BSc (Hons) Agri-Management (Top-up)

Program Overview

The BSc (Hons) Agri-Management (Top-up) is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to manage productive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural businesses. The program focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture today, including food security, climate change, environmental land management, and shifts in market demand. Graduates have a high rate of employability, with 95% in work or further study within 15 months of completing the course.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The BSc (Hons) Agri-Management (Top-up) is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to manage productive, resilient, and sustainable agricultural businesses. The program focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture today, including food security, climate change, environmental land management, and shifts in market demand.

Objectives:

• Provide a fundamental understanding of the problems facing agriculture today.
• Equip students with the knowledge and skills to lead and develop sustainable agricultural practices.
• Enable students to contribute effectively to the development of the industry.
• Offer a broad range of subject areas to allow students to specialize in a specific sector of interest.
• Provide students with the most up-to-date knowledge to meet the challenges of a changing industry.

Description:

This program is ideal for individuals who aspire to careers in farm management, agricultural consultancy, or environmental/land management advisory roles. Graduates have gone on to work for prestigious companies such as Agrii, Dalmark Group, Waitrose, AGCO, and Natural England. The program is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, group projects, visits, and demonstrations at local farms, agricultural businesses, and the RAU's laboratories. Students are assessed through research projects, examinations, presentations, work-based learning, and case studies.

Outline:

Program Content:

The program covers a wide range of topics within agricultural management, including:

• The moral, ethical, welfare, and social issues related to agriculture
• Business management professional practice
• Industry placement
• Dissertation
• Specialist study modules
• Elective modules covering various aspects of agriculture, land-use, and business issues

Structure:

The program is divided into modules, each with a specific value in terms of credits. Wednesday afternoons are typically reserved for sports and societies activities.

Modules:

• 3329 Climate Change and Natural Resource Challenges
• 3330 Technology and Agroecological Innovations
• 3332 Specialist study (Shell module)
• 3331 Food Supply Systems and Policy
• 3300 Research Project / Dissertation

Elective Modules:

Students can choose one elective module per semester from the following:

• 3238 Advances in Livestock Nutrition
• 3239 Crop Health and Protection
• 3337 Sustainable Farm Management
• 3338 Agronomy Challenges and Solutions
• 3339 Livestock System Challenges and Solutions
• 3340 Farm Business Consultancy
The availability of electives depends on timetabling and student enrollment.

Careers:

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Agri-Management (Top-up) have a high rate of employability, with 95% in work or further study within 15 months of completing the course. They have gone on to pursue careers in various roles within the food chain, including:

• Farm/estate manager
• Food and bio crop manager
• Agricultural/land-based consultant
• Farm and environmental advisor
• Agricultural supplier
• Grain trader
Employers include:
• Agrii
• Dalmark Group
• Waitrose
• AGCO
• Natural England

Other:

• The program is designed to be flexible and can be studied up to 50% in the workplace for those already employed.
• The program emphasizes ethical and sustainable practices in agriculture.
• The program is delivered by experienced and qualified faculty with industry experience.

UK International Full-time £9,250 per year £15,300 per year