Master's in Organic Agriculture

Master's in Organic Agriculture

Masters

Master's in Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering is the newly launched program of Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology.

Program Aim

The program has been designed to provide graduates with:

  1. Solid foundation in fundamental agriculture science and technology.
  2. Understanding of Nepal's agriculture management practices and the importance of climate change, biodiversity, sustainable development, economic income, and social equity to the agriculture sector.
  3. Provide first-hand knowledge in the agriculture sector through field trips, internships, and collaborative projects on real problems. They will also work in the state-of-the-art laboratory facilities at the university.
  4. Latest research analysis and computer programming tools, such as AI and data analytics and modeling.
  5. Entrepreneurship, communications, and leadership training in the curriculum to develop professional skills.
  6. Build partnerships among industry, community, academia, and government for an enriched educational experience.
  7. Exposure to frontier science and technology developments through interactions with leading scientists from around the world and being provided with opportunities to participate in international training programs.
  8. Strengthen the agriculture-based industries.

Learning Outcomes

The graduates specialized in cognitive and technical skills in agriculture will independently demonstrate:

  1. Independent research or experimentation on agriculture
  2. Critical use of source material, experimental results, published works
  3. Diversification and optimization in using agriculture products and managing sustainably and productively for livelihood improvement.
  4. Technological advancement and innovative processes applicable in agriculture for sustainable and environmentally friendly use and economic productivity
  5. Capacity to produce well-written thesis

Eligibility

4-year Bachelor's in science/engineering/technology subjects with CGPA of 2.75/4.0 (or international equivalent).

Admission Criteria

Documents Required

Mandatory documents

1. Academic transcripts

  • Bachelor's level for Master's level application
  • Bachelor's for PhD application
  • Master's level for PhD application
  • Secondary school transcript (grade 12)
  • Secondary Education Examination transcript (grade 10)

2. Research statement

3. Personal statement

4. CV

Optional documents

1. Publication list

2. Experience certificates

3. Additional transcripts

4. Other documents (not more than five)

Curricular Structure

Core Courses

SN Course Code Course Title Credit
1 OA-CR-501 Soil Fertility and Soil Ecology in Organic Agriculture 4
2 OA-CR-502 Organix Agricultural food Systems and Agroecology 4
3 OA-CR-550 Plant Protection in Organic Agricultural System 4
4 OA-CR-551 Animal Production in Organic Agriculture 4
5 GC-CR-501 Development Policy 4

Non-Credit Compulsory Courses

SN Course Code Course Title Credit
1 GC-NC-502 Research Methodology and Data Mining 0
2 GC-NC-550 Entrepreneurship, Scientific Communication, Socioeconomic and Leadership 0
3 OA-NC-601 Technology Management 0

Technical Elective Courses

SN Course Code Course Title Credit
1 OA-EL-561 Analysis and Management of Sustainable Organic Production Chain 4
2 OA-EL-562 Organic Fruit Production 4
3 OA-EL-563 Organic Production of Vegetable and Ornamentals 4
4 OA-EL-564 Bioinoculants in Organic Agriculture 4
5 OA-EL-565 Animal Nutrition, Fodder production and Pasture Management 4
6 OA-EL-566 Post-Harvest Technology in Organic Agriculture 4
7 OA-EL-567 Marketing and Financial Management in Organic Agriculture Sector 4
8 OA-EL-568 Organic Certification 4
9 OA-EL-569 Spawn Production and Mushroom Cultivation 4
10 OA-EL-570 Biological Control 4
11 OA-EL-571 Production Technology of Beverage (Tea &Coffee) and Spice Crops (Cardamom, Zinger, Turmeric) etc. 4

Semester I

Course Code Course Title Credit
OA-CR-501 Soil Fertility and Soil Ecology in Organic Agriculture 4
OA-CR-502 Organic Agricultural Food Systems and Agroecology 4
GC-CR-501 Development Policy 4
GC-NC-502 Research Methodology and Data Mining 0

Semester II

Course Code Course Title Credit
OA-CR-550 or OA-CR-551 Plant Protection in Organic Agricultural System Or Animal Production in Organic Agriculture 4
GC-NC-550 Entrepreneurship, Scientific Communication, Socioeconomic and Leadership 0
OA-EL-561-571 One course from the list related to thesis 4
OA-TH-699 Thesis  

Semester III

Course Code Course Title Credit
OA-NC-601 Technology Management 0
OA-TH-699 Thesis  

Semester IV

Course Code Course Title Credits
OA-TH-699 Thesis  

Total Credit for Thesis = 30 credits

Total Credit for Master of Applied Science = 50 credit (16 credit core course + 4 credit Technical elective + 30 credit Thesis)