• Name of course :

  ECOLOGICAL FARMING

• Qualification awarded:

  Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)

• Number of credits:

  60,00

• Centre responsible :

  Faculty Of Biology

• Length of course (in academic years):

  1

• Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):

  Face-to-face

• Sans Serra, F. Xavier

Those interested in learning more about ecological farming.

Admission requirements:
- Applicants for this master's degree must have an engineering, pre-EHEA or bachelor's degree, or an equivalent university qualification.
- A maximum of three students may be accepted without a university qualification in the exceptional case that the person responsible for the master's degree considers that the students are capable of following the course. These people will obtain a university extension diploma.

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

- To acquire the basic knowledge to analyse how agroecosystems operate.
- To learn agricultural production techniques that respect the environment.
- To learn the ecological agri-food chain from production and transformation to marketing, distribution and consumption.
- To learn how to launch and manage organic agriculture projects.
- To train specialists able to carry out research and assessment in farming concerns and ecological farming companies.
- To receive specialized technical training on the task of monitoring ecological agriculture production.
- To acquire the training and develop the initiative to support the development of the sector.

• Enrolment fee:

  • 3.900,00 €

  • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee

• In-company placement(s):

  No

• Date on which pre-enrolment begins:

  4/1/2018

• Date on which pre-enrolment ends:

  9/1/2018

• Classes begin:

  9/19/2018

• Name of individual or institution:

  UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

• Address:

  AVDA DIAGIONAL 643
  08028 BARCELONA
  ESPAÑA

• Email address:

  fsans@ub.edu

• Webpage:

  http://www.masterae.net

• Telephone:

  934039867

• Fax:

  934112842

• Name of individual or institution:

  Noelia Lanzón

• Address:

  Avda. Diagonal 643
  08028 Barcelona
  España

• Email address:

  masterae@ub.edu

• Webpage:

  http://www.masterae.net

• Telephone:

  934039863

• Fax:

  934112842

• Observations:

  The technical secretary office of the master's degree in ecological farming is open Monday to Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.