Regardless of the optional and supplementary courses that are selected, this Master’s programme carries a minimum of 120 ECTS credits over two annual units corresponding to 60 ECTS credits each. If selected to the inter-university AFEPA programme, the student generally spends one academic year at UCL and a second academic year at one of the main partner universities. The student can also earn a limited number of ECTS credits at associated partner universities.
This Master’s programme is structured in four blocks of teaching and learning activities totalling 120 ECTS credits: 1. A core set of compulsory learning activities for 40 ECTS credits (Master’s thesis, two summer schools) 2. A professional focus of compulsory courses for 30 ECTS credits (microeconomic theory, agricultural and trade policy, quantitative methods) 3. An option with optional courses for 30 ECTS credits that can be grouped into five subject areas: i. agri-food and trade policy (at UCL and partner universities) ii. development policy at UCL (at UCL and partner universities) iii. environmental and natural resource policy (at partner universities) iv. agribusiness and market analysis (at partner universities) v. market and consumer research (at partner universities)