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Master of Food and Resource Economics

Sven Clarke, Student Advisor, Graduate Studiessven.clarke@apro.ubc.ca

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graduate student in Vancouver ranges between $13,000 and $16,000

An average 1 bedroom apartment near campus is about $750 a month

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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.

Come join us at UBC!

sven.clarke@apro.ubc.ca