Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Agribusiness Management (Placement Year) (DN41)

The BSc /BSc (Hons) Agribusiness Management is ideal for those who want to work in agriculture but want the potential to develop their opportunities right across the sector. This may include farm management, managing in agri-tech, agricultural haulage and supply chains, and the many  organisations and businesses that make up the wider picture of of agriculture in the UK and internationally. This integrated approach to agribusiness will equip students with the skills, knowledge and understanding specific to the agricultural sector and supplement this through the development of transferrable skills that will increase career opportunities and potential.

Students will experience a blend of academic and practical learning, with time spent on the University's 500 hectare mixed farm, backed up with a fascinating range of events and activities that get students working alongside successful agribusinesses. Students will try their hand at finding real-world solutions and meet leading industry experts from a range of sustainable, competitive agribusinesses, and they'll spend a transformative placement year working in industry.

Along with essential practical, technical skills students will also be learning invaluable soft skills that employers rate so highly, such as communication, team work, creativity, motivation and leadership. The modules that make up the degree are assessed in a variety of ways to allow students to demonstrate their capabilities including real-world projects, team challenges, portfolios of achievements, business writing and research, and students will manage their learning with the support of focused, frequent feedback.

As students progress through their degree they will develop their capabilities in commercial thinking in the agribusiness sector, along with business planning, and management, and in their final year they'll be working at a strategic level. Students will develop a deep understanding of organisations and the roles within them and learn with the skills required for successful entrepreneurship too, preparing students to confidently take their next step into an agribusiness management career.