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Description of the title
The Master’s Degree in Agri-Food and Environmental Economics is aimed at training specialists in the economic and sustainable management of the agri-food sector and environmental conservation. Through a comprehensive curriculum, knowledge will be provided in areas such as agri-food business management, agricultural policies, marketing and economic analysis.
Graduates of the Master’s program will be able to work in consulting, public management or continue their education in doctoral programs, contributing to the promotion of sustainability and efficiency in a constantly evolving sector.
Objectives of the degree
To train specialists in agri-food economics and environmental management.
To develop competencies in agribusiness management and in the implementation of agricultural and environmental policies.
Apply advanced marketing and market research techniques in the agri-food sector.
Promote the development of skills for the strategic planning and management of agrifood companies.
To promote the training of future researchers in agrifood and environmental economics for continuity in doctoral studies.
Career opportunities
The Master’s Degree in Agrifood and Environmental Economics prepares graduates for a variety of career opportunities in key sectors such as consulting, agrifood business management and public management.
- Formulation and evaluation of agricultural and environmental policies.
- Promotion of sustainable and efficient management practices.
- Addressing the challenge of globalization and climate change.
- To offer innovative solutions in the field of cooperation and food safety.
- Development of marketing and management strategies in the agri-food sector.
- Access to doctoral studies, contributing to the advancement of research in these areas.
Aimed primarily at
The Master is designed for those who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills in specific sectors.
- Students with university degrees in the areas of engineering, economics and business and other social sciences.
- Graduates in Environmental Sciences or with equivalent foreign degrees.
Structure of the master’s degree
Credits: 60 ECTS
Mandatory:45 ects |Electives:0 ects |External internships:6 ects |Final Master’s thesis (TFM):9 ects
Module 1. Mandatory :45 ects mandatory
Subject:Management and marketing of agri-food companies
Minimum credits: 12 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:Agri-food and environmental policy and economics
Minimum credits: 15 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:Professional projects in agri-food business management
Minimum credits: 10.5 | Character: Mandatory
Subject:Professional projects in agri-food and environmental economics and policy
Minimum credits: 7.5 | Character: Mandatory
Module 2. External Academic Internships :6 ects external practices
Subject:External Academic Internships
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Mandatory External Practice
Note: In this subject a maximum of 6 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (the syllabus contemplates a maximum of 6 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Module 3. Master’s thesis :9 ects final degree project
Subject:Master’s thesis
Minimum credits: 9 | Character: Final Degree Project
Internships
The Master’s Degree in Agrifood and Environmental Economy offers students, as part of their training, the possibility of doing their EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS in different collaborating partner entities, and also offers the possibility of collaborating with different companies or entities, depending on the profile desired by the student.
LIST OF COLLABORATING ENTITIES FOR WORK PLACEMENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY MASTER’S DEGREE IN AGRI-FOOD ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Aceites Albert S.A.
Agrícola Matoses
Am Fresh Spain Citrus, Sl
Asociacion Valenciana Agricultores (Ava-Asaja)
Canso Coop. V.
Cat. Nueva Transición Verde – UPV
Catedra Consum-UPV
Cátedra De Cambio Climático – UPV
Chen Cui (Holaspain Centro De Estudios)
Conselleria De Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Emergencia Climática Y Transición
Confederación Hidrográfica Del Júcar
Consejo Regulador De La Denominación De Origen Chufa De Valencia
Consejo Regulador De Vinos De La Denominación De Origen Valencia
Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias De Valencia
Ecológica
DECS UPV – Cátedra Tierra Ciudadana
Dulcesa Slu
Fotoagricultura 01 Sl
Frutas Inma Sl
Fundación De La Comunidad Valenciana, El Olmo
Fundación Grupo Cajamar
Gestión Integral De Resíduos
Holaspain Centro De Estudios
Industrias Fertilizantes Organicas S.A.
Innóvalis Soluciones Estratégicas, S.L.
Instituto Andaluz De Investigación Y Formación Agraria Y Pesquera
ISAGRI Sl
Kynetec Insights Spain Sl
La Unió De Llauradors I Ramaders
Organic Boosting Sl
Red2red Consultores Sl
Sanicitrus, Sl
Sanlucar Fruit Sl
Secna Sau
Servalesa S.L
Universidad Estatal De Bolívar
Universitat De València Jardí Botànic
UPV – I.U.I. De Ciencia Y Tecnología Animal
UPV – IAM
UPV – Catedra De Estructuras Agrarias
UPV – Cátedra Tierra Ciudadana
UPV – Dpto. De Economia Y Ciencias Sociales (DECS)
Vicente Gandia Pla, S.A.
