BSc (Hons) Agricultural Business Management at Royal Agricultural University

Programme overview

Prepares graduates to manage increasingly complex global agri-food supply chains and deliver sustainable business management solutions, whether in corporate roles or the family business.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time; work placement in year two; placement-year route available | Intake: September 2026 | Location: Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core study spans farming systems and sustainability, business finance and accounting, introduction to business and management, entrepreneurship, marketing management, financial management, people and organisations, and industry engagement, leading to a research project and modules such as agri-food systems and policies, farm business consultancy, rural entrepreneurship and corporate finance.

Career pathways

Graduates work as business development managers, facility operations managers, agricultural consultants, commodity traders and in agricultural marketing and operations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade C/4 including English Language and Mathematics. A-level example grades CCC (minimum 96 UCAS tariff points; three A-levels or two A-levels and two AS-levels or equivalent); BTEC Extended Diploma MMM; IB 26 points; Access to HE 45 level 3 credits (15 at Distinction, 15 at Merit or higher). UCAS code D4N2.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition per year; placement costs are the student's responsibility. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,950 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition per year; placement costs are the student's responsibility. Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.rau.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/applying

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