MSc Digital Technology for Sustainable Agriculture

The Digital Technology for Sustainable Agriculture programme from University College Dublin is the integration of new and advanced technologies into crop and livestock farming systems to enable farmers and other professionals in the sector to improve food production.

Quick Facts

Duration 1 year full-time
Start Date September
Tuition Fee €29,100 per year full-time (The fees are subject to change)
Location Dublin, Ireland/Blended

The Digital Technology for Sustainable Agriculture programme from University College Dublin is targeted towards providing students with cutting edge training in digital technology areas that include a number of modules in computer programming, data processing, Internet-of-Things and machine learning implementations.

This programme will build student’s knowledge and skills-base to address the complexities of developing, deploying and managing digital technology in the agri-food sector with a focus on enhancing efficiency, sustainability and resilience at all levels of food production.

The programme also offers hands-on experience on a range of novel digital technology, training in state-of-the-art labs and applied research in a real life environment at the Lyons Research Farm.

Modules include:

  • Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Soil Technology
  • Computers Electronics in Ag
  • Advanced in Crop Mechanisation
  • Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Data Prog with Phython
  • Precision Agriculture
  • Numerical Methods for Agricult
  • Precision Livestock Management
  • Optical Spectroscopy

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Testimonial

 

“Rapid advances in computing technologies are leading to radical transformations across a multitude of industry sectors. Data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence offer new solutions to challenges in sectors including agriculture. Although this degree is new within UCD, Digital Agriculture is recognised as one of the most critically important technical disciplines supporting the use of new and advanced technologies integrated into one system. The MSc programme provides students with an understanding of the tools that digitise data capture relating to the environment and activity (sensor technologies and systems), move the data (accumulation networks), store the data (databases), analyse data to gain insights (models and AI), share the resulting information along the agricultural value chain (distribution networks) and provide actors and stakeholders access to the digital chain (interfaces). The mix of full-time and part-time students sharing modules opens a promising dynamic in which learners can complement and help one another in the broader context. The modules will employ technology-enabled flexible teaching approaches suitable for both full-time students and upskilling professional learners.“

Dr Dimitrios Argyropoulos, Programme Director

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the MSc Digital Agriculture may find employment opportunities in the following areas:

  • Agricultural machinery (e.g. Agco, CNH Industrial, Claas, John Deere)
  • Precision farming (e.g. Amazone, Lemken, Rauch, Dairymaster)
  • Decision support in agriculture (e.g. Corteva Digital Ag, Syngenta Global)
  • IoT, data and predictive analytics (e.g. BASF, Bosch, IBM, Microsoft)

Why study with us?

UCD is consistently ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. In the 2022 QS World University Rankings, UCD was again named as one of the best universities globally, and was placed 173rd in the world.

UCD is the most international and diverse university in Ireland with 8,500 international students from 130 different countries. Our network of 288,000 successful and influential alumni can be found in 169 different countries around the world.

The UCD campus is one of the largest urban campuses in Europe and is situated just 5 kilometres from Ireland’s capital city of Dublin. Our students enjoy world-class teaching and learning facilities, modern and comfortable student accommodation, state-of-the art sports and fitness amenities, an Olympic sized swimming pool, a cinema, cafes and student centre all on our beautiful, nature-filled campus. 

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