BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Livestock Production Science (with placement) at Harper Adams University

Programme overview

Agriculture has a vital role to play in global food production and security, climate change mitigation, environmental protection, water management and renewable energy creation. Our Agriculture with Livestock Production Science students are taught by lecturers with extensive industry and research experience to develop sustainable animal production systems, integrating appropriate technologies to maximise economic, social and environmental security.

Department: Agriculture | Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A three year programme is available for applicants with at least two years, full-time relevant work experience, or all who have completed a 12 month placement as part of another approved course | Study mode: full-time (sandwich, one-year work placement) | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Farm Business Management, Introduction to Farming Systems, Agri-Food Supply Chains, Assessing the Efficiency of Farming Systems, Agricultural Technology and Digital Farming, Agricultural and Environmental Science. Year 2: Preparation for Placement and Research, Farm Business Management with Marketing, Natural Resources and Farming Systems, Livestock Production Systems, Farm Animal Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health, Farm Animal Science and Improvement. Year 3 is the placement year. Year 4: Professional Team Project, Global Perspectives in Agriculture, Livestock Production Systems and the Natural Environment, Advances in Livestock Production Science, Agricultural Business Development and People Management, Honours Research Project - Agriculture.

Career pathways

The applied nature of this course helps you to develop skills that are in demand within the livestock sector and ancillary industries. Career opportunities are excellent, with students finding employment both on farms as livestock enterprise and farm managers and in the ancillary sector in commercial and technical positions, or you could go on to postgraduate study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

104 - 144 UCAS Tariff Points; GCE A Levels: BCC or equivalent; Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma: DDD (1080 GLH); City & Guilds Advanced Extended Technical Diploma: DDD (1080 GLH); T-Level: Distinction; Scottish Highers: BBBB; Irish Leaving Certificate: Two H2 and Two H3; GCSEs: Minimum of 5 GCSEs (4 for A Levels) at grade C/4 including English Language, Maths and Science.; Work Experience: All applicants are encouraged to have completed some level of work experience, although it is not a requirement. We recommend around 10 weeks of relevant experience on a commercial farm, which can be part-time work, accumulated over weekends and vacations, and does not have to be completed as a 10-week block. International applicants who need a visa: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5 (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time UK/ROI/Isle of Man/Channel Islands fee 2027/28, subject to parliamentary approval. Sandwich placement year charged separately at £2,010. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,840 a year (2027/28). EU/EEA/Swiss and overseas full-time fee 2027/28. Sandwich placement year charged separately at £4,160. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A three year programme is available for app

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