Program Overview

Agriculture (with integrated year in industry)

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• Course duration: 4 years
• Available for September start 2025

Course Overview

The BSc Agriculture degree with integrated year in industry at Aberystwyth University will equip you to tackle the challenges facing modern agriculture, covering all aspects of agriculture and agricultural production systems, and developing a detailed understanding of the changing farming landscape. Your industrial year will equip you with additional insight, knowledge and practical experience of working in the modern agricultural sector, which will give you a competitive edge in the jobs market on graduation.

Modules

Year 1

• Agricultural Technology and Farm Safety
• Business, Economics and Land Use
• Crop, grassland, soil and agricultural land management
• Introduction to Livestock Production and Science
• Skills for the Agricultural Industry

Year 2

• Agronomy and Crop Improvement
• Farm Business Management and Appraisal
• Food, Farming, Technology and the Environment
• Livestock Production and Management
• Research Methods

Year 3

• Integrated Year in Industry

Year 4

• Advances in Agriculture
• Farm Planning and Advanced Farm Management
• Agricultural Research Project
• Critical Review
• Research Project

Options

• Applied Nutrition of Livestock, Horses and Companion Animals
• Controlled Environment Crop Production and Horticulture
• Advances in Crop and Grassland Production
• Livestock Production Science
• Marketing and Small Business Management
• Sustainable Land Management

Careers

Your BSc in Agriculture with integrated year in industry opens up a range of exciting opportunities for employment and further training. You will be a strong candidate for work as an agricultural consultant, farm manager, agronomist and animal nutritionist, and a wide range of roles in the ancillary industries and with government and local authorities.

Teaching & Learning

You will be taught through a programme of lectures, seminars, workshops and field visits. You will have numerous opportunities to apply your academic learning in practical activities and workshops.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a range of methods including essays, practical exercises, oral presentations, worksheets, reports, statistical exercises, business plans, literature reviews, field notebooks and exams. A research project in your final year will allow you to perform in-depth research under the guidance of a supervisor.

Student Testimonials

The Agriculture course (D401) has a great mix of modules which has opened my eyes to many other aspects of agriculture. The information given in lectures on important subjects is usually simple but thorough which makes work easy to both understand and remember. Farm visits are also enjoyable as it gives you a chance to observe and understand different systems. It's also interesting to hear the views of the farmers and the different ways they implement systems to suit their business.

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• A Levels: BBB-CCC
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh, Science and Mathematics
• BTEC National Diploma: DDD-DDM
• International Baccalaureate: 30-26
• European Baccalaureate: 75%-65%
• English Language Requirements: See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

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86% of students were satisfied overall with their course.

Data for courses in Agriculture (with integrated year in industry) at Aberystwyth University

88% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.

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95% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

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