The Course
Transitioning to Sustainable Agriculture is a challenge affecting people from every country and sector. The new MSc ACT (Agriculture, Climate Change & Transitions) is a unique, multi-institution course taught over two years as a partnership between NUI Galway and five outstanding partner universities.
The first year is taught in NUI Galway and covers training in the agricultural sector, climate change challenges, soil science and agri-biotechnology. Site visits are made to Teagasc research facilities, and to innovative Irish farms. The second year is taught in Austria, Italy or France and provides specialised instruction in sustainability, including an independent research project. Language training is also included, making MSc ACT graduates highly employable.
YEAR 1
NUI Galway includes language training.
YEAR 2 at Partner University (includes independent research project)
University of Catania (English)
Sustainable intensification
BOKU Vienna (English)
Agro-Meteorology
BOKU Vienna (English)
Agro-Meteorology
3 Good Reasons To Study This Course
1. Mobility: the MSc ACT is a joint degree based on a robust and simple system of mobilities between EU partners.
2. Selection of partner institutions: students study for their first year (two semesters) in NUI Galway, and for their second year in one of our partner organisations (a further two semesters): BOKU Vienna, Austria (in English); University of Catania, Italy (in English); or SupAgro Montpellier, France (in French).
3. You will develop the following graduate attributes: the capacity to identify agricultural and rural development issues; ability to support processes of technical and organisational change in rural areas; the means to critically assess development actions.