BSc (Hons) Applied Farm Management drafted
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023-06-30 |
| 2024-01-22 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
You will cover topics such as crop and livestock production, agricultural commodity trading and marketing, business finance, and agricultural policy and legislation.
With industry experience you will bridge the gap between the laboratory, the field, the commercial market and the farm. You will gain unparalleled access to on-farm/applied product development with Farm491 and benefit from research trials at nearby farms. No wonder our graduates have gone on to work for high-profile organisations such as Procam Agriculture, Velcourt, Keenan Systems and Dalcour Maclaren.
Work placement
In the second year, you will apply your learning on a 15-week work placement. If you wish to undertake an extended period of work placement there is the option to complete a year in the workplace. Not only could you find yourself working for prestigious companies in the UK or across the world, you will develop your confidence and gain industry contacts for when you graduate.
Program Outline
Develop a career within the agricultural and land-based industries with a degree that develops the farmers, farm managers and consultants of the future. The range of production systems adopted and commercially practised on our farms, and local farm businesses, will provide you with invaluable insight into the current realities of commercial farming.
Course content
We are currently finalising the information for courses offered for 2023 entry. Full details and programme specifications will be available in early 2023. You will learn through a series of lectures, seminars and practical classes at local farms. Our extensive industry contacts, external visits to livestock, crop enterprises and agribusinesses also provide valuable additional case studies.Students also have access to the University’s Farm491 facility, an innovative agritech business incubator providing facilities and support to agritech businesses and promoting technology and innovation within the sector.
Modules are assessed through a range of coursework, including real-life case studies, presentations and reports. The Research Project is an integral part of the course. Completed in your third year, it provides the opportunity to research in-depth a subject of specific interest.
Timetables
Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week. Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and societies activities.
Modules
Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Each credit equates to 10 hours of total study time. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity.
Full-time students normally take modules worth 60 credits per 15 week semester but this can vary depending on your elective choice. Part-time students taking proportionally fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for your degree is based on marks obtained for modules taken at level 5 and level 6 (weighted 30:70 accordingly).
The modules available for this degree are shown below. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Year one
Year two
Plus a choice of ONE elective selected from:
Year three
Plus a choice of TWO electives selected from:
The availability of electives to individual students will be dependent on timetabling considerations and on sufficient students electing to take part.
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Careers and graduate destinations
Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers within high-profile organisations worldwide and within the following roles:
“The lecturers are all very helpful when it comes to helping wiht research or going over coursework on a one-to-one basis. If you're interested in farm management as a career or are wanting to know more about how an agricultural business runs then you will thoroughly enjoy this course.”
Alexander Neason, Graduate