The aim of this flagship programme is to inform, inspire and enable you to gain a fundamental understanding and critical awareness of the problems facing agriculture, particularly issues pertaining to the challenges of food production and its global impact. We have worked with our industry stakeholders, current and past students, and within our own research teams to ensure our programmes are inspiring, forward-looking, and linked to the needs of the industry and employers.

The design of this degree is centred around four cornerstones:

1. Technology and Innovation

2. Environmental Sustainability

3. Business and Enterprise

4. Employability and Leadership.

Within each of these cornerstones, there are modules that will enable you to achieve the technological knowledge and employability skills to help you thrive in workplace.

You do not need to have an agricultural or farming background; you simply need the passion and drive to make a difference in a rapidly evolving industry. You will learn how to build a sustainable, profitable and resilient agricultural business which contributes to a thriving sector - whether as a farmer, land manager, rural entrepreneur, agronomist, economist, policymaker, researcher, scientist or consultant – career opportunities are diverse and eclectic.

Our programmes provide practical skills and training opportunities, insights into global challenges and perspectives, a focus on innovation, personal development, and the prioritisation and integration of research-informed teaching.

Throughout the Agriculture degree programme, you will learn about a wide variety of farm and land-based enterprises, a spectrum of farming approaches, the role of technology and data and how to address the challenges and realities of sustainable commercial farming, whilst prioritising environmental protection, the highest standards of livestock welfare and farm business resilience.

The programme focuses on the role of the professional agriculturalist of the future, equipping you with the knowledge and skills you need to understand and then address major challenges in our food systems, from food security, climate change and land use to the imbalances in our food supply chains and environmental degradation from producing food. At the same time, the degree will develop your understanding of the impact of a rapidly changing economic and political landscape on agriculture.

This curriculum is a clear response to the global current and future issues within our food system facing everyone.

Our extensive contacts and external visits to livestock and crop enterprises and agribusinesses will provide you with invaluable insights into industry. Farm491 will give you unparalleled access to on-farm/applied product development initiatives and nearby farms will provide research trials. This will help you to understand what it takes to bridge the gap between the laboratory, the field, the commercial market and the farm.

Students have gone on to work for organisations including Agrii, NIAB TAG and AGCO.

WORK PLACEMENT

In the third year, you will apply and develop your expertise and complete a 12-month period in the workplace. Not only could you find yourself working for prestigious companies in the UK or across the world, you will develop confidence and industry contacts for when you graduate.

## Modules

### Assessment method

Modules are assessed through a blend of examinations and coursework, including real-life case studies, presentations and reports

## Ways to study this course

#### Campuses

* Main Site

#### Study options

* Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

#### Start dates

## Apply by

13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

## Application codes

Course code:

Institution code:

Campus name:

Points of Entry:

Year 1, 2

## Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

Royal Agricultural University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

See why these ratings were awarded

What does this TEF outcome mean?

## How to apply

### Apply by

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

### Application codes

### Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

* Year 1

* Year 2

## Entry requirements

### Typical qualification requirements

example of possible offer

UCAS Tariff

Offer: 104

across three A level or equivalent qualifications

Scottish Higher

English language and maths at National 5 grade C or above.

Access to HE Diploma

Distinction: 21 Merit: 15

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Mandatory: five GCSEs at Grade C or above including maths and English language

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Offer: 26

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H4H4H4H3H3

Pre-2017 grades five subjects at Higher level grades C in each subject

Each applicant is assessed on individual merit and offers can vary. All qualifications that you have already studied or still working towards, will be considered when reviewing your application.

The entry requirements listed above represent typical offers for some of the most popular qualifications taken by applicants.

If you cannot find the qualifications that you are studying (or have previously studied) please contact our Admissions Office Tel: 01285 889912; or Email: admissions@rau.ac.uk for advice.

Entry requirements for students joining after Year 1: Entry into Year 2 requires 120 credits achieved at Level 4 in a cognate subject

### English language requirements

Test Grade Additional details

IELTS (Academic)6 none of the four elements below 5.5

### Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At the Royal Agricultural University we want to encourage students from a wide range of backgrounds to participate in higher education. The additional insight gained through contextual information allows us to recognise a student’s achievements and identify their potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. We are, therefore, committed to offering all eligible students a contextual offer, which is 8 UCAS tariff points lower than our standard offer.

Learn more on the Royal Agricultural University website

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