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Sustainable Land and Business Management

Course details
  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site (Newcastle)

Course summary

Your degree integrates elements from a range of subjects such as geography, business and estate management, ecology, law, agriculture, economics, and wildlife conservation and management. Topics include:
rural development
environmental and business management
sustainability
agriculture and land management

Newcastle is an ideal place to study, combining a city-centre university with access to fantastic countryside for fieldwork.

You can boost your employability and professional skills with an optional placement year in the industry or the commercial sector. You also benefit from:
access to our two University farms for hands-on experience
expertise at our Centre for Rural Economy, recipient of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2014

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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

Course code:
D455
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB

ABB. GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4 required.

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

In a science or land and environment-related subject. GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4 required.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits M: 15 credits

45 level 3 credits with 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit. Credits in science and social science related subjects are desirable. GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4 required.

Scottish Higher
AABBB

AABBB at Higher Grade. Mathematics required at National 5, minimum grade C (or Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points

32 points overall with Mathematics or Mathematical Studies grade 4 at Standard Level if not offered at Higher Level.

Extended Project

We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1, H2, H2, H3, H3

H1H2H2H3H3. If not offered at Higher Level then Mathematics at Ordinary Level 2 will be required.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3, M2, M2

D3 M2 M2 in Principal Subjects. GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4 required.

T Level
D

This course accepts the Science and Agriculture T Level on a case by case basis. GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4 required.

English language requirements

English Language Requirementshttps://www.ncl.ac.uk/international/language/#overview

Historical entry grades data

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.

Not enough data available

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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.

Additional fee information

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