Overview

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

This is a four year honours degree programme delivered by the School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Science in partnership with Teagasc, Moorepark. This programme includes a 30-week period of work placement in Third Year.

First Year - Agricultural Science

To be admitted to the First University Examination in Agricultural Science a student must have satisfactorily attended modules amounting to 60 credits.

Second Year - Agricultural Science

To be admitted to the Second University Examination in Agricultural Science a student must have satisfactorily attended modules amounting to 60 credits.

Third Year - Agricultural Science

To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Agricultural Science a student must have satisfactorily attended modules amounting to 60 credits.

Internship (Work Placement)

Students will undertake a 30-week period of work placement (AG3001 Agricultural Science Work Placements), commencing in Semester 2 of Third Year. The work placement comprises a 18-week farm placement and a 12-week industry placement.

Fourth Year - Agricultural Science

To be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Agricultural Science a student must have satisfactorily attended modules amounting to 60 credits.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AG1001	Agriculture I (Introduction to Agriculture)	10
BC1001	Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease	5
BL1002	Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution	5
BL1004	Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals	5
CM1202	Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry for Agricultural Sciences	10
FE1019	Introduction to Food and Agricultural Economics	5
FE1030	Introduction to International Food Policy	5
FS2005	Principles of Food Science and Technology	5
MA1001	Calculus for Science Part 1	5
PY1109	Physics for Agriculture & Environmental Science	5
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AG2001	Agriculture II (Sustainable Food Production)	5
BC2001	Biomolecules	5
BC2002	Principles of Metabolic Pathways	5
BL2001	Plant and Animal Genetics	5
EV1002	Introduction to Environmental Science	5
FE2011	Introduction to Agri Business Management	5
MB1001	Introduction to Food and Industrial Microbiology	5
NT2023	Animal Nutrition	5
PL1012	Fundamentals of Physiology	5
PS2002	Ecological Plant Physiology	5
PS2003	Plant Identification	5
ST2001	Introduction to Biostatistics	5
Year 3
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AG3001	Agricultural Science Work Placements	15
AG3002	Soil Science and Soil/Land Management	5
AG3003	Growth & Lactation Physiology	5
AG3004	Grass and Forage Production	5
AG3006	Farm Safety and On-Farm Risk Assessment	5
GN3003	Population and Evolutionary Genetics	5
FE3023	Agri-Production Economics	5
FE3024	Agri-Food Co-operatives and Sustainability	5
FS3023	Milk Production and Quality for Processing	5
ST3910	Design and Analysis of Experiments for Agriculture and Animal Scientists	5
Year 4
Students take 60 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AG4001	Final Year Research Project	10
AG4002	Applied Bovine Genetics and Genomics	5
AG4003	Animal Nutrition II (including feed conservation)	5
AG4004	Grassland Management	5
AG4005	Farm Infrastructure Design and Farm Mechanisation	5
AG4006	Production Systems, Analysis and Management	5
AG4007	Bovine Health, Behaviour and Welfare	5
AG4008	Business Structures, Career Progression and HR Management on Farms	5
AG4009	Bovine Reproduction & Fertility Management	5
AG4010	Communication, Innovation and Innovation Support	5
FE4002	Global Food Policy	5
Total Credits		240

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BAgrSc (Hons) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Describe agriculture as an integrated system, involving application of aspects of environmental, chemical and biological sciences to the study of farmland and livestock in a sustainable practice;
  
• Explain the functioning and operation of Irish farm-orientated agriculture;
  
• Communicate and work effectively with the agricultural and food industry, and with society at large, to a professional standard;
  
• Apply scientific methods and techniques in the examination of the farmland environment and in the health and welfare of livestock;
  
• Appraise the social and economic agricultural and food development in a global context;