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Higher Education Course of the Week - SE503 - Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness at SETU Wexford
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Interested in all things outdoors? Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness at SETU Wexford is an exciting and varied four year course within the Farming, Horticulture and Forestry sector. The course will equip students with both the practical and academic skills required to own or manage modern day farms of all sizes. The modules studied will deliver a broad range of skills in the business, science and technical aspects of modern day agriculture, with an emphasis on the sustainability of the agricultural industry.
During the four years students will learn within the classroom, laboratories and within the field, facilitating practical experience. Students who exit the course after Year 2 will receive a Young Trained Farmer exit award. (Exit Award: Higher Certificate in Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness (NFQ Level 6) after Year 2 and Exit award – Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness (NFQ Level 7). During the second semester of Year 3 students will embark on a professional work placement.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to manage a farm or manage customers and clients in the agribusiness.
Modules include:
- Farm buildings and regulations
- Basic Mathematics
- Farm mechanisation and regulations
- Animal and plant biology
- Agricultural sustainability
- Soil / plant interactions
- Farm Financial Accounting
- Nutrition
- Breeding
- Crop protection science
- Farm business management
- IT and Research Skills
- Animal nutrition
Entry Requirements
The Leaving Cert minimum entry requirements for this course for 2022 were 246. Entrants are also required to have minimum 2 H5 and 4 O6/H7 and O6/H7 IN English or Irish O6/H7 IN Maths. This course will accept Any QQI Level 5 or 6 Major Award as an entry requirement.
To view more information about entry requirements please click here.
Further Study:
There are also opportunities for further studies in a range of master’s and PhD positions in agricultural research being undertaken at SETU Carlow in conjunction with our research partners.
Career Progression:
The course equips students with both practical and academic skills that can be applied in the agricultural industry, from managing a farm to managing customers and clients in the agribusiness.
Careers you can progress to are:
- Animal Nutritionist / Feed Nutritionist
- Agricultural Scientist / Agronomist
Always refer to the college website for the most up to date information, see here.
