Agribusiness and Rural Development Engineering

Program Overview

Agribusiness and Rural Development Engineering, BSc

Faculty and Academic Discipline

• Faculty: Economics and Business
• Academic discipline: Agricultural Science

Qualification and Starting Date

• Qualification: Rural Development Engineer
• Starting date: September

Language Requirements

• English language proficiency (TOEFL 513 / IELTS 5.5/oral examination)

Academic Requirements

• High school certificate
• Entrance examination in mathematics and chemistry (written and oral)

Program Duration and ECTS

• Duration: 7 semesters
• ECTS: 210

Tuition Fee and Other Fees

• Tuition fee: 7,000 USD/year
• Other fees: application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD

Short Description

The purpose of the program is to train rural development agricultural engineers who can carry out organizational, management, administrative, logistical, and production tasks related to production, service, and consultancy. With their acquired knowledge of agronomic, economic, management, business, analytical, advisory, agro-commerce, agro-marketing, environmental, and regional skills and deep understanding of the relationship between administrative tasks and the agricultural economy, they can carry out professional tasks that meet the market expectations.

Main Subjects

• Foundations for economics
  • Mathematics for Economy and Business
  • Information Technology
  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Economic law
  • Public administration
• Foundations for agricultural technology and agricultural science
  • Horticulture
  • Plant production
  • Animal husbandry
  • Foundations of engineering
  • Environment management
  • Natural sciences basics for plant production
  • Natural sciences basics for animal husbandry
  • Natural sciences basics for agricultural production
• Foundations of agricultural economics and entrepreneurship
  • Land and property policy
  • Introduction to finance
  • Accounting
  • Application of support and regulatory systems
  • Agronomy
  • Professional consultancy
  • Trade in agriculture
  • Marketing
  • Logistics
• Regional and rural development
  • EU studies
  • Agricultural economics
  • Regional economics
  • Rural Development
  • Business planning
  • Project planning
  • Human resource management
• Special studies related to the theoretical and practical issues of the operation of the rural economy, their economic and social connections
  • Basics of Special GIS
  • Agricultural information systems
  • Rural and civil security
  • Settlement development and management
  • Village Sociology
  • Competitiveness development
  • Rural community development
  • Practice related to professional theoretical training
• Other
  • Free elective courses
  • Thesis writing
  • Physical education

Internship and Practice

• Students should complete a 12-week field practice.

Career Prospects

The wide range of management and rural development skills enable graduates to pursue different careers and adapt their knowledge to different conditions in their home countries. Graduates may find employment at agricultural companies or in public administration and can also continue studying for a master.