BSc Agriculture (with integrated year in industry)

BSc Agriculture with integrated year in industry offers you detailed coverage of agriculture and agricultural production systems, alongside a range of vitally important subjects such as sustainability, environmental management and technology. It will provide you with the practical and theoretical understanding needed to manage a sustainable business, and will be ready to adopt best practices, informed by current research, to tackle the challenges of livestock and crop management and get the best from your agricultural business. The taught component of the Agriculture with integrated year in industry course (D401) is identical to the three-year BSc Agriculture course ( H21Y ).

The year in industry is taken in your third year, is supervised and assessed, and will count towards your degree grade. During your year in industry, you will pay a discounted tuition fee. You will study a fascinating blend of science, technology and management with a firm grounding in animal and crop physiology and husbandry as well as business, economics and land use.

You will move on to cover current and projected production systems from a production, financial and environmental perspective, be exposed to best practice and become familiar with the most current research. You will also become familiar with the role of the Farm Business Survey in comparative analysis and benchmarking - a tool which will be invaluable in your future employment situation, allowing you to compare your farm’s performance and profitability to other farms in the UK and EU. Aberystwyth is surrounded by a great diversity of farmland and agricultural terrain.

The 800 hectare commercially managed university farms provide the setting for your practical learning. This is supplemented by field visits to farms and agricultural and food businesses throughout the UK that are industry leaders in innovation and technical expertise, which will reinforce your academic learning. The majority of teaching staff in the Department of Life Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active.

Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.