Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (with placement)

Overview

Agriculture has a vital role to play in global food production and security, climate change mitigation, environmental protection, water management, and renewable energy creation. Our Agriculture with Farm Business Management students are taught by lecturers with extensive industry and research experience to develop sustainable production systems integrating appropriate technologies to maximise economic, social, and environmental security.

Course Key Info

• UCAS code: D498
• Institution code: H12
• Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A three-year programme is available for applicants with at least two years, full-time relevant work experience, or all who have completed a 12-month placement as part of another approved course.
• Location: Harper Adams University campus (and location of work placement)

Entry Requirements for 2025

• Typical offer: 96-112 UCAS points for A-level students. See below for details of entry requirements for other accepted qualifications.
• Full requirements: Use the drop-down tool to select the qualifications you have or are working towards to see what grades would be required for access to this programme.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Introduction to Farm Business Management
• Introduction to Farming Systems
• Agri-Food Supply Chains
• Assessing the Efficiency of Farming Systems
• Agricultural Technology and Digital Farming
• Agricultural and Environmental Science
• Skills for Agriculture

Year 2

• Preparation for Placement and Research
• Farm Business Management with Marketing
• Natural Resources and Farming Systems
• Applied Crop and Livestock Production Systems
• Farm Business Operations and Planning
• Leadership and the Role of Professional Services in Farm Business Management
• Elective module UG

Elective Modules

• World Cropping Systems
• Global Animal Production
• Managing Change in Agriculture
• Autonomous Systems

Year 3

• Placement year

Year 4

• Professional Team Project
• Global Perspectives in Agriculture
• Management of Agricultural Systems
• Farm Business Case Study
• Farm Business Management with Marketing
• Honours Research Project - Agriculture

Work Placement

You will undertake placement in your third year. Placement may be undertaken in a large integrated farm business or with a farm business consultancy company.

Careers

The course provides consultants and farm business managers of the future with the farm business management skills and an appreciation of agricultural systems and the wider rural environment required for a career in farm business management. Careers include farm consultancy and farm management positions within large integrated farm businesses.

Fees and Costs

The latest fees for this course can be found in our fees and funding section. You will also find course-related costs, specific to this course in the Fees and Charges PDF.

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