Farm Management with Foundation Year Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

This degree course with a foundation year incorporates an extra year of study at the start of your course, so that you can progress with confidence. It will develop the skills you need for your later studies. It is particularly suitable if:

* You don’t have the grades for immediate entry onto a three-year course

* You have non-traditional qualifications or experience

* You’re starting university after some time away from education

* You’re looking for more support during the transition into university study

Intended to support farm businesses across a wide range of scales and structures, the BSc (Hons) Farm Management is a management‑led, industry‑aligned programme that prepares graduates to manage, develop and improve commercial farming enterprises. Drawing on RAU’s applied research and employer partnerships, the curriculum integrates business and financial management, strategic decision‑making, digital and geospatial decision‑support, production knowledge, and sustainability and environmental compliance.

Where conventional Agriculture programmes are commonly production led, with management and business taught in support, the Farm Management programme is explicitly business‑first, applying technical agriculture, financial analysis and environmental data to optimise performance, strengthen resilience and enhance sustainability outcomes.

Students do not need a farming background, just the motivation to lead change in a rapidly evolving sector. Learning is anchored in real time farm and enterprise contexts, live case work and an Applied Business Project (capstone) in the final year, demonstrating readiness for professional practice (e.g., consultancy, management roles, or enterprise leadership).