BSc (Hons) Precision Agriculture

You will be required to have:

- A minimum of 96 UCAS points

OR

- A relevant BTEC Level 3 and significant industry experience

AND

- GCSE English at grade 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification

- A suitable reference

UCAS points may be from qualifications such as A Levels, T Levels, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diplomas, Access to Higher Education Diplomas, and City and Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas amongst others. Please use the UCAS Tariff points calculator to determine the UCAS points value of your qualifications.

Life and/or experience of non-traditional students will be taken into account when considering applications. The successful completion of an entry task may be required when considering applications without the required formal entry qualifications.

If your first language is not English, or a Tier 4 student visa to study is required and GCSE grade C/4 English or equivalent is not held, English language proficiency level such as International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 6.0 overall (with a minimum 5.5 in each skill) will need evidencing.

Advanced entry may be possible due to prior experience or certificated learning; applicants are invited to complete the accreditation of prior learning approval process.

The programme is delivered with a variety of learning and teaching approaches. For all modules, there are theory lectures to deliver the core content, provide the underpinning knowledge and facilitate you to further expand on concepts through independent study.

To complement the theory lectures, you will have group seminars to reinforce concepts.

Seminars have a student-centred approach to enhance your independent learning outside of the classroom. Practical sessions are incorporated into a range of modules making it extremely applied and preparing you for the workplace. The academic curriculum provided by the programme is supported throughout by the extensive practical facilities offered at the colleges farm.

You will be taught by experienced, supportive and motivated staff with both academic and industrial experience. Your learning will be supplemented by guest lectures and demonstrations from a range of visiting speakers and offsite trips, as well as access to our online learning environment.

Contact time includes approximately 16 hours a week to include lectures, seminars, practicals and tutorials. You are also expected to carry out a significant amount of independent study in addition to contact time (approximately 25-30 hours a week). Independent study includes reading around the subject, preparing for tutorials and seminars, preparing for, and completing, module assessments and revision; forming an essential part of your learning journey.

Relevant extra-curricular activity and/or work experience is encouraged to enhance your learning.

Assessment methods include written assignments, case studies, practical assessments, presentations, project based assessment, time constrained assessments, invigilated exams. Opportunities for feedback on assessments are available prior to the final submission to support your development and achievement. Staff aim to return assessed work within a 20 working day timeframe (not including holidays) so that you can most benefit from the feedback.

The programme is designed to enable you to progress to Level 7 study, such as a master's degree in Agriculture.

Upon graduation from this programme, you could follow a career in farm management, with machinery dealerships, as a technology programmer or trainee agronomist.