{"id":651,"date":"2026-01-21T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.auth.gr\/mscv2\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:51:05","slug":"about-the-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/?page_id=651","title":{"rendered":"About the Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/agro.auth.gr\/en\/homepage\/\">School of Agriculture<\/a> (in charge), in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/chem.auth.gr\/en\/home_en\/\">School of Chemistry<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auth.gr\/en\/homepage\/\">Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/a>, organises and operates a Joint Undergraduate Program of Studies in English (hereinafter referred to as J.E.U.P.S.) with a duration of five years, leading to the award of a single, uninterrupted postgraduate degree (Integrated Master) entitled &#8220;<strong>Sustainable Agriculture and Food Science<\/strong>&#8221; and the degree corresponds to level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework, in accordance with Article 47 of Law 4763\/2020 (A&#8217; 254).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The subject<\/strong> of the Joint Undergraduate Program of Studies in English (JEUPS) Sustainable Agriculture and Food Science,: The Programme provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to access modern agri-food systems. The programme provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills to access modern agri-food, agricultural, environmental and technological professions, as well as for any other professional or academic activity that requires a high level of scientific training in the field of Agricultural Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The aim<\/strong> of the Programme is to provide high-level agricultural education to an international audience through systematic engagement with the core subjects of sustainable agriculture and livestock farming, food science, agricultural economics, and natural resource management and agricultural engineering. It further aims to cultivate interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving skills, develop skills in the application of innovative practices, strengthen critical thinking and scientific depth, promoting Greek agri-food excellence abroad, and generally strengthening the extroversion of the Schools participating in the JEUPS and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning outcomes and qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon successful completion of the JEUPS entitled Sustainable Agriculture and Food Science, students will have acquired:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in the key areas of Sustainable Agriculture (Plant Production, Animal Production, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Engineering) and Food Science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills in analysing and solving problems in complex agri-food systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital and computational application skills in the agri-food sector, as developed in courses such as: Informatics, Computer Programming and Optimisation Methods, Digital Systems in Agriculture, Earth Observation and Geoinformation for Agrifood Systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to interpret and evaluate complex scientific and technological information , and ability to synthesise new knowledge for innovative applications in the agri-food sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the social, economic and ethical dimensions of agri-food systems through courses such as: The Sociology of Food, Governance, Bioethics and Animal Welfare in Agri-Food Systems, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Governance, as well as developing leadership, entrepreneurship and social innovation skills (Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquiring knowledge of integrated and sustainable management of agricultural production and animal husbandry, as well as knowledge of food science and technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to design and implement strategies for sustainable natural resource management and environmental protection in the agri-food sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquisition of the appropriate level of knowledge to continue studies at <strong>doctoral level<\/strong>, as well as access, under certain conditions, to professional rights as an agronomist in Greece and abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme provides students with the academic prerequisites for continuing their studies at doctoral level and the professional prerequisites for a career in fields that require documented agricultural knowledge, while the single and uninterrupted postgraduate degree (Integrated Master) awarded is equivalent to the 5-year Integrated Master degrees (Integrated Master) awarded by Greek-language programmes of the Agricultural Schools of Greek Universities and corresponding foreign universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programme Profile The School of Agriculture (in charge), in collaboration with the School of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, organises and operates a Joint Undergraduate Program of Studies in English (hereinafter referred to as J.E.U.P.S.) with a duration of five years, leading to the award of a single, uninterrupted postgraduate degree (Integrated Master) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-651","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1307,"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/651\/revisions\/1307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safstest.bytefatale.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}