Agribusiness Management
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: DN43 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: DN43 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All applicants must have a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language, and Maths. BTEC level 2 in Science at grade M will be accepted as an alternative to GCSE Science at grade C/4
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
With a relevant subject passed with 5 at Higher Level
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
BBBC in the old system
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
Please note these grades apply only to the old non-examined version of the Level 3 Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
For applicants taking a City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma, offers tend to be in the region of DDM Please note these grades apply only to the new examined (reformed) version of the Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. For the previous version of this course, the City and Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma, we require grade D. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements. If you are unsure which version you are studying please contact your school or college for advice.
Scottish Higher
T Level
Accepted subject Management and Administration. Routes: Business Support, Business Improvement, Team leadership and Management
UCAS Tariff
We accept the Welsh Baccalaureate as equivalent to a full A level. For further information please contact the Admissions team.
About this course
**Whether your future is in farming itself, or in one of the many related business areas, this course gives you the depth of understanding and breadth of skills for assured decision making and confident, capable management.**
Our BSc /BSc (Hons) Agribusiness Management is ideal for those who want to work in agriculture but want the potential to develop their opportunities right across the sector. This may include farm management, managing in agri-tech, agricultural haulage and supply chains, and the many organisations and businesses that make up the wider picture of of agriculture in the UK and internationally. Our integrated approach to agribusiness will equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding specific to the agricultural sector and supplement this through the development of transferrable skills that will increase your career opportunities and potential.
You will experience a blend of academic and practical learning, with time spent on our own 500 hectare mixed farm, backed up with a fascinating range of events and activities that get you working alongside successful agribusinesses. You will try your hand at finding real-world solutions and meet leading industry experts from a range of sustainable, competitive agribusinesses.
Along with essential practical, technical skills, you will also be learning invaluable soft skills that employers rate so highly, such as communication, teamwork, creativity, motivation and leadership. The modules that make up the degree are assessed in a variety of ways to allow you demonstrate your capabilities - including real-world projects, team challenges, portfolios of achievements, business writing and research, and you will manage your learning with the support of focused, frequent feedback.
As you progress through your degree you will develop your capabilities in commercial thinking in the agribusiness sector, along with business planning, and management, and in your final year you’ll be working at a strategic level. You’ll develop a deep understanding of organisations and the roles within them and learn with the skills required for successful entrepreneurship too, preparing you to confidently take your next step into an agribusiness management career.
A version of this course with a placement year is also available.
Modules
https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/201252/agribusiness-management
Assessment methods
A wide range of assessment methods are used. Depending on the module these include examination, assignments, practical spot-tests and presentations
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