Study programme	Agri-food business management JointStudyProgram
Higher Education Institution	Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Study field	Management, Administration and Management of Real Property
StudyProgramJointToForeign	Aleksandras Stulginska univeristy, Lietuva Estonian University of Life Science, Igaunija

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	45345
EQF/LQF Level	7
Study Programme Type	Akadēmiskā izglītība (maģistra grāds), īstenojama pēc bakalaura vai profesionālā bakalaura grāda ieguves. Studiju ilgums pilna laika studijās viens–divi gadi. Kopējais pilna laika studiju ilgums vismaz pieci gadi
Study programme (short name)	Academic master study programme
Thematic group	Vadība un administrēšana
ISCED code	0413
ISCED	Vadība un administrēšana
Credit points	120
Degree to be acquired	Master Degree of Social Sciences in Management Science
Qualification to be obtained
Study type and form	Full time studies
Study lenght	2 years
Language	english

Licence number	04056-91
Licence date	04.10.2017
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	2021/14
Accreditation date	26.05.2021
Accreditation duration (in years)	6
Accreditation till	27.05.2027

Upon completion of the master’s degree study programme, students will have:
Knowledge
• Comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of current theories and research methods in management science, sub-branches and interdisciplinary areas, as well as recent findings, thus providing an understanding of processes and relationships that ensure a balance between business competitiveness and sustainable economic development.
• Extended knowledge and understanding of agri-food value chains and their management, which ensures the ability to integrate knowledge of multidisciplinary areas for scientific and practical research.
Skills
• Students are able to apply complex problem solving skills in agri-food business management, they understand the importance of innovation and implementation process in entrepreneurship. They are able to select and apply appropriate methodology for competition assessment and to independently design, plan, and manage sustainable business and marketing strategies to enhance a company’s competitiveness in the global market.
• Students understand the basic principles of formation of socially responsible corporate culture as well as ethical consequences of business decisions in agriculture entrepreneurship in the context of globalization.
Competence
• Students are able to plan and critically evaluate investment projects in food production and agriculture by demonstrating critical thinking and in-depth analysis during problem solving. Students are able to demonstrate ethical and socially responsible leadership skills and a manager’s skills in a variety of problem situations.
• Effective communication and networking skills that ensure the ability to organize and participate in decision-making process, as well as the ability to represent a company in negotiations, participate in discussions with agribusiness management professionals and policy makers, provide arguments on complex and / or systemic agri-food business and bioeconomy issues. Students are able to integrate knowledge from different disciplines and thus contribute to the generation of new knowledge, the development of research or professional methods, they demonstrate awareness of and ethical responsibility for a potential environmental and societal impact of scientific results or professional activities.