PgDip Agricultural Professional Practice

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

Online

Course Code

Z802

Application Fee

GBP 25

Campuses

Aberdeen

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 7,000 / year

Next Intake September-2023

PgDip Agricultural Professional Practice

About

This postgraduate course teaches professional skills related to land-based industries. It's ideal if you're considering a career in consultancy, agronomy, animal nutrition and farm management or ownership. It's also relevant for anyone interested in working for government departments that deal with technical and regulatory issues.

Core modules focus on professional leadership and management, food and agricultural policy, business planning and project management. Elective modules cover agricultural or nutrient management, animal health, arable or grassland and fodder crop protection and animal feed technology.

There's also potential to study for professional qualifications like FACTS, BASIS or AMTRA, and the Institute of Agricultural Management accepts this course as evidence of CPD if you're seeking 'Professional Agriculturalist' status.

Upon completion of the PgDip, the taught element of the course, you can choose to continue and undertake a Research Project to complete the MSc.

Please note: This course may require you to attend two study weekends at our Aberdeen campus (depending on current Covid-19 guidelines).

This postgraduate course is aimed at anyone interested in leadership and management, policy making, planning and project management in the land-based industries. The programme is studied by part time distance learning, over the course of two years. Learning material is presented using SRUC's online learning environment, which allows students to undertake the course from their home or workplace.

In order to develop your own area of expertise, there are a number of elective modules in business, crop or livestock production.

Many positions in the land-based industries require professional qualifications, so there is also potential within the course to study FACTS, BASIS or AMTRA (additional fee and assessment required).

The Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) considers this course as suitable evidence of CPD if you're pursuing 'Professional Agriculturalist' status.

The programme combines eight modules covering technical production, management, and skills development.

The five core modules are:

Professional Leadership and Management
Food and Agricultural Policy
Business Planning and Decision Making
Project Management for Agricultural Professionals
Topical Issues in Modern Agriculture

You'll also choose three elective modules from a range including:

Integrated Agricultural Management
Sustainable Nutrient Management
Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine
Arable Crop Protection
Grassland and Fodder Crop Protection
Animal Feed Technology

Disciplines

Agriculture

Business

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A degree in a science or technology relevant to the sector and/or assessment of the candidate's ability to benefit from the course. No absolute academic prerequisites - work experience is considered.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 7,000

Application Fee

GBP 25

How to Apply

Those wishing to apply for college courses such as National Certificates (NC), National Progression Awards (NPA), Certificates and Diplomas, and Professional Development Awards (PDA) should do so via the SRUC website.

Find your course in our course catalogue. Under Apply now, select the correct campus, start date, and mode of study. You will then be taken into our online applications system.

It is also possible to download a paper application form, either as PDF or Word document. But your application will be processed more easily if it is entered online.