Enhance and protect our future with a Master's degree in Environment or Agrifood

At Cranfield we pride ourselves on training talented and outstanding individuals like you, who are as passionate as we are about enhancing, protecting and making a difference to the way our environment and food is produced and managed. If you are looking for a career that helps support a more sustainable and resilient future for everyone, then Cranfield is the right university for you.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for urgent action to protect our planet. Within the our Environment and Agrifood courses, the subjects covered are wide and varied, and include topics such as sustainability, clean technology, food supply chains, decision science and land management. Our world-leading academics and outstanding near- industrial scale facilities provide you with a unique postgraduate study experience that will help you build a career to lead and manage change in a business environment.

We work in close partnership with many organisations to turn innovative ideas into reality.  By doing this, we transform people, organisations and the global economy

Join us on the journey to change.

View our range ofEnvironment MSc and Agrifood MSc courses

Find out more about our Masterships in Bioinformatics and Sustainability

Explore our Environment and Agrifood CPD short courses along with our Mycotoxin Training Hub

Discover the opportunities with Research Degrees

Studying at Cranfield

Our extensive portfolio of  postgraduate degrees are designed with employers to meet industry needs. Available to study on a full or part-time basis, they combine high-calibre teaching with practical work experience, giving you an unparalleled competitive edge. We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries, making postgraduate study more accessible and ensuring that we attract a high calibre of students to our courses.

People and industry

Our courses are taught by active researchers and subject specialists who inform government and industry, alongside guest speakers from the environment sector. You will also gain practical experience through our group and individual projects, in collaboration with organisations such as the Environment Agency, Tarmac and Anglian Water.

Career Progression

 

Our strengths range from environmental governance and risk, to security. We work with global and domestic environmental consultancies and agencies, governments and businesses to ensure that our research benefits all in society. Successful students develop diverse and rewarding careers in government ministries, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and technology, environmental and business consultancies.

Previous students have gone on to jobs within prestigious institutions including:  Golder Associates, Arup, Seche Environment, EnvironTech Gmbh, Deloitte, BP, Chevron, WSP, Jacobs, Viridor, ASE Group, AVISO Consultancy, Bouygues Construction, Caterpillar, Confederation of European Paper Industries, Continental Landscapes Limited, Coriolis Energy, ENTPE  (France), Flag, Groupe de Bruges, Honeywell, HSSMI, Imerys, Interserve, JLL, KierWSP, Northamptonshire Highways, KPMG, Supply Chain Sustainability School, Manhattan Atrium, Müller UK & Ireland Group, Oakdene Hollins Ltd, Samsung Electronics, Save-by-Solar Sweden AB, Unilever, University College London, Verascio Ltd, Virgin Media, VR Group (Finland), Yorkshire Water, Soil Scientist, Wardell Armstrong UK, Soil and Water Engineer, ADAS UK, Tarmac UK, Maryland Department of Planning Maryland USA, Listers Geotech UK, Unilever, PepsiCo, GlaxoSmithKline, Warburtons, Discovery Foods, Sanofi Aventis , Rothamsted Research, The Welcome Trust Sanger Institute , EBI, Pubgene.

Global alumni networks

When you chose to study at Cranfield you become part of our diverse, dynamic and unique global alumni network.

Key facts about Environment and Agrifood at Cranfield

  • We received a 2017 Queen's Anniversary Prize for our work in large-scale soil and environmental data for the sustainable use of natural resources. 
  • We completejavascript:void(0);d a £10m infrastructure programme for two UK Government-funded Agritech centres.
  • New £3.2m Agri-informatics facility, opened in June 2021. 
  • We established the Cranfield Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Informatics.