors, who are experts in the chosen field of study.

Research
The School has an outstanding record for world-leading research and developing the careers of postgraduate students. We have a thriving research community which runs twice weekly seminars and our staff have written a number of academic books and publish in major economic journals. Research and taught postgraduate students are an important part of our dynamic research culture. Staff in the School can supervise PhDs in most major areas of the discipline and we have particular strengths in macroeconomics, labour economics, applied microeconomics, time-series econometrics, agricultural and environmental economics, international trade and finance, and migration.

Resources
The School of Economics provides dedicated resources for all postgraduate students, with office space and access to computers and specialist software, and extensive collections in the University’s Templeman Library. All postgraduate students benefit from the comprehensive facilities on the extensive and beautiful Canterbury campus, for sport, arts and culture, medical needs, shops and eating facilities. The new Woolf College on campus is dedicated for postgraduate use, combining residential accommodation and social space.

Location
The city of Canterbury is a beautiful and historic city, ideally located less than an hour from London, and 22 miles from sea and rail links to continental Europe.

Careers
We equip our postgraduates with the skills and knowledge to excel at a senior level and go on to successful careers in government, business, industry and academia. Our graduates have gone on to work as economists in international organisations, the financial sector, UK and overseas governments, and academic careers.

Applications
You can apply online via the University’s website. Applications for MSc programmes can be made up until the end of August and PhD applications can be made at any time in the year.

Contacts

Prof Sophia Davidova (for MSc programmes)
Prof Hans-Martin Krolzig (for Phd programmes)

School of Economics
Keynes College
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NP
UK

Email: econ-enquiries@kent.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1227 827440
Web: www.kent.ac.uk/economics/prospective/postgraduate/