Undergraduate

Equine Science and Management

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Tuition per year £17,000 university rangeThis is the fee range the university publishes for international students for a year at this level, not a price for this one course. Courses at the top of the range are usually the laboratory and studio ones, and a course with a year in industry or abroad is charged differently for that year. Ask us and we will confirm what the course you choose actually costs.
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Overview

This page covers Equine Science and Management across the departments we work with, including what each asks for and what it charges. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Agriculture includes survey and data skills that carry directly into consultancy work.

The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition is £17,000 a year.

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Entry requirements

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IELTS 6.0 level requirementThis is the English requirement the university publishes for study at this level, not one printed for this course. Most departments ask for exactly this and some ask for more, so it tells you what to aim at rather than what you will be asked for. Send us the course and we will confirm the requirement it actually sets, including any minimum in each paper.

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

Tuition, international students£17,000 university rangeThis is the fee range the university publishes for international students for a year at this level, not a price for this one course. Courses at the top of the range are usually the laboratory and studio ones, and a course with a year in industry or abroad is charged differently for that year. Ask us and we will confirm what the course you choose actually costs.

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Where you will study

Scotlands Rural College

We work with 3 other universities in Edinburgh, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

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