Agriculture

Our world in 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.

<b>Year One</b>

• Livestock Production Systems
• Crop Production Systems
• Plants and Soil Science
• Animal Structure, Function and Adaptation
• Introduction to the Agricultural Industry
• Agricultural Operations

<b>Year Two</b>

• Contemporary Issues in Agriculture
• Introduction to Research
• Livestock Nutrition and Health
• Land Use Ecology
  and (pick one from):
• Crop Nutrition, Health and Protection
• Applied Animal Breeding
  and (pick another one from):
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis
• Farm Business Performance

<b>Final year</b>

• Advances in Livestock and Crop Production
• Sustainable Management of the Agricultural Environment
• Dissertation
  and (pick two):
• Global Agriculture and Food Security
• Energy for a Low Carbon Future
• Application of Remote Sensing
• Business Management
• Ecosystem Ecology

Full module descriptions and details can be found on the course page on the NTU website.