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Rural Business Management (Top Up Degree)

SRUC Scotland's Rural College

UCAS Code: D0N3 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements


Scottish HND

Pass

Applications are considered for applicants who have completed a relevant HND qualification.

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Agriculture

**Course Overview**
The course covers the fundamentals of business management:
Finance, Marketing, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, HR, Economics, Research Skills, Motivation and Leadership and puts them in a vocational rural context extensively supported by field trips.

The course has an experiential ethos and especially suits candidates with an active learning preference. There are many visits to real businesses where students enjoy activities and benefit from listening to owners and managers. The course is supported by guest speakers and students have the opportunity to attend prestigious conferences. Student work is routinely entered for national business competitions and our Rural Business Management students have reached finals [and won prizes] for the past 12 years in succession.

The course benefits from a close relationship with the Scottish Institute of Enterprise and the Institute of Agricultural Managers. The Scottish Institute of Enterprise awards extra certificates to candidates upon completion of innovation modules taught as part of the course and the Institute of Agricultural Managers offers free student membership and access to events and employment opportunities.

The aim of the course is to support Scotland’s natural economy; however, this is wide field which leads to many rewarding opportunities.

**Assessment Methods**

The RBM degree course uses a range of assessment methods from examinations and essays to work based learning with integrated practical tasks and role play activities.

The mix of assessment on the RBM programme enhances the overall quality of the SRUC student experience and links to the graduate attributes: Academically Competent; Critical Thinkers; Desire for Learning and Personal Development; Responsible Members of Society and Employability.

**Modules**

In 3rd year students have to take 8 modules. Some modules are core and others are elective choices. All modules benefit from guest speakers and/or industry visits and attendance at conferences

The 3rd year core modules are
- Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

- Product Development and Branding

- Management Strategies

- Economic Policy and Analysis

- Research Skills and Data Analysis

- Advanced Case Studies

Students choose two modules from 4 elective choices
- Tourism in Rural Areas within the UK

- Active Tourism

- Multi Purpose Woodland Management

- Equine Business Management

The elective choices reflect the Ayr Campus specialist expertise in tourism and the vital importance of tourism and rural diversification to the Scottish economy.

The 4th year core modules are:
- Advanced Financial Management and Taxation

- International Marketing

- Professional Practice and Law

- Honours Project [3 credits]*

Elective choices include:
- Contemporary Issues in International Rural Tourism

- Topical Issues

- Wild card choice

*Honours Project
This module takes the form of a research project to encourage the development of investigative skills and to enable the critical evaluation and presentation of information. The focus is on in-depth, well-researched applied information with original insights.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,000
per year
International
£16,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Ayr

Department:

Business

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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.

68%
Agriculture

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Agriculture

Teaching and learning

73%
Staff make the subject interesting
79%
Staff are good at explaining things
75%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
63%
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

77%
Library resources
68%
IT resources
75%
Course specific equipment and facilities
48%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

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

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
42%
Male students
58%
Female students
40%
2:1 or above
16%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
D

After graduation


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Agriculture

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,052
med
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education
70%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

27%
Elementary agricultural occupations
19%
Agricultural and related trades
11%
Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services

About 70% of the UK's land area is given over to agriculture, so this is a subject representing an important part of the country's economy. Typical starting jobs for graduates in agriculture include agricultural science, farming and farm management, but graduates also go into other areas, such as the horticulture trade, auctioneering and conservation. Agriculture graduates are also in increasing demand for one of the hardest-to-fill jobs in the country - surveying. Jobs for agriculture graduates are often in rural areas - in 2016, areas like Essex, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Kent were all important for agriculture graduates.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Agriculture

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£26k

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£27k

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.

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