Agriculture, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Our world is changing. Feeding an increasing population against a backdrop of different weather patterns induced by climate change is a major challenge to the farming industry’s future. This course focuses on innovative approaches to agriculture, providing you with the skills and knowledge needed to apply sustainable agriculture practices and play a part in global food security. Designed in consultation with the National Trust – one of the largest landowners in the UK – it gives you the opportunity to study on the University’s 200-hectare farm and rural estate, based at our Brackenhurst Campus.Your learning will focus on modern technologies, such of the use of GPS, drones, robotics and data analysis systems – this agriculture course really does turn traditional land-based degrees on their head. You’ll explore innovative and sustainable agricultural production models, effective environmental stewardship, and the projected future of the farming industry.

Year One

• Livestock Production Systems

• Crop Production Systems

• Plants and Soil Science

• Anatomy and Physiology

• Animal Reproduction and Genetics

• Introduction to the Agricultural Industry

• Livestock Reproduction and Genetics

• Contemporary Issues in Agriculture

• Experimental Design and Analysis

• Livestock Nutrition and Health

• Crop Nutrition, Health and Protection

• Land Use Ecology

• Advances in Livestock and Crop Production

• Sustainable Management of the Agriculture Environment

• Dissertation