Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness

at Institute of Technology Carlow

The Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness is run over four years, during which time students will learn in the classroom, the laboratory and in the field. Modules for ‘Young Trained Farmer’ status are delivered in the first two years while professional work placement takes place in Year 3.
 

• Year 1 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Applied Physics and Chemistry

• Basic Mathematics

• Principles of Crop Production

• Farm Health and Safety

• Academic and Personal Skills Development
   

• Year 1 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Animal and Plant Biology

• Ruminant Animal Production

• Introduction to ITC for Agriculture

• Farm Mechanisation and Regulations

• Agribusiness Management
   

• Year 2 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Agricultural Microbiology

• Farm Financial Accounting

• Genetics and Breeding

• Applied ICT in Agriculture

• Concepts in Soil Science
   

• Year 2 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Animal Nutrition

• Agricultural Marketing I

• Sustainable Cropping Systems

• Agricultural Micro Economics

• Concepts in Sustainable Agriculture
   

• Year 3 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Agricultural Marketing II

• Farm Buildings and Regulations

• Agricultural Macro Economics

• Research Skills

• Alternative Food Systems

• Applied Soil Science
   

• Year 3 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Preparation and Practice for Work Placement
   

• Year 4 / Semester 1

• Mandatory

• Farm Animal Health and Welfare

• Crop Protection Science

• Agribusiness Strategic Analysis

• Farm Business and Agri Food Law

• Rural Entrepreneurship
   

• Year 4 / Semester 2

• Mandatory

• Advanced Agronomy

• Dissertation

• Environmentally Sustainable Food Systems

• Agribusiness Strategic Advantage
   

• Elective

• Animal product quality

• Arable Fodder Crops

Leaving Certificate

• 2H5 and 4O6/H7​
   

​​Subjects required

• English or Irish O6/O7

• Mathematics O6/O7

The fees for Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness may vary from €10,000 to €15,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

The course equips students with both practical and academic skills that can be applied in the agricultural industry, from managing a farm to managing customers and clients in the agribusiness.
 

Potential employment areas include:
 

• Private or State Farm Advisory services

• Agribusiness Graduate Programmes

• Farm Management.