BSc (Hons) Agri-Food Business Management (Placement Year)

at Royal Agricultural University

Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Each credit equates to 10 hours of total study time. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity.

Full-time students normally take modules worth 60 credits per 15 week semester but this can vary depending on your elective choice. Part-time students taking proportionally fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for your degree is based on marks obtained for modules taken at level 5 and level 6 (weighted 30:70 accordingly).

The modules available for this degree are as follows: 

Year one

In the first year, you will focus on the fundamentals of business management, marketing and finance.

• 1033 Business Finance 

• 1236 Entrepreneur in Action 

• 1325 Introduction to the Agri-Food Industry 

• 1400 Developing Academic Skills 

• 1414 Principles of Marketing

• 1415 Global Business Environment

• 1417 Business informatics

• 1418 People and Organisations

Year two

• 2023 Financial Management 

• 2032 Marketing Management

• 2232 Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Enterprise Development 

• 2267 Introduction to Research Skills

• 2316 Personal and Professional Development Skills

• 2317 Industry Placement 

• 2348 Society and Food

• 2349 Resilience of Agro-Ecosystems

Year three

You will undertake your placement year during year three of your programme. You will complete Years 1 and 2, complete the placement year and then return for your final year of the programme.

• PPY Professional Placement Year

Year four

In the final year, you will have the opportunity to select elective modules and specialise in subjects of particular interest and relevance to your future career aspirations.

• 3006 Emerging Agri-food Issues 

• 3320 Organising and Organisation

• 3324 Smart Food Systems

• 3316 Changing Consumer Behaviour

• 3300 Dissertation

Plus a choice of TWO electives selected from:​

• 3041 Corporate Finance 

• 3084 Entrepreneurship 

• 3242 Negotiation in Business

• 3317 International Marketing

• 3318 Inspiring Change in Policy and Practice

• 3323 Food Ethics and Governance

The availability of electives to individual students will be dependent on timetabling considerations and on sufficient students electing to take part.

Typical offers

Required: GCSE minimum five GCSEs at Grade C/4 including English Language and Mathematics (or Maths Numeracy for Welsh applicants) plus satisfactory level 3 qualifications:

• A Level: (Example grades CCC) – minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points (to include at least two A Levels or equivalent qualifications)

• C&G Advanced Technical/BTEC - Level 3 Extended Diploma (1080) at Merit-Merit-Merit

• C&G NPTC/C&G Advanced Technical/BTEC - Level 3 Diploma (720), Extended Certificate (360) and 90-Credit Diploma (540) acceptable when accompanied by other Level 3 qualifications

• International Baccalaureate: 26 points

• Access to Higher Education: 45 credits at level 3, of which a minimum of 15 must be awarded at Distinction and 15 at Merit or higher (Pass at Functional Skills level 2 are accepted in lieu of GCSE English & Mathematics)

Other level 3 qualifications will be considered.

Full-time  

UK    
£9,250 per year

Placement year  
£1,850 per year  

International
£13,500 per year

Placement year  
£2,700

We are committed to developing employable graduates and the curriculum has been designed to enhance employability at all levels of study. Employability is seen as an intrinsic aspect of all degree programmes and development of essential graduate attributes is embedded in the keystone modules Academic Skills and Professional Practice.

The Agri-Food Business Management core modules emphasise themes of: creativity, innovation, using one’s initiative, dealing with ambiguity and risk management. We pride ourselves on being able to help our students acquire the skills they need to foster their initiative and creativity as responsible global citizens. Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers within companies worldwide and within the following roles:

• Food account manager
• Farm trader
• Agriculture manager
• Agri-food communications
• Agri-food relationship manager
• Research manager
• Manager food and agriculture