Agricultural Sciences

The Agricultural Sciences MSc program from University of Helsinki comprises four study tracks: plant production sciences, animal science, agrotechnology and environmental soil science.

Would you like to be involved in finding solutions to future challenges of food and energy production, such as climate change, population growth and limited energy resources? Are you interested in animal welfare, clean soil, environmental issues or the newest methods in biological and genetic engineering? Would you like to learn about automation and robotics in agriculture?

Career opportunities:

Graduates have found employment in Finland and abroad as experts in the following fields:

• Research and product development (universities, research institutes, companies, industry)

• Administration and expert positions (ministries, supervisory agencies, EU, FAO)

• Business and management (companies)

• Teaching, training and consultation (universities, universities of applied sciences, organisations, development cooperation projects)

• Communication (universities, media, companies, ministries, organisations)

• Entrepreneurship (self-employment)

Courses include:

• Plant Production Sciences

• Animal Science

• Animal Health

• Agrotechnology

• Consideration for the Environment

• Environmental Soil Science