Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural Economics and Management

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Degree:Master
Field of Study:Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural Business and Management, General
Agricultural Business and Management, Other
Agricultural Economics
Course Based:Yes
Length:2 Year(s)
Cost per year:*
National: $38,731

This cost is an approximation.



Description:

Maybe you’d like to be an economist specialising in agriculture and green value chains? Or possibly an agronomist specialising in economics? Welcome to this comprehensive programme, which gives you a broad understanding of business administration or economics as they apply to agriculture, agribusiness and agricultural policy. 

The programme offers you a great opportunity to develop your understanding of business administration or economics and learn how your knowledge can be applied to agriculture and the green sector’s value chains and used to analyse a range of policy instruments.  

Prerequisites:

These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.

    Requirements:

    Admission to the Agricultural Economics and Management – Master’s programme requires a first-cycle qualification comprising 180 credits and including:

    • studies comprising 90 credits within business administration and 15 credits microeconomics for specialisation business administration or
    • studies comprising 90 credits within economics for specialisation economics

    The qualification must also include at least 5 credits of mathematics and 5 credits of statistics; or 15 credits of statistics.


    Two specialisations are available on this programme, and the constituent courses have different specific entry requirements. The specialization business administration requires a specialization in that subject at first-cycle level. The specialisation economics requires a specialization in that subject at first-cycle level.


    Applicants with the equivalent qualifications obtained by means of a degree from another country, or with the equivalent knowledge obtained in some other way, may also be regarded as fulfilling the specific entry requirements.


    This programme is taught in English. The applicant must further have a level of English equivalent to upper secondary school English, called English 6. An applicant with a first-cycle qualification from SLU comprising 180 credits automatically fulfils this requirement. Special rules apply for applicants with qualifications from one of the Nordic countries and some English-speaking countries.

    * We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.

    Modified on June 15, 2026