Course Structure

You will take 8 core modules, up to 2 optional modules and an individual research project, placement or dissertation.

Depending on your academic background you will find elements of some modules harder, or easier, than others.

Assessment
Module assessment is by coursework and exam. Assessment is continuous and varies between modules. It includes:

• essays
• seminar presentations
• practical reports
• oral evaluation
• assessed group work

The project will be assessed by a seminar presentation and a dissertation.

Project Dissertation
The research project, placement or dissertation is a substantial piece of original work. The project normally requires 3 months of enquiry and data collection, and one month writing up.

See Teaching and Learning for more information.

Please see our FAQs page for part-time route information.

Career Opportunities

You will acquire the skills necessary for career paths in the agriculture of crops, agronomy, crop trial management, and as policy development officers, technical commodity specialists and professional advisors. You will also be able to join sales teams for fertiliser, agrochemical and other specialist supply companies.

We expect graduates to become the industry’s future managers and leaders. Alumni have gone on to study for a PhD or, for example, into agronomy and agricultural consulting.

Career destinations include:

• Regional Technical Agronomist at Bayer CropScience
• Trainee Agronomist at Valley Produce Ltd
• Trainee Product Technologist at Berry World
• Trainee Agronomist at Agrovista
• Crop Trialist at Eurofins
• Agronomist and Agricultural Consultant at Agrinig, Nigeria
• Senior Field Technician at University of Warwick

Find out more from our student profiles