This degree program is typically delivered over 4 years at full time, including a year in work placement.

Year 1 Modules Include:

• The Development and Management of British Habitats
• The Agricultural Industry – Scheme Specific Skills
• Study and Communication Skills
• Soils and their Management
• Marketing Principles
• Introduction to Management
• Introduction to Livestock Production Systems
• Crop and Grassland Management
• Business, Economics and Land Use
• Business Environment
• Agricultural Technology

Year 2 Modules Include:

• Research Methods
• Organisational Behaviour
• Marketing Management
• Livestock Production Systems
• Food, Farming and the Environment
• Farm Business Management and Appraisal
• Agronomy and Crop Improvement

Placement Year

You will undertake a year of work experience at this point. You’ll develop key professional skills as well as the experience you will need to take on a management level agricultural role when you graduate. You’ll write about your experiences.

Year 4 Modules:

Year 4 modules are not yet listed for the upcoming year. Please check the course website for updates.

Many of Aberystwyth’s Agriculture with Business Management graduates have become Animal Nutritionists, Financial Services Professionals, Rural Practice Surveyors, Farm Managers, Agribusiness Consultants or Agricultural Consultants. However, the program gives you a wide range of transferrable skills which you could take into any career. These skills include research, team work, personnel management, time management, organisation, project management, creative thinking, problem solving and the kind of leadership skills which are crucial to any business.