Agriculture BSc

Typical year one modules Compulsory Contemporary Agricultural Systems The Biosciences and Global Food Security Animal Biology Grassland Management The Ecology of Natural and Managed Ecosystems Biosciences Tutorials and Foundation Science Core modules Agriculture Production pathway Biochemistry -The Building Blocks of Life Plant Science Genes and Cells 1 Core modules Business pathway Agricultural Business in the Global Economy Integrated Agri-Food Markets and Marketing Optional - there are no optional modules in year one Typical year two modules Compulsory Applied Animal Science Economic Analysis for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Soil Science Applied Plant Physiology: from Cell to Crop Professional Skills for Bioscientists Agricultural and Food Marketing Optional Enterprise Management Challenge Principles of Animal Health and Disease Computer Modelling in Science: Introduction Plant Pests and Diseases Practical Policy Making Human and Technological Resource Management Other modules by approval of the course manager. Typical year three modules Compulsory Research Project Optional Field Crops Cereals Rural Business Management Applied Bioethics 1: Animals, Biotechnology and Society Companion Animal Science Livestock Production Science Coordinated Physiological Functions Animal Nutrition Plants and the Light Environment Plant Cell Signalling Molecular Plant Pathology Current Issues in Crop Science Management Consultancy Field Crops Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants Reproduction and Fertility Systems Neurophysiology Applied Bioethics 2: Sustainable Food Production, Biotechnology and the Environment Plants and the Soil Environment Plant Disease Control Sex, Flowers and Biotechnology The modules we offer are inspired by the research interests of our staff and as a result may change for reasons of, for example, research developments or legislation changes. The above list is a sample of typical modules we offer, not a definitive list.