
Agriculture with Farm Business Management BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Agriculture with Farm Business Management BSc (Hons)
You study wide-ranging agriculture topics in your first two years, exploring biology, soil science, nutrition, management, accounting and law. In your third year, you specialise in farm business management. You will explore management techniques used for decision-making in agricultural businesses in the UK.
You study wide-ranging agriculture topics in your first two years, exploring biology, soil science, nutrition, management, accounting and law. In your third year, you specialise in farm business management. You will explore management techniques used for decision-making in agricultural businesses in the UK.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
D402
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
AABBB including Biology and/or Chemistry. Combinations or Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
45 level 3 credits with 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit to include units in chemistry and biological sciences.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
32 points overall with Chemistry and/or Biology at Higher Level. Chemistry and/or Biology should be offered at Standard Level if not offered at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*DD
DDD
in Agriculture or Applied Science.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H2,H2,H3,H3
H1H2H2H3H3 including Biology and/or Chemistry.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M2,M2
D3 M2 M2 in Principal Subjects with Biology and/or Chemistry. GCSE Biology and Chemistry (or Dual Award Science) at grade C or 4 required if not offered at a higher level.
Extended Project
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
A level
A,B,B
ABB excluding General Studies. A science A level is preferred. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A levels, we require a pass in the practical element. GCSE Biology and Chemistry (or Dual Award Science) at grade C or 4 required if not offered at A or AS level.
T Level
D
This course accepts the Science or Agriculture T Level on a case by case basis. GCSE Biology and Chemistry at grade C or 4 required.
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