Program Overview

AG2002 - International study tour and work placement - New Zealand

Course Fact File

• Code: AG2002
• Duration: 1 x 13 (week)s site visits
• Teaching Mode: Part-Time
• Fees: No fee is collected during application
• Closing Date: Closed for applications
• Venue: International study tour and work placement - New Zealand
• Credits: 5
• Start Date: 2nd week of June 2025

Outline

This module is designed to provide Agricultural Science students with the opportunity to travel abroad (to New Zealand), to work as part of a team to deliver the scheduled itinerary for the benefit of all participants, to develop networking and leadership skills, and to expose students to the principles of profitable dairying in New Zealand, The Five Production Systems of New Zealand, and to collaborative partnership arrangements more commonly found in New Zealand. Students will also experience at first hand working on a large-scale pasture-based dairy farm during the busy spring calving period.

Practicalities

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Work effectively as part of a team to deliver the scheduled itinerary of the study tour
• Enhance networking and leadership skills
• Determine the key principles of profitable pasture-based dairy production in New Zealand
• Knowledge of ‘The Five Production Systems’ practiced in New Zealand - the common collaborative partnership arrangements that facilitate career progression to farm ownership in New Zealand
• Critique the routine farming practices in New Zealand and compare to that Ireland
• Reflect on and analyze the learning experiences from the 13-week study tour and work placement

Why Choose

This module aims to enhance student professional and personal development through team-work, international networking, and work experience in the New Zealand dairy industry.

Requirements

• To be eligible to apply students must be enrolled on the BAgSc programme with UCC and in a position to travel at the allotted time.
• In exceptional circumstances students on allied UCC degree programmes may apply. Enquires should be made to the Programme coordinator, Professor Frank Buckley, in advance of any application.
• Final decision on all applications rests with programme coordinator.
• Students who pass this module may not use the credits accumulated to compensate for a failed module within their programme’s prescribed curriculum.

Fees and Costs

No fee is processed during the online application process.