Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Agribusiness
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
20 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 2,499 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* full tuition fee
Introduction
What you'll learn
- The knowledge and skills to lend, invest and operate in the emerging and ever-evolving world of agribusiness
- Farm and agribusiness management skills, integrating production techniques, marketing, economics, accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing and risk management
- The interaction between marketing, finance, operations, and human resource dimensions of the food and/or agribusiness firm
- The current, critical issues facing managers of food and agribusiness firms and how they can be resolved
How you'll learn
- A new module is released every two weeks
- Read the units online, save them to your computer or print them out
- Study at your own pace
- Efficient and cost-effective - no need to travel or take time off work
- Apply new skills and expertise to your work straight away
Why Choose The Postgraduate Certificate?
This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University. Benefits of a Middlesex qualification include:
- Networking opportunities during and after the course
- Access to exceptional teaching staff
- Applied learning experiences
- Combines academic rigour with individual support
International reach
Middlesex University is committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes. It has a major international business school based in London with overseas campuses in Dubai and Mauritius and a global portfolio of partnerships delivering high quality accredited programmes in business and management.
Staff and students come from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds with a common interest in executive education that is world-class, modern and applicable. Middlesex University Business School is proud of its dedicated teachers and its rich range of learning resources including distance learning and virtual learning environments.
Curriculum
Core modules
- Unit 1 – Introduction to agribusiness
- Unit 2 – Agricultural science
- Unit 3 – Farm management
- Unit 4 – Agricultural marketing and risk management
- Unit 5 – Agricultural lending
- Unit 6 – The agribusiness supply chain
- Unit 7 – International agribusiness markets
- Unit 8 – Policy, agencies, regulation and the future of agribusiness
- Unit 9 – Investment in agribusiness
- Unit 10 – Modelling agribusiness investment