Programme Name:	MPHIL AGRIBUSINESS
Programme Type:	POSTGRADUATE
Certificate Awarded:	MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN AGRIBUSINESS
Department:	DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS
Faculty/School:	FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

About The Programme

The MPhil Agribusiness programme is a hands-on course that combines intensive coursework with a research component. It aims to equip graduates with a unique mix of theoretical concepts, practical training, and research skills to manage agri-food industries. The program is designed to align students’ technical knowledge with national policies in the agricultural industry.

The specific objectives of the MPhil Agribusiness are as follows: 

1. Train students capable of supporting the growth and development of the Agribusiness sector 
2. Equip students with the research capacity and analytical competencies required to understand and address constraints in the agribusiness sector.
3. Equip students with the skills and tools required to understand and facilitate policy discourse, policy formulation and implementation. 
4. Train students to gain monitoring and evaluative research skills in the agricultural and food industry.

Prospects for Graduates of MSc/MPhil programmes
Graduates of the MSc/MPhil programmes will be particularly useful in the under-listed public, industry and academic fields:

Public Sector

1. Teach in various tertiary training institutions such as Universities, Colleges of Education and Colleges of Agriculture 
2. Work as researchers in local and international institutions such as CSIR (Savannah Agricultural research institute, Cocoa research institute, Crop research institute, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute) etc.,  National Development Planning Commission, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Ghana Statistical Service, (IFPRI),  etc. 

Private sector

1. Local and International financial institutions such as the Agricultural Development Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, the World Bank, the African Development  and the International Finance Corporation,  micro-finance institutions, investment and asset management institutions, etc.
2. Agro-based industries such as manufacturing and processing companies (Unilever, Cocoa processing company, Olam, AVNASH etc), production (e.g. Commercial poultry farms, high value horticultural export production value chain etc)
3. Local and international NGOs with agricultural oriented projects such as the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) USAID ADVANCE, USAID FINGap,  ACDI VOCA etc.

Entry Requirements

TO BE ADMITTED INTO A PROGRAMME LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A GRADUATE DIPLOMA OR THE MASTER'S DEGREE (MSC. AND M.PHIL), A CANDIDATE MUST:

• Have obtained a good first degree (at least Second Class Lower) in an appropriate field of study from a recognised University. Applicants with a first degree below Second-class Lower division may be admitted upon the recommendation of the Department. Applicants with masters non-research may be admitted to a 12-month top-up programme in the same or related field leading to the award of an MPhil.
• Submit an official transcript of your academic record.
• Submit two referee reports from somebody familiar with the applicant’s academic work.
• In addition, those seeking a research-related degree must attach a 3- 5 page research proposal of their intended area of research.
• Satisfy any additional requirements prescribed by the Faculties/Schools. These may include relevant work experience, a written entrance examination and an interview.
• Applicants must note that all MSc non-research programmes are available through Sandwich.