BSc (Hons) Applied Farm 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. 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 course are as follows: 

Year one

• 1005 Livestock Science

• 1006 Crop Production Science

• 1007 Soil and Environmental Science

• 1033 Business Finance

• 1052 Crop Production 1

• 1054 Introduction to Food Production

• 1400 Developing Academic Skills

Year two​

• 2020 Farm Business Management

• 2226 Agricultural Policy and Legislation

• 2267 Introduction to Research Skills

• 2314 Farm Mechanisation

• 2315 Agricultural Commodity Trading and Marketing

• 2316 Personal and Professional Development Skills

• 2317 Industry Placement

Plus a choice of ONE elective selected from:

• 2236 Crop Production 2

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

• 3006 Emerging Agri-food Issues

• 3094 Integrated Farm Project

• 3205 MIS for Farm Businesses

• 3210 Applied Agricultural Finance

• 3300 Research Project / Dissertation

Plus a choice of TWO electives selected from:

• 3020 Advanced Crop Production

• 3034 Marketing Communication

• 3041 Corporate Finance

• 3081 Consumer Behaviour

• 3090 Forestry & Woodland Management

• 3092 Countryside & Environmental Management

• 3097 Small Scale Farming and Local Food Supply

• 3237 Agricultural Technology

• 3238 Advances in Livestock Nutrition

• 3239 Crop Health and Protection

• 3240 Contemporary Media Studies 

• 3207 Farming and Integrated Environmental Local Delivery

• 3325 Rural Entrepreneurship

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 BCC) – minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points across three A Levels or equivalent qualifications – recommended one science subject

• C&G Advanced Technical/BTEC  - Level 3 Extended Diploma (1080) at Distinction-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 21 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)

• A period of relevant practical experience is also highly recommended

Other level 3 qualifications will be considered.

Full-time  

UK    
£9,250 per year    

International
£13,500 per year

Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers within high-profile organisations worldwide and within the following roles:

• Farm manager
• Agronomist
• Nutritionist
• Geneticist/breeding specialist
• Agricultural journalist
• Research consultant/advisor​