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; Agri-business or Land Management. Provision of optional modules/pathway is subject to demand.
Following successful completion of the Foundation Degree in Agriculture, students must complete and pass the Bridging Studies modules before they can commence the BSc (Hons) Degree course modules.
Bridging Studies modules:
• Research Skills and Data Management
• Future Challenges for Agri-Food
BSc Sustainable Agriculture (Level 6):
Agri-business pathway modules:
• 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 modules:
• 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 dependent.
The Bridging Studies Programme is delivered as a combination of face to face and remote delivery in the period June to August (semester 3) immediately following completion of the Foundation degree and before progression into the Honours degree.
Both modules will be assessed by 100% continuous assessment with assignments submitted over the bridging period.
This course has restrictions on who can apply.
The following entry points are available for this course:
Entry to this programme is dependent on you:
(i) having successfully completed the Foundation Degree in Agriculture and Technology at CAFRE and having achieved an average of 50% in your final year modules or
(ii) successfully completing the Foundation Degree in Agriculture and Technology at CAFRE and achieving an average of 50% in your final year modules
(iii) successfully completing a Bridging Studies Programme of two academic twenty credit modules over the summer in advance of September 2024.
You will receive details of Bridging Studies to the e mail you use in your application to the programme. The Bridging Programme is essentially three weeks formal delivery face to face at the College with a programme of directed learning on each module over the summer period.
Attendance is compulsory at all sessions.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland | TBC | |
| England, Scotland & Wales | TBC |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Email:Greenmount.Admissions@daera-ni.gov.uk
Phone:028 9442 6601
Email:Ian.McMaw@daera-ni.gov.uk
Phone:028 9442 6788
22 Greenmount Road
Antrim
BT41 4PS
At College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
