Agriculture Grad Dip

This is a unique opportunity to create your own bespoke, agriculture focussed, course in a way that will help you realise your ambitions, whether you are a student who has already graduated or a professional with plans to advance your career in the rural industries.<br/><br/>Not only will you gain a detailed understanding of the UK agricultural industry, you will be given practical rural skills training at the RAU’s cutting-edge John Oldacre Rural Innovation Centre.<br/><br/>It is likely that you will have already acquired elsewhere a range of intellectual and transferable skills. However, this programme enables you to:<br/><br/>Demonstrate your commitment to the notion of continuing learning<br/>Utilise your existing skills in pursuit of new knowledge and understanding<br/>Develop new professional skills applicable to agriculture, farming and land management<br/><br/>While many graduates find work as farm managers, farm assurance scheme officers and agricultural consultants, to name a few, others wish to progress onto a Masters course.<br/><br/>The course may be studied full-time over one academic year, or part-time over two years.<br/>You will complete four compulsory modules, followed by four modules selected from a wide range of undergraduate modules allowing you to tailor the course to meet your career aspirations.<br/><br/>As well as lectures, farm walks and visits, you will work on case studies, assignments, and management projects.<br/>Prospective students are strongly encouraged to complete pre-course reading in order to secure a minimum basic knowledge of agriculture and to highlight possible areas of weakness.