About

Join the Agricultural Sciences programme offered by the University of Helsinki if you are interested in animal welfare, clean soil, environmental issues or the newest methods in biological and genetic engineering.

• Be an expert in plant production science, animal science, agrotechnology, or environmental soil science.

• Be able to assess the sustainability and environmental impact of food and energy production.

• Be able to apply biosciences, ecology, chemistry, physics or statistics, depending on your study track, to the future needs of agriculture.

• Have mastered the key issues and future development trends of your field.

• Have mastered state-of-the-art research and analysis methods and techniques.

• Be able to engage in international activities, project work and communication.

• Be able to acquire and interpret scientific research information in your field and present it orally and in writing.

• Have the qualifications to pursue postgraduate studies in a doctoral programme or a career as an expert or entrepreneur.

Career

As a graduate of the Master’s Programme in Agricultural Sciences, you will have the competence to pursue a career or to continue your studies at the doctoral level.

According to the statistics of the Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists, the current employment situation for new graduates is positive. Graduates have found employment in Finland and abroad as experts in the following fields:

• Research and product development (universities, research institutes, companies, industry)

• Administration and expert positions (ministries, supervisory agencies, EU, FAO)

• Business and management (companies)

• Teaching, training and consultation (universities, universities of applied sciences, organisations, development cooperation projects)

• Communication (universities, media, companies, ministries, organisations)

• Entrepreneurship (self-employment)

As a graduate you can apply for doctoral education in Finland or abroad. A doctoral degree can be completed in four years. With a doctoral degree you can pursue a career in the academic world or enter the job market. The qualifications required for some positions may be a doctoral rather than a Master’s degree.