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Agriculture

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Overview

This page covers Agriculture across the departments we work with, including what each asks for and what it charges. It is a one year foundation course, the year before an undergraduate degree begins.

Teaching in Agriculture includes survey and data skills that carry directly into consultancy work. We currently work with 2 universities on this course across 2 cities.

Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

Practical experience decides hiring in this sector more than the classification does, and most courses are built round a placement year for that reason. The work has moved sharply toward data, soil and emissions reporting in the last decade.

Roles graduates go into

  • Agronomist
  • Farm manager
  • Crop or livestock technical adviser
  • Agricultural researcher
  • Precision farming specialist
  • Rural business adviser

Where they work

  • Farming businesses and estates
  • Agronomy and crop input companies
  • Research institutes such as Rothamsted and NIAB
  • Supermarket agriculture teams
  • Defra and the levy boards
After the course

BASIS and FACTS certification is what an agronomist needs to advise on crop inputs, and employers usually fund it in the first year.

Fees and funding

Where you can study it

2 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

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University of Aberystwyth WIN Education Recruitment Partner Aberystwyth 2 years Enquire now
Harper Adams University Independent Listing Newport 3 years Enquire now

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University of Aberystwyth

It is the only university we work with in Aberystwyth, so what is on this page is the whole of our list there.

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Wales
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289 across every university we list in it
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