This master’s course will provide participants with a deeper understanding of cooperatives, sustainable development and the agri-food system. This is a unique course with a very strong practical emphasis and will equip participants with the organisational and management skills necessary to make innovative contributions to the development of local economies, with particular emphasis on co-operatives, social enterprises and food enterprises in Ireland and overseas. It is aimed at graduates from a wide range of disciplines who wish to pursue careers in sustainable development and innovative practices leading to positions in the food sector (ranging from local food businesses to large multinationals), local and international rural development, sharing and collaborative economy, NGOs, innovative community enterprises including cooperatives and social enterprises.
The Master in Cooperatives, Agri-Food and Sustainable Development is taught over 12 months and includes a work placement opportunity.
Students earn 60 credits as follows:
Students earn 30 credits as follows:
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