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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Rural Business Management course at SRUC Scotland's Rural College.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
D,E
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £7,250 per year (provisional) |
| Scotland | £1,285 per year (provisional) |
| Wales | £7,250 per year (provisional) |
| Northern Ireland | £7,250 per year (provisional) |
| Channel Islands | £7,250 per year (provisional) |
| Republic of Ireland | £7,250 per year (provisional) |
| EU | £16,000 per year (provisional) |
| International | £16,000 per year (provisional) |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: 654D
Here's what SRUC Scotland's Rural College says about its Rural Business Management course.
Whether you have studied business at school or college or have experience of business and would like to develop your knowledge and transferable skills in an environmentally friendly way, then this course is for you! The rural business programmes develop specific knowledge and skills in areas such as entrepreneurship, enterprise, innovation, operations management, economic policy, human resource management, finance, e-commerce, and information technology, within a context of responsible sustainability and care for the environment. Rural business involves enterprise, innovation and management in both voluntary and commercial industries as diverse as food production, distribution and marketing; leisure and tourism; environmental safety; animal welfare and equine pursuits. At Scotland’s Rural College, our Rural Business Management programmes combine rounded rural business management education with real life case studies and industrial experience to ensure that you are prepared to meet the challenges of leading land-based and rural enterprises in the 21st century. Upon successful completion of this course students may apply to join year 3 of the BA/BA (Hons) Rural Business Management.
Source: SRUC Scotland's Rural College
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Rural Business Management at SRUC Scotland's Rural College.
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3 course options available.
Qualification
Higher National Diploma - HND
Department
Business
Location
Barony | Dumfries
Duration
2 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Agriculture
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Core Modules (Year 1) - Business Management: An introduction •?Creating a Culture of Customer Care •?Developing Skills for Personal Effectiveness •?Economic Issues: An Introduction •?Environmental Awareness •?Financial Records for Small Business •?Human Resource Management: An introduction •?IT Applications Software 1 •?Marketing: An Introduction •?Rural Business: Graded Unit 1 •?Rural Land Use in Scotland •?Web Design: An Introduction. Elective Modules: •?Arable Crop Production •?Grass and Fodder Crop Production •?Livestock Production Systems •?Retail Environment •?Getting Started in Business.
Core Modules (Year 2) - Business Law •?Data Collection and Handling •?Economics 1: Micro and Macro Theory and Application •?Internet electronic-commerce: Theory and Practice •?IT Applications Software 2 •?Marketing Planning Process •?Planning Budgeting and Control •?Rural Business: Graded Unit 2 •?Rural Business: Graded Unit 3 •?Supervision and Management •?Using Financial Accounting Statements •?Work Experience. Elective Modules: •?Agricultural Produce: Quality and Processing •?Farm Buildings and Controlled Environments •?Livestock Management Systems •?Rural Business Diversification •?Rural Socio-Economic Development •?Specialised Field Crops •?Tourism, Sustainability and Rural Communities
SRUC Scotland's Rural College reviews
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from SRUC Scotland's Rural College students who took the Rural Business Management course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
85%
med
Teaching on my course
85%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
83%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
94%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
83%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
79%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
83%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
91%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
86%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
71%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
77%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
89%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
87%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
73%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
74%
low
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
79%
med
Academic support
86%
low
Academic support
86%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
83%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
57%
low
Organisation and management
57%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
60%
low
How well organised is your course?
54%
low
Learning resources
81%
med
Learning resources
81%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
83%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
83%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
78%
low
Student voice
69%
low
Student voice
69%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
58%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
73%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
78%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
74%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
83%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
80%
med
Student information
See who's studying at SRUC Scotland's Rural College. These students are taking Rural Business Management or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Product Design | B | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
| Business Studies | C | |||||
| Psychology | D | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about SRUC Scotland's Rural College graduates who took Rural Business Management - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
23%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
91%
In work, study or other activity
68%
Say it fits with future plans
62%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
19%
Elementary occupations
19%
Skilled trades occupations
14%
Animal care and control services
11%
Sales occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from SRUC Scotland's Rural College graduates who took Rural Business Management - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£22.6k
First year after graduation
£27.7k
Third year after graduation
£29k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Rural Business Management.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
Discussions
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Students are talking about SRUC Scotland's Rural College on The Student Room.
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