Overview
The Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems program at AgroParisTech - Institute of Sciences and Industries of Life and the Environment is a 2-year program that offers to its participants the unique opportunity to study plant health in an international setting at two of Europe's leading institutions in this field, obtaining a double diploma.
It combines highly specialized training, prestigious international lecturers, field trips and other practical learning. It aims at training young, bright minded and internationally active students, so that they can contribute to the development of their home countries through their agricultural expertise and passion.
Specific objectives of the program
- Educating young professionals in basic and advanced aspects of plant health management in a diversity of crop production systems and various regional/climatic situations following principles of sustainability.
- Exposing students and scholars to the different realities of crop production systems and available environmentally friendly means of crop protection according to regional specificities.
On completion of the PlantHealth Master's Degree, graduates will be able to
- Diagnose and identify plant health problems
- Analyze the causes of these problems and evaluate their environmental, economic and social consequences
- Conceive technically adapted, economically viable, socially acceptable, health and environment benign solutions, meeting the requirements of sustainable cropping systems
- Apply research methods, instruments and tools appropriately
- Use their knowledge and skills in a wide range of agricultural contexts and transfer the scientific advances to a wide range of projects and actors at international level.
- Understand plant pests and pathogens, the risks they pose and the ways how these risks can be managed, both on a practical and scientific level
- Know and apply the international regulatory framework for plant health
Programme Structure
Curses include:
- Sustainable farming systems
- Agricultural Botany
- Data acquisition, analysis, and scientific methods in life sciences
- Biodiversity conservation
- Adaptation to climate change in agroecosystems
- Molecular techniques in Plant Protection
- Population genetics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Sustainable Development Natural Sciences Botany View 44 other Masters in Sustainable Development in FranceAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Candidates must fulfill the following admission requirements:
- Awarded Bachelor of Science degree (180 ECTS) in Agronomy / Agricultural Sciences or related fields. 180 ECTS usually equal to a 3-year full-time undergraduate/bachelor degree, with at least 4 ECTS in Plant Health or Crop Protection, or equivalent.
- Language proficiency documentation: B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), except when English is your mother tongue.
- Application complete including two reference letters;
Tuition Fee
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International
4500 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9000 EUR for the full programme during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
4500 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9000 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
Living costs for Paris
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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