International Food Business

Dalhousie University · Dalhousie Agricultural Campus and Aeres University

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4 years
Duration (years)
4 years
Dalhousie International Food Business programme
75% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 75% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
Dalhousie International Food Business high school entry requirements

Deadlines

May 2027

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Next deadlineSaturday, May 1, 2027

Admission deposit
2027 entry
Official deadline

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

Minimum overall average of 75%.
Complete Academic English 12, Academic Math 12 and three additional academic subjects.

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through Dal admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records requested in your application portal
- High school applicants provide mid-year and final results; Ontario and Nova Scotia applicants can include their student ID for automatic retrieval. Early applicants upload Grade 11 final marks and Grade 12 course registrations. College/university applicants submit official records from every postsecondary institution attended.
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Step 4English proficiency evidence if required
- Applicants from a country or school where English is not the primary instructional language need accepted proficiency evidence unless they meet an exemption. An offer can be conditional on providing the requested evidence.
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Applicant pathways

Canadian high school prerequisites

Canadian high school applicants

Minimum overall average of 75%.
Complete Academic English 12, Academic Math 12 and three additional academic subjects.

Degree requirements

Work and practical requirements

The dual degree spans four years. The first three years contain ten academic modules. The schedule includes European and North American placements.

References

Program facts

Academic minimum

Majors & specializations

Consumer Studies

BAgr / BBA (Honours)

One of the named specializations that students may choose with the International Food Business coordinator in fourth year.

Published requirements

Courses

The 2026–27 calendar sequence for students starting at Dalhousie. Years 1 and 3 are at Dalhousie, year 2 is in the Netherlands, and year 4 is at the student’s home university.

Year 1 · Semester I5 listed

ECOA 1000Principles of Microeconomics3 credits
EGLA 1000Composition3 credits
INFB 1000International Food Policy and Environment3 credits
INFB 1001International Food Business Project I3 credits
MGTA 1004Introduction to Business3 credits

Year 1 · Semester II5 listed

INFB 1002International Food Business Project II3 credits
FOOD 1000Food Safety and Quality Assurance3 credits
MGTA 1002Food Supply Chain Management3 credits
ECOA 1001Principles of Macroeconomics3 credits
MGTA 2006Advertising and Promotion3 credits

Year 2 · Semester III5 listed

MGTA 2002Marketing3 credits
MGTA 2016Food Law and Consumer Affairs3 credits
MGTA 2018International Entrepreneurship3 credits
MGTA 3005New Product Development3 credits
MGTA 3006International Food Logistics3 credits

Year 2 · Semester IV3 listed

INFB 2000International Food Business Project III3 credits
MGTA 2011International Marketing Research3 credits
MGTA 2017Political Economy of the EU3 credits

Year 2 · Semester V2 listed

European placements follow the year 2 study modules in the Netherlands.

MGTA 3003European Placement I3 credits
MGTA 3004European Placement II3 credits

Year 3 · Semester VI5 listed

INFB 3000International Food Business Project IV3 credits
MGTA 2004Financial Accounting3 credits
MGTA 2012Leadership and Human Resources3 credits
MGTA 3013Introduction to Entrepreneurship in Food and Agribusiness3 credits
MGTA 2019Organizational Behaviour3 credits

Year 3 · Semester VII4 listed

MGTA 2902An Introduction to Design Thinking in Food and Agribusiness3 credits
MGTA 3000Management Accounting3 credits
MGTA 3009Financial Management3 credits
MGTA 3010Agribusiness Value Chain Management3 credits

Year 3 · Semester VIII1 listed

North American work placement.

INTA 4001Internship III3 credits

Year 4 · Semester IX1 listed

Four electives across the three selected specializations.

RESM 4004Research Methods for Economics and Business3 credits

Year 4 · Semester X1 listed

Four electives across the three selected specializations.

RESM 4005Project-Seminar for Economics and Business3 credits

Elective choices

Year 4 requires eight electives across three specializations: two three-course specializations and one two-course specialization. Select them in consultation with the program coordinator. The calendar lists Development, Leadership, Environmental, Economic, Horticultural, Management, Organic and Consumer Studies among the options.

Study locations