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

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

    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 22,658 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

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

    About

    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. You will be studying in a diverse range of learning spaces located at the heart of our University Farm alongside students from a wide range of rural and urban backgrounds, whilst establishing a life-long network of friends and professional contacts.

    You will soon be putting your learning into practice engaging with real-world scenarios and projects from day one. Supported by an integrated placement year in industry, you will be ready for your future career having developed a range of personal, technical and professional skills that today’s employers value. You will develop a range of skills to prepare you for a diverse range of careers including farm management, consultancy, finance and banking. Additionally, your degree will equip you with the skills to continue in research or education.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    104 - 144 UCAS Tariff Points

    Qualification
    Grade(s)
    GCE A Levels
    BCC or equivalent
    Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma
    DDD (1080 GLH)
    City & Guilds Advanced Extended Technical Diploma
    DDD (1080 GLH)
    T-Level
    Distinction
    Scottish Highers
    BBBB
    Irish Leaving Certificate
    Two H2 and Two H3
    GCSEs
    Minimum of 5 GCSEs (4 for A Levels) at grade C/4 including English Language, Maths and Science.
    Work Experience
    All applicants are encouraged to have completed some level of work experience, although it is not a requirement. We recommend around 10 weeks of relevant experience on a commercial farm, which can be part-time work, accumulated over weekends and vacations, and does not have to be completed as a 10-week block.

    Career

    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 (e.g. Promar, Kite, Brown & Co, Bidwells and Savills) and farm management positions within large integrated farm businesses.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    22,658 / year

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

    Harper Adams University

    Harper Adams University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Aberdeen