Course summary
What Makes This Course Unique? Exceptional facilities, industry connections and immersive learning environment:
- Access to over 300 hectares of farmland, extensive range of livestock and pioneering agri‑tech including new robotic dairy and vertical farming facility.
- New and innovative degree course established in 2020 based on the needs of the industry to adapt to a changing world.
- Extensive practical learning and farm visits.
- Opportunity to gain a range of industry‑recognised certificates of competency including PA1, PA2, Telehandler, Animal transport and Safe use of veterinary medicines.
- Industry-relevant skills to ensure you graduate job‑ready:
- Farm business management utilising mapping software including ArcGIS and Omnia Digital Farming
- Livestock handling and management
- Arable crop rotation and integrated crop management (ICM)
- Farm environment and habitat management including regenerative and low‑carbon agriculture
- Utilising government and private/third party funding for sustainable and profitable farming
- Research project management
- Academic debates
- Farm management plans and investment appraisals
- Practical skills assessments
- Presentations including posters, talks and vlogs
- Scientific reports and portfolios
- Open and closed book exams
- Working on local farms and further afield
- Farm management
- Farm advisory roles
- Postgraduate study in farm
- Business management
Modules
LEVEL FOUR Academic Skills, Industrial Experience, Fundamentals of Agricultural Science, Agricultural Mechanisation, Livestock Production, Crop Production, Farm Environment & Wildlife. LEVEL FIVE Industrial Development, Statistics and Research Methods, Agricultural Policies and Legislation, Farm Business Management, Livestock Nutrition, Agronomy, Livestock Breeding & Welfare. LEVEL SIX Dissertation, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Business Development, Recent Developments in Agriculture, Advanced Crop Production (Optional) Advanced Livestock Production (Optional) Further Statistics, Professional Industrial Development.
Assessment method
Final and in-session assessments feature in this programme, allowing you to develop research and study skills as well as technical and expert knowledge. Assessments include completion of a research dissertation, written assignments, presentations, project reports, practical based and online portfolios and examinations.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
Successful completion of a NQF level 4 (Cert HE or HNC) or NQF level 5 (Dip HE, HND or FdSc) in a relevant subject. Please email [email protected].
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 - 112 points
A level - CCE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 45 credits
Scottish Advanced Higher - CC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H4, H4, H4, H4
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM
T Level - M
Minimum requirement is 80 UCAS tariff points (dependant on qualifications). Students who successfully complete the FdSc may apply to 'top-up' to the BSc. We welcome applications from people with non-standard or international qualifications.
Additional entry requirements
Other
GCSE Maths and English @ Grade C/4 or above (or level 2 equivalents)
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Overall score of 6.0 with minimum scores of 5.5 in any of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.ielts.org/about-ielts/ielts-for-migration/united-kingdom |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Pass in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/SELT/UKVI |
PTE Academic | 60 | Minimum score of 60 or higher in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.pearsonpte.com/selt-tests/pte-academic-ukvi |
We will also accept the following qualification: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - minimum score of 33/50 in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) https://www.languagecert.org/en/uk-visa-exams/study-in-the-uk
Please email [email protected] for details
https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/international/english-language-requirements/
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
EU | £13000 | Year 1 |
England | £9000 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
International | £13000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
Depending on the financial information disclosed in your Student Loan application, UCS may make an automatic bursary award based on specific criteria as set out in our Access and Participation Plan. If this is not the case you may still be able to apply for financial support to the UCS HE Hardship fund by completing a Bursary Application Form (available from end of |Term 1). For more information please email [email protected].
Provider information
University Centre Sparsholt
Sparsholt
Winchester
SO21 2NF