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Master of Science Agricultural & Food Data Management

Organisation : UniLaSalle, Terre et Sciences, Campus de Rouen
Way of training : Initial education - Life-long learning
Language(s): English
Place: Rouen, France (French Regions: Normandie)
Prepared diploma/grade/title: MSc : Master of Sciences degree from a French higher education Institute (Label of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles)
1st required level : French baccalauréat + 3

Course Details

Objectives : The Master of Science "Agricultural & Food Data Management" is at the interface between High Technology and Agriculture & Food. It ranges from the processing of data retrieved by connected objects such as drones, satellites, tablets, telephones, data on the behavior of actors in a sector, to the management and analysis of massive data for decision support.

By 2020, Big Data will revolutionize business, whether in management, research & development or marketing. The very rapid development of digital technology is leading to the development of a new activity for agriculture and requires new skills. The objective of the Master of Science is to train Data Scientists for the agriculture and food industry.

The objectives of the training are:
Forge an expertise in Big Data management, which has become a key factor in the performance and growth of companies;
Acquire computer and statistical techniques, data mining and machine learning applied to agriculture and the food industry, with a particular focus on precision agriculture;
Developing a good command of statistical software and programming languages will be a real strength for students interested in research and development in areas such as plant nutrition and plant and animal epidemiology.

Degree Level (EU) : 7 - (EQC level or equivalent)

Admission requirements : French or non-French applicants with a first-year Master's or a Bachelor's from another country specializing in biology, ecology or life and earth sciences; agricultural engineer; informatics and mathematics.
Exceptionally, students with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent whose outstanding academic results or professional experience guarantee their success on the program.

Targeted careers : Data Scientist - Data Miner
Chief Data Officer
Master Data manager
Data designer
Data / Business Analyst
Designer-developer
Epidemiologist (animal and plant)
Animal Health Observatory Manager
Agronomy student
Agricultural Machinery Designer
Consultant

Duration and terms : 18 months
First semester: from October 4th 2021 to January 21th, 2022
Second semester: from February 1st to June 17th 2022

Dedicated web site : https://www.unilasalle.fr/en/formations/msc-agricultural-food-data-management

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Health and Societal challenges (E-health, tele-epidemiology, space medicine; Risk management, security, education, tourism...)
Environment and Land Management (Environmental protection, agriculture, biodiversity, climate changes; Resources, land-use planning, infrastructures)

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