Agribusiness Development

Duration: 1 year
Education type: Master programme
Field of interest: Business
Field of interest: Food

Introduction

The study programme

Every day, international agribusiness companies are challenged to provide consumers around the world with healthy and sustainably produced food products at a profit. Our Agribusiness Development master's programme prepares business professionals like yourself to drive innovation and strategy in agribusiness. Building on the foundations of our International Agribusiness bachelor’s programme, it takes you to the next level in managing business operations. Ultimately, you will be able to develop and implement innovations that contribute to an agribusiness company’s growth and sustainability. And as a bonus, you gain access to our vast professional network and international job market.

Admission requirements

This is how you get admitted

Prior learning

Level of English

Applicants must also

Characteristics

Is this the programme for you?

Take yourself to the next level

Your bachelor’s programme taught you the fundamentals of international agribusiness. In this programme, you will deepen your knowledge and fine-tune your skills, in order to take yourself to the next level of managing business operations for companies in agribusiness.
Drive innovation and strategic development

You will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and professional experience that enable you to drive innovation and strategic development in agribusiness companies. Ultimately, you will confidently address challenges and contribute to growth and sustainability, thereby making a difference.
Benefit from our vast network

During this programme, you will prepare yourself for interesting higher level business jobs. The question is where to find these. If you take this programme on the basis of a student visa, you can apply for an Orientation Year Visa once you have graduated. This visa gives you access to our vast professional network to land yourself just the right job.

Practical matters

What you need to know...

Get to know

A student's perspective

International campus Aeres University of Applied Sciences Dronten

Arable farming students from Aeres University of Applied Sciences in greenhouse with capsicum

Programme content

This is what you will learn

This programme has two variants: a 1-year full-time degree programme and a 2-year part-time degree programme. The 2-year programme is for those who want to combine their studies with other responsibilities, such as a job or taking care of their family. If you require a student visa to take this programme, you will not be able to take the 2-year part-time programme due to Dutch immigration laws.

Whichever option you choose, the programme is a blend of theoretical and practical learning, including modules tailored to specific aspects of agribusiness, internships, and thesis work. The first semester focuses on theory, applied projects, case studies and excursions. In the second semester you will work on a graduation thesis and do an internship. You will be supervised by lecturers and industry mentors throughout the programme, ensuring you receive guidance and support in both academic and practical aspects. For your thesis and internship, you will receive individual guidance from your thesis and internship coach.

Semesters

Semester 1

The first semester has four modules that provide you with the theoretical background to your professional background. You will put what you learn into practice in case studies and applied projects. The modules are:
- Supply Chain Management & Operations Management
- Business, Finance and Change
- Strategy & Innovation
- Research Methods & Data Analysis
Semester 2

In the second semester, you get to demonstrate your proficiency as an agribusiness professional who helps to innovate and improve agribusiness companies. Firstly, by applying your knowledge and skills in an internship in a company or other organization of your choice. This is followed by working on your graduation thesis about an innovation of which you are certain that it will make a change to the company or organization concerned.

Years

Year 1

The first semester of year 1 has two modules that provide you with the theoretical background to your professional background. You will put what you learn into practice in case studies and applied projects. The modules are:
- Supply Chain Management & Operations Management
- Research Methods & Data Analysis
In the second semester, you work on your graduation thesis about an innovation of which you are certain that it will make a change to a company or organization.
Year 2

The first semester of year 2 has the same structure as the first semester, the only difference being the content of the modules. These modules are:
- Business, Finance and Change
- Strategy & Innovation
In the second semester, you get to demonstrate your proficiency as an agribusiness professional who helps to innovate and improve agribusiness companies, by applying your knowledge and skills in an internship in a company or other organization of your choice.

Qualification

Your options after graduation

Graduation
Career opportunities
The international agribusiness industry needs business professionals like you and your fellow graduates. With an employment rate of 98.8% among Aeres University of Applied Sciences graduates in general, you will have a wide range of career opportunities to choose from. If you take this programme on the basis of a student visa, you can apply for an Orientation Year Visa once you have graduated. This visa gives you access to our job market, which is based on our vast professional network.

These are some of the career opportunities to look forward to, once you have completed the programme:

Business Analyst

Business Developer

Market Developer

Key Projects Manager

Operational Manager