Graduate Certificate in Agriculture
The Graduate Certificate in Agriculture is particularly appropriate for students who are re-directing their careers towards agriculture.
1 YearPostgraduate courses
Graduate Diploma in Agriculture
This intensive course in agriculture is unique to the Royal Agricultural University and provides an opportunity for graduates or professionals in other disciplines to re-direct their careers towards agricultural and associated rural industries.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
Masters by Research Funded Project (John Oldacre Foundation)
Applications are invited for entry onto a one year Masters by Research programme awarded by The University of Gloucestershire in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural University.
1 year
MBA in Cultural Heritage Leadership
The MBA in Cultural Heritage Leadership has been specifically designed to enhance the skills and knowledge you need to build or boost your career in the management of heritage organisations. It delivers a challenging and unique occupational education that emphasises reflective and innovative leadership and business decision-making.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MBA Innovation in Sustainable Food and Agriculture
A dynamic course specifically designed to enhance the skills and knowledge you need to build or boost your career, whether you are interested in business or the food and agriculture industries. This course is primarily distance learning.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Agricultural Technology and Innovation
This degree will explore the high level of technical innovation currently being applied to agricultural and horticultural production.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Archaeological & Heritage Practice
Our past is all around us. This dynamic programme is about the discovery, investigation, recording and interpretation of that past. The course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to work effectively in applied Archaeology and Heritage across the commercial, charitable and governmental heritage sector.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Business Management
This degree allows you to focus solely on general business, or to select modules in the wine industry, food production, equine management, agriculture, or international business to contextualise your studies in a sector of your choice
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc by Research Programme
This one-year full-time MSc by research programme includes training in research skills to help you effectively investigate the key challenges facing the agriculture, land management or equine industries.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Conservation and Management of Historic Buildings
Buildings are a direct link to the past – to the people who built them, to the people that lived in them and to economies and societies that produced them.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Historic Environment Management
The Historic Environment is everything that we have inherited from the past, from historic buildings to archaeological sites, and from objects, documents and archives to oral history and song - it is our collective heritage. It is a key part of community cohesion and is the foundation of heritage tourism.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Historical Archaeology
The Archaeology of the Historical period covers some of the most significant global changes affecting humankind including the rise of the maritime world empires, the industrial revolution and the development of mass conflict.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Real Estate
This course will give you a quality mixed general practice real estate qualification with the possibility of international, residential and other specialisations.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Rural Estate Management
This is a highly-regarded course which equips graduates for a rewarding and challenging career in the management of land, property, and business in the countryside.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
This course is for anyone concerned that our food production systems will not be fit for purpose by the middle of this century.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
MSc Sustainable Food and Agriculture Policy
A dynamic course for a rapidly-changing sector, this programme has been created in conjunction with our industry partners, including the National Trust and National Farmers’ Union. This course is primarily distance learning.
1 year (full time) or 2+ years (part time)
PhD Programme
With a range of expertise in applied research in sustainable agriculture, food chain security, agribusiness, agronomy, soil science, equine science and urban regeneration and development, the RAU provides a stimulating environment for individuals wanting to further their academic and professional careers thorough doctoral study.
3 Years
PhD Studentship (John Oldacre Foundation)
Applications are invited for entry onto a three year PhD studentship programme awarded by The University of Gloucestershire in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural University. The successful applicant will play a key role in the design and development of the project. You will be joining a multidisciplinary sustainable crop production research team.
3 years
