MSc in Food and Agribusiness Management

You'll get the tools you need to develop innovative solutions that address the challenges these agribusinesses face, manage all aspects of agribusiness operations, and effectively market food products.

Your program includes:

• Courses in France and Brazil taught by top Audencia and FECAP faculty and industry experts
• A thesis: an in-depth study of a topic related to your Master of Science. Both theoretical and practical, this professional thesis enables you to put forward the lessons you've learned and the way in which you intend to apply them.
• Real-life business issues addressed in class. Students' recommendations are graded and presented to the project companies.
• Monthly visits in agribusiness companies in France and Brazil
• A 4-6 month profesional experience (internship, fixed-term contract, permanent contract) anywhere in the world

This interdisciplinary program combines studies in management and agricultural and food sciences, bringing together top students from diverse academic backgrounds - from agronomy or agricultural engineering to social sciences such as finance, law, languages, literature, management, international business, etc.

1st year of compulsory education in Nantes.

Global Management

Advanced Management Courses
During your first semester, you'll receive comprehensive training in the fundamentals of management:

• Financial Analysis
• Management Control
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurial project & business plan
• Business Simulation
• Customer Experience & Branding
• Financing an International Project
• Managing and leading a Team
• Cyber Security
• Foreign language
• Sport

GAIA Courses (Ecological & Social Transition Management)
You'll learn about the challenges of ecological and social transition at the intersection of the natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences and management. Through immersive teaching, Gaïa relies on a network of partners, actors in the social and solidarity economy, NGOs, trade unions, public and private actors... to help you experience all the major dimensions of the ecological and social transition and to take action :

• Ecology and biodiversity
• Climate science for business
• Geopolitical strategies of energy and technology
• Impact finance
• Nature inspired innovation & marketing
• Strategizing and ethical challenges
• Spreading impact
• Consulting project for sustainable business
• Introduction to research methods
• Foreign language
• Sport

List of courses

• Responsible Entrepreneurship & Business Plan
• Food Innovation & Design Thinking
• Sustainable Food Strategies
• Responsible Food Marketing
• B2C Food Marketing
• Business Analytics and Big Data in Food
• Managerial Finance
• Supply Chain & Operations in the Food Sector
• International Trading and Food Sustainability
• Food Value Chain and Marketing from a Brazilian Perspective
• Risk management and high-level global Food Strategies from a Brazilian Perspective
• Public Strategies and International Policies from a Brazilian Perspective
• Sustainable and Disruptive Innovation from a Brazilian Perspective
• Anthropology of Food and Food Crisis
• Responsible Leadership in a Cross-Cultural Environment
• Energy Transition : from Narrative to Practice (by Gaïa - case study on food waste)

Internship or Work Experience in France or Abroad

You'll find yourself in a pre-professional situation similar to your 1st job. This internship is based on a strong involvement in the company, giving you real professionalism. It allows you to put into practice all the knowledge and skills you've acquired in the profession you're preparing for. This period serves as a stepping stone to your professional life.

Master's Thesis

Immerse yourself in an in-depth study of a topic related to your Master of Science. Both theoretical and practical, this dissertation allows you to highlight what you've learned and how you plan to apply it.

Target Skills

• Develop strategies for the agri-food business and/or organization and apply an innovative and entrepreneurial approach.
• Develop and implement agri-food marketing strategies (especially based on consumer behavior)
• Pilot activity and evaluate the financial performance of the agri-food business and/or organization and the risks associated with the sector.
• Manage projects and teams in an agri-food and international context
• Manage the energy and social transition in an agri-food context
• Lead a management activity in the agri-food sector (Strategy, Finance,
• Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information systems, Supply chain, Human resources, Energy and social transition, Communication, etc.)

Your future degree

• Degree recognition: Grade Master, Visé BAC+5
• N°RNCP: 37936
• Graduation level: Master of Science
• Number of ECTS credits: 120

Further studies

This degree MSc provides all the skills for a successful professional integration. After several years in business, some graduates may choose to develop expertise through our DBA program, which is research-based.

They can also pursue specialized modules or explore new areas of expertise throughout their professional lives by participating in training courses from our Executive Education offerings.

Job opportunities

What do MSc FAM graduates do?

• 41% Sales, marketing, business development
• 19% consultancy, research, teaching
• 12% Supply chain, operations
• 11% Entrepreneur, General Manager, CEO
• 5% Various (Law, Finance, Administration, HR, Student)

The program is based on alternating theoretical and practical sequences (face-to-face or distance learning) using business simulations, case studies and interactive lessons.