UCD Teagasc Knowledge Transfer Funded Masters 2022
Applications are now open for the UCD / Teagasc Knowledge Transfer Programmes 2022
The MSc Agricultural Extension and Innovation and MSc Agricultural Innovation Support are collaborative funded programmes delivered by UCD and Teagasc for graduates with an interest and ambition to work in advisory and education roles. These programmes involve placement within Teagasc advisory and educational services where the student gets the opportunity to learn from experienced mentors.
Both programmes start in September 2022 with limited funded places available.
An online information was held recently to discuss the programmes and application process.
The MSc Agricultural Extension and Innovation is a 24-month taught master’s programme involving full time mentored placement in a Teagasc advisory office while completing modules using reflective and blended learning.
The MSc Agricultural Innovation Support is a 21-month research master’s programme involving a 15-month placement in a Teagasc advisory office or agricultural college researching critical issues around the role of knowledge transfer in supporting farmer decision making and technology adoption. Topics for application to this programme are listed below:
1. A multi-actor, local approach to increasing lime usage on Irish farms
3. Comeragh Mountains Upland Farming
4. Succession and Inheritance project teams
5. Farm safety interventions to help advisers promote safety with livestock
6. Supporting Diversity of Learners in Teagasc Education
7 Farmer led identification of barriers and solutions to the adoption of clover on dairy farms
8. Grass Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) method as a visual KT tool
9. Part time farmers engagement with advisory services and how it can be improved
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must hold an upper second-class honours degree in agricultural science or equivalent discipline that meets the educational qualification requirements of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and the Marine for the Farm Advisory System (FAS).
- Applicants with a pass degree coupled with significant and appropriate work experience may also be considered.
- Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.
HOW TO APPLY
The application process is open and can be accessed (opens in a new window)here.
CLOSING DATE
Closing date: Friday 27th May 2022 at 17:00hrs
INFORMATION EVENT, 13TH APRIL - 1PM
(opens in a new window)Register here
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please email (opens in a new window)agribus.ruraldev@ucd.ie.