Sustainable Agriculture with Agri-Business and Land Management pathways

The Honours Degree in Sustainable Agriculture is validated by Ulster University. This Honours Degree is particularly relevant to those interested in agriculture and the environment or agriculture and business as two pathways are available; Land Management or Agri-business Management. Students select the pathway they wish to study at the end of the second year of the course. Provision of optional modules/pathway is subject to demand. The course offers students the opportunity to complete one year of work-based learning which can be completed in Northern Ireland or further afield.

Course Modules

Year 1:
• Academic development and professional skills
• Animal science
• Arable crop studies
• Enterprise studies
• Grass and forage production and mechanisation
• Livestock husbandry health and welfare

Year 2:
Students study five core modules and select one optional module as indicated*
• Developments in agriculture
• Farm buildings and mechanisation*
• Financial management on farm
• Future challenges for agri-food
• Introduction to organic production
• Research skills and data management
• Sustainable crop production systems*
• Sustainable pig and poultry production*
• Sustainable ruminant production systems*

Work placement:
Students have the opportunity to complete a period of 48 weeks working in an agriculture based business during Year 3 of the course. On the successful completion of the work placement module students will be awarded a Diploma in Professional Practice or a Diploma in Professional Practice (International) if the work placement has been completed outside of the UK and Ireland.

Agri-business pathway:

Year 4:
• Agri-food policy and human resource management
• Farm performance management
• Marketing and entrepreneurship
• Literature review and research proposal
• Research project
• Sustainable supply chains

Land Management pathway:

Year 4:
• Animal welfare and ethics in agriculture
• Advanced animal nutrition*
• Advanced crop protection*
• Literature review and research proposal
• Research project
• Sustainable land management policies
• Sustainable supply chains

*indicates optional module, pathway dependant.