Research and access to Ph.
Lines of research of the master’s degree:
- Sustainable management of natural resources
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Innovation in the agri-food sector
- Efficiency and business competitiveness in agriculture
- International trade and food safety
- Cooperation and development in developing countries
- Economic and social analysis of the environment
Academic exchange / agreements with other universities
In the 2023/24 academic year, MUEAMA students had the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus + Blended Intensive Programme ‘Food policies for food communities’ (2022-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000061207), which took place at the University of Milano-Bicocca. This programme included four online seminars and six days of face-to-face training in Milan, between 30 May and 4 June. During these days, they participated in classes of the Master Food and Foodways of this university and made field visits.
In the same line of internationalisation, Professor Catherine Tucker, from the University of Florida, gave a seminar at the Master.
We maintain contact with the MIDAS (Mediterranean Farming Sytem Design for a Sustainable Food-System) Master of the CIHEAM-IAMM – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier. Every year MUEAMA students from CIHEAM member countries (Spain, Albania, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Portugal, Tunisia and Turkey) apply for scholarships to study this Master.
We guide students to participate in the Meridies scholarship programmes of the Centre for Development Cooperation of the UPV.
We receive students from Latin America with AUIP scholarships aimed at students and graduates from foreign universities in Latin America. In the 2010/11, 2012/13 and 2013-2014 academic years, students participated in an Erasmus Intensive Programme with Supagro (Montpellier) and the University of Roma Tre.
If you would like to find out about all the options offered by the master’s degree, please contact the Office of International Exchange Programs.
Facilities and laboratories
The UPV provides the following laboratories and facilities for the master’s degree:
- Computer Classroom
- Agrifood Economics Laboratory
- Natural Resources Research Center
- Study and seminar rooms
- Facilities for research and development projects
Master’s Thesis
PROCEDURE FOR THE COMPLETION, PRESENTATION AND DEFENCE OF THE DISSERTATION
All students must complete and pass a TFM in order to obtain the Master’s degree.
The TFM can be of a professional nature (technical report, etc.) or a research nature, and must be an original work.
The student chooses the topic of his/her dissertation according to his/her professional and academic expectations, or arranges a topic with a tutor.
When the topic and tutor are available, the TFM proposal must be registered in the Ebrón platform of the Intranet by the tutor or the student (in the latter case, the tutor must review the proposal). The proposal must include a title, abstracts in Spanish, Valencian and English and keywords.
The brief summaries must contain a contextualisation of the work, the objective(s) and a description of the methodology.
The responsible structure of the degree must validate the proposal.
The TFM can be defended in four calls: April, July, September and December. During the month prior to the corresponding call (bearing in mind that the month of August does not count towards the deadline), the student must make the online deposit of the TFM through the Ebrón platform. For example, if you want to defend the TFM in April, it must be deposited in Ebrón during the month of March.
The TFM can only be defended if all the subjects of the Master’s degree have been passed (with the exception of the work placement).
At the beginning of each academic year, the Academic Committee of the Degree will appoint a panel made up of three lecturers to assess the TFM. Each panel consists of three members and three substitutes.
The defence will consist of a 15-minute presentation and a round of comments and questions from the panel.
FORMAT OF THE MASTER’S THESIS
The maximum length of the dissertation must not exceed 10,000 words, not including bibliography or appendices.
Text font: Arial 11 justified. Margins and line spacing: 2.5 cm margins (top, bottom, left and right) and 1.5 line spacing.
The title page should be automatically generated when the thesis is submitted to Ebrón, including the title of the thesis, student name, tutor name(s), UPV and Department of Economics and Social Sciences logos.
The abstract in Spanish, Valencian and English, as well as keywords (maximum 6, separated by commas) must appear at the beginning of the TFM. The abstracts plus keywords should not exceed 2 pages.
The paper must then include a table of contents, an index of figures and an index of tables.
In the body of the paper, sections and, where appropriate, subsections (1, 1.1., 1.2, etc.) should be numbered. Excessive fragmentation of the text into short sub-sections is discouraged.
A Bibliography should be included at the end of the work. It is advisable to consult the UPV BiblioGuide in order to manage citations appropriately:
https://upv-es.libguides.com/citas-bibliografia
Finally, the Annexes, if any, should appear.
Collaborating companies and more
The Master’s Degree in Agrifood and Environmental Economics, through its professors and institutional collaboration, maintains contacts with companies such as:
- Consum
- Sustainable Earth
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences
- Biodiversity Foundation
- Ecoembes
