Diploma in Agriculture

Grow your agricultural knowledge and farm management capabilities, so you can play a role helping New Zealand's vital primary industry sector expand and succeed.

Lincoln University has been behind New Zealand's agricultural and land-based industries for more than 150 years. Our primary industry sector is now more important than ever, and is going through a period of rapid innovation and transformation. Lincoln's Diploma in Agriculture helps you expand your knowledge with a programme of eight integrated courses. These cover farm management and associated husbandries along with complementary skills including business and financial planning.

This one-year full-time study programme focuses on New Zealand agriculture, its management systems and resources. It's advisable that when entering the diploma you have experience working in at least one agricultural or horticultural system. Having experience in the industry will help with the understanding of their course work.  

A period of practical work is a requirement for this qualification: 

• Minimum of 12 weeks of hands-on practical experience (preferably full-time)
• On two different farm types
• With the shortest period being four weeks.

To complete the practical requirements successfully, you'll need:

• Competence in driving vehicles (experience driving tractors or trucks is an advantage).
• The physical ability to work on farms without endangering yourself or others.

General Secondary Education Certificate, plus one year (full-time equivalent) of successful study at a recognised university, Good passing grades

1. Create your MyLinc Account:

Create an account and submit your application in MyLinc. 
Use an email that you can access and a password you can remember. We recommend monitoring your email spam or junk folders for account verification emails. If these don’t arrive, contact us for help.

 2. Make your study application: 

Once your MyLinc account is set up, log in to make your application. Let us know what you would like to study and give us as much information as you can, as this will help speed up your application. You can save your progress and come back later to complete your application. 

We ask for information about: 

• Your chosen study programme
• When you expect to start
• Your previous study, including your last year of high school
• Your English language test results (if English is not your first language)
• Other documents to support your application if applicable. 

If you are unable to provide your documents in your application, email them to mylinc@lincoln.ac.nz. 

 3. Monitor your emails

We’ll keep in touch with you about your application via email and may ask for more information. Once we have everything we need, and if you meet the criteria for your chosen qualification, you will receive an offer letter via email. 

 4. Accept your offer on MyLinc

After you accept your offer on MyLinc, you’ll receive instructions on how to complete your enrolment. You’ll also get your LU username, password and email address. These are sent via email, so monitor your junk/spam folders.  

 5. Check any conditions in your Offer Letter

If we require supporting documentation, please supply that as soon as possible so we can move you through the enrolment process more quickly. If we’ve asked you to provide evidence of your identity, read the instructions carefully.