Agricultural Extension and Innovation University College Dublin

Overview

This MSc from  University College Dublin will equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to understand more about the processes of learning that underpin change and development and to be effective in building the capacity of farmers to adopt new practices and technologies. 

Students will develop competencies in: analysis of the context of agricultural change; design and development of appropriate advisory strategies to support agricultural development; how to support adult learning and behaviour change and research and analytical skills to identify and support worthwhile innovations.

The programme emphasises and values group work, problem solving and creative thinking and encourages students to be active, self-directed and reflective learners.  Assignments are based on real life case studies that are complex and unpredictable, reflecting the norms of practice in advisory and education services.

Career

Career opportunities for graduates of this  Agricultural Extension and Innovation programme at University College Dublin are in agricultural advisory, consulting and education services.  Across Europe and internationally there is increasing attention on the critical contribution of Knowledge Transfer processes to sustainable and competitive agricultural development and graduates with competencies in agricultural extension are highly sought.