Program Overview
The BSc Agricultural Business Management degree from the University of Reading, ranked highly for Agriculture and Forestry, provides a multi-disciplinary education combining management and agricultural processes. Through industry collaborations, hands-on experience, and optional modules, students gain practical knowledge and commercial expertise in the agricultural sector, preparing them for managerial and consulting roles in the UK and internationally. Graduates have secured positions in leading companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Savills.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Our BSc Agricultural Business Management degree will enable you to become a successful manager or consultant within the agricultural sector. Study at the UK’s leading university for environmental and ethical performance (the University of Reading is ranked 1st in the People and Planet University League, 2023/24). The University of Reading is the highest ranking UK university in this subject area, and is one of the top 20 universities in the world for Agriculture and Forestry (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023). This is a multi-disciplinary degree programme combining the study of management with agricultural processes, giving you an understanding of the economic and business principles that underlie management and its application to agricultural and land-based industries. You will gain skills in critical observation and analysis of financial and business management systems to go along with practical knowledge and commercial expertise. You will develop these skills through contact with a variety of industry professionals, with talks delivered by farm consultancies such as Savills, visits to a wide range of farming businesses and rural estates including Waitrose’s Leckford Estate and the Hall Hunter Partnership. There are also opportunities to attend conferences and seminars on farming and rural development, as well as chances to network and build relationships while you learn.
Outline:
Year 1
- Agriculture in Practice 1
- Agricultural Production Systems
- The Economic Environment
- The Fundamentals of Management and Marketing
- Global Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects
- Research and Professional Skills for Business and Marketing
Year 2
- Agriculture in Practice 2
- Farm Business Management
- Research Methods and Data Analysis
- Applied Marketing and Management (Optional)
- Crop Agronomy (Optional)
- Digital Marketing (Optional)
- Livestock Production, Nutrition and Welfare (Optional)
- Principles of Horticulture and Crop Production (Optional)
- Farmland and Woodland: Ecology and Management of Semi-Natural Habitats (Optional)
Year 3
- Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- Business Planning and Control
- Independent Research Project
- Advanced Livestock Production and Product Quality (Optional)
- Agricultural Systems in the Tropics (Optional)
- Agricultural Technology: Application, Adoption and Ethics (Optional)
- Cereal Management and Marketing (Optional)
- Climate Smart Agriculture (Optional)
- Food Policy and Supply Chain Management (Optional)
- Horticultural Crop Technology (Optional)
Careers:
The University of Reading has an outstanding reputation with employers, and graduates are headhunted for key management roles. We are recognised for giving our students an excellent starting point for the development of a vast range of careers in agricultural and land-based industries in the UK and overseas. Graduates from this course become managers, trainee managers and employees in a range of farming enterprises. Graduates also work in agricultural contracting, land agency and farm consultancy, financial, accountancy and agricultural banking services, in the UK and overseas. Graduates work with companies including AB Agri, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Savills, Strutt and Parker, MDS Ltd, The Farm Consultancy Group, Farmcare and Velcourt Farm Management. The Royal Farms have also taken a graduate from the University of Reading directly into a farm management role.
Other:
- Students have the opportunity to complete a one-year work placement between years two and three.
- The student-run Agri-club runs the UK’s largest student conference.
New UK/Republic of Ireland students:
£9,250
- New international students: £27,650
