Overview

About the program

Our Food Systems program The University of Vermont prepares students to address some of the most challenging problems of contemporary food systems, such as building climate change resilience, reducing waste across the supply chain and exploring equitable distribution and fair labor practices.

Our curriculum is designed to inspire and motivate students through a diversity of research methods, transdisciplinary and systems thinking approaches and forms of community engagement.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Food Systems, Science & Policy

Professional Development Seminar

Professional Skills Colloquium

Ethics and the Food System

Doctoral Dissertation Research

Dissertation Writing Seminar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

75 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Burlington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA of 3.00 or higher
Completion of the GRE with satisfactory results in the general (aptitude) portion. If you have received a Master's Degree from an accredited institution, you may request to have the GRE waived.
TOEFL or IELTS exam scores must be submitted if you are an international student.
Completion of a college-level statistics course. If this information is not clearly listed on a college transcript, you will need to provide additional documentation as evidence that you have fulfilled this requirement.
A letter of support from a Food Systems Faculty member who agrees to serve as primary advisor during enrollment in the PhD Program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19928 USD / year

≈ 19928 USD / year
Out-of-State

19928 USD / year

≈ 19928 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7414 USD / year

≈ 7414 USD / year

Living costs

Burlington

United States

1269 - 1888 USD / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Burlington

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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