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Agriculture

University Centre Askham Bryan

UCAS Code: D4U8 | Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

Entry requirements


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48

5 GCSE's at Grade 4/C to include English, Maths & Science

About this course


Course option

2years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Agriculture

Farm management

Agricultural technology

The FdSc Agriculture provide students with an appropriate academic grounding, together with the broader technical and management skills that are required to work and build a career in the increasingly technical and continually changing agricultural sector.
The programme will develop your technical and management skills, in livestock, crop production, and the integration of the wide range agricultural production systems, rotations, equipment, housing and store facilities that are used in the commercial farming industry.
The full time modular programme is delivered over two years using a hybrid approach to delivery to provide you with the flexibility to gain industry experience in agriculture or one its associated supply chains while continuing with your education and training. At the end of your studies, you will have the skills and understanding to work at a supervisory or management level in the agricultural sector.
University Centre Askham Bryan has access to the 238-hectare Home Farm, which houses a milking herd of 200 cows, which are milked through a rapid exit parlour and a DeLaval Robot, a state-of-the-art high welfare precision beef facility in which students will actively participate in the use of the latest precision-livestock equipment, research, and industry engagement and a commercial flock of 200 breeding ewes.
Crops grown on the grade 2 arable land, include wheat, sugar beet and maize, using the latest precision field technology and variable rate application techniques and software to maximise arable returns and the production of high-quality forage to improve the performance and returns of the dairy and livestock enterprises.
The Farm also features a new £2.4 million Agri-Tech Innovation Centre dedicated to advanced agricultural and engineering training, the DeLaval Digital Farm and robotic milker which provides live data for analysis and interpretation of dairy cow performance.
On-farm data from the different enterprises is also drawn together using the latest Map of Agriculture software to provide live updates on what is occurring on the farm, the level of inputs and physical performance of the different enterprises' adding to the learning experience and knowledge of the students on the FdSc Agriculture Course.

Modules

Modules of Study Include:
Year 1
• Academic Writing and Research
• Agricultural Mechanisation
• Livestock Health
• Crop Production
• Introduction to Agri-Business
• Environmental Management in Agriculture

Year 2
• Research Skills - Agriculture
• Applied Agri-Business
• Livestock Production
• Crop Production Management
• Continuous Professional Development
Electives (Choose 1)
• Livestock Feeding
• Agronomy

Assessment methods

Assessments may include; Course work, time constrained assessments, online assessment, presentations, Viva-voce and practical assessments.

Tuition fees

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England
£9,000
per year
EU
£14,000
per year
International
£14,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,000
per year
Scotland
£9,000
per year
Wales
£9,000
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Main Campus

Department:

School of Agriculture

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

72%
Agriculture
72%
Farm management
72%
Agricultural technology

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Agriculture

Teaching and learning

92%
Staff make the subject interesting
89%
Staff are good at explaining things
67%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
73%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

83%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
67%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation


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Agriculture

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