master of food and resource economics sven clarke, student advisor, graduate studies...
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• 2,000 prospective supervisors
Over 150 Master’s & 80 Doctoral Programs
– Land & Food Systems– Commerce– Forestry– Applied Sciences– Science– Law– Arts– Dentistry– Education– Medicine– Interdisciplinary Studies– Graduate Studies
• 2,000 prospective supervisors
Master’s and PhD Programs at UBC
Master of Food & Resource EconomicsWorldwide demand for professionals who can understand and
analyze economic issues related to food and natural resources.
This demand is increasing due to problems of food security, safety, trade and the effects of the food sector on the environment.
Course-based Master degree, completed in 12 monthsStart in September 2013No thesis required
Designed for economic practitionersProfessional focus rather than research
Master of Food and Resource Economics
A unique degree in North America, because it:
1. Is focused on applied economics2. Is applied to food, natural resources, and environment3. Includes policy analysis4. Includes agri-business5. Includes project evaluation
1. Required Courses: September to April
FRE 501: Commodity Markets and Price Analysis FRE 502: Food Market Analysis FRE 503: Policy Analysis for Food, Environment and Resources FRE 515: Agribusiness Management FRE 525: Environmental Economics and Policy FRE 528: Applied Econometrics 2. Electives
ECON 355: Introduction to International Trade ECON 370: Benefit Cost Analysis and the Economics of Project Eval. ECON 472: Economics of Renewable Resources FRE 302: Small Business Management in Agri-food Industries FRE 385: Quantitative Methods for Business and Resource Mngmt. FRE 540(3): International Resource Economics and Development
3. Summer: May to August (2012)AGEC 547 - Graduating Project
Degree Requirements
On-campus:Research project:Eg: Canada - International trade in food products
Off- campus internship:Industry:Eg: Food processing companyGovernment:Eg: Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia
Graduating Project
Jeff completed an internship at Nathan Associates (Jakarta, Indonesia) in 2010 with an economic development firm on a joint project with ASEAN where he prepared a report on nutrition and food security that was published and submitted to USAID.
Where would you do your co-op?
Vancouver- A Bread Affairs, Vancouver- West Kootenay Herb Growers Cooperative- Food Tree, Vancouver- BC Food Processor Association, Vancouver- Water Street in Gastown of Vancouver, BC- UBC Farm- Agri-Food Canada Summerland
Indonesia/International- Nathan Associates, Indonesia- Samdhana Institute, Indonesia- Bionic Farms, Indonesia- Finca Peru- Irrigation Project in Nepal- Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute, Indonesia- Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia
Canada
- Agri Food Canada, Ottawa- Environment Canada, Ottawa- Shasha Bread, Toronto- International Development Research
Network, Ottawa
Relevant Bachelor's Degree
Overall Grade: B+ Overall
English proficiencyTOEFL = 90
Admission Requirements
Mathematics (calculus)
Micro-economics
Statistics
RequiredBackground
CHENG, JasonEconomist, ECDP Committee VP Finance Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa CHO
JUNG, BackheeSenior Deputy Director Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Korea
WANG, Rannie, Produce Manager, WALMART, Toronto
Sales Administrator PlanNet Logix Inc., Vancouver, Canada
HUNTER, JeffOption-licensed Investment Advisor Haywood Securities Inc., Vancouver, Canada
JAUNG, Wanggi
Consultant, Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia
You have an MFRE, what’s next?
GONZALES, MariaAnalyst, Meyers Norris and Penny (MNP) LLP, Vancouver
JIN, ShorenMarketing Specialist, Dell Computer, Shanghai, China
KIM, Sung KyuResearch Award Recipient 2011 International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada
TSAO, CharlieEconomist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa
XIE, ZhihuiOperation Manager, Canadian Icewine United Specialty Hub Inc.
YUAN, Xuhui Transpacific Trading, Vancouver, Canada
ZHANG, Jia Dong Financial Consultant Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
You have an MFRE, what’s next?
Rannie Wang returned to UBC campus in November, 2011 to
receive her MFRE degree. Rannie is living in Toronto where
she was recently hired by Walmart as Produce Associate. Her
position involves monitoring prices, competition, purchases
and produce quality control.
