Overview

Key Features

Food Security from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has the scope and multidisciplinary approach to address the multiple issues surrounding food security, as well as offering an understanding of the technical, agronomic, environmental, economic and socio-political factors that influence it.

Graduates with Food Security from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) will:

apply some of the principles to real world scenarios.

create the policies and legislations that protect and govern food production and the supply chain.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Frameworks to Assess Food Security

Sustainability of Food Production

Professional and Research Skills in Practice

Interrelationships in Food Systems

Theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science View 110 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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56

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Due to the wide range of possible qualifications, potential applicants are advised to contact the Admissions Team with full details of their qualifications.

SRUC uses UK ENIC (formally UK NARIC) to assess overseas qualifications.

Ideally, applicants should arrange for their own letter of comparability through Ecctis’s Statement of Comparability service.

We take each application on a case-by-case basis.

Those speaking English as a second language should sit an IELTS, TEOFL or Cambridge examination prior to application in order to meet the English Language entry requirements of SRUC's courses.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

19000 GBP / year

≈ 19000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9700 GBP / year

≈ 9700 GBP / year

Additional Details

Rest of the UK: 11,300 per year

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

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Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Additional Details

Living costs

Edinburgh

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