Newcastle University

Agri-Business Management BSc Honours UCAS Code: N280 (3 or 4 years)School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

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This is a highly practical degree, which is delivered by expert staff throughout the University. You will develop an understanding of core business management disciplines such as marketing, economics, accounting and finance and human resource management in the context of their application to the agri-supply chain.

We also make the most of our status as one of the foremost universities for agriculture in the country, with a range of topics relating to the operation of rural businesses and study visits to the University’s own farms.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• ACE1003  Economics for Business and Marketing
• ACE1014  British Agriculture
• ACE1025  Nutrition and Food Science
• ACE1032  Introduction to Agribusiness and Rural Management
• ACE1034  Principles of Food Marketing
• ACE1036  Understanding Rural Enterprises
• ACE1049  Global Challenges, Controversies and Citizenship
• MAS1403  Quantitative Methods for Business Management

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• ACC1000  Introduction to Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists
• ACE2006  Agricultural Economics
• ACE2010  Agricultural Marketing
• ACE2013  Statistics for Marketing and Management
• LAW1054  Introduction to English Law and the Law of Contract
• ACE2047  Investigating the Food Consumer

Optional modules

You take 20 credits from the following list:

• ACC2000  Interpreting Company Accounts
• ACE2012  Managerial Economics
• ACE2020  Introduction to Farm Management
• ACE2022  Agriculture II: Crop Production
• ACE2023  Agriculture II: Animal Production
• BUS2000  Human Resources Management
• MKT2000  Global Marketing Environments
• NCL2007  Career Development for Second Year Students
• PSY2003  Social Psychology
  

Other optional modules may also be available.

Work placement (optional)

Between Stages 2 and 3 you may take an optional placement in the UK or abroad. You will receive support from our multi-award winning Careers Service to find a suitable placement; we also have strong links within the sector.

In recent years, students have completed placements with firms such as Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Masterfoods, Waitrose, IBM, Unilever, and HSBC, as well as with smaller companies.

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• ACE3012  Advanced Agri-Business Management
• ACE3075  Food Supply Chain Systems
• ACE3078  Multivariate Analysis for Food Marketing
• ACE3099  Agribusiness Management Dissertation

Optional modules

You take 50 credits from the following list of optional modules, giving you increasing freedom to tailor the degree to your career aspirations. There are topics relating to crop and livestock and farm management for students who prefer to focus on production. We also have a range of business topics for students who prefer to concentrate on the management side of the agri-supply chain.

• ACE3009  Estate Management
• ACE3036  Farm Management
• ACE3039  Rural Enterprise Diversification
• ACE3040  Animal Product Quality and Marketing
• ACE3066  Food Marketing and Policy
• BUS3000  Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• LAW2053  Law and Land Use
• ACC2002  Managerial and Business Economics
• MKT3000  Globalisation: Patterns, Processes and Challenges
• NCL3007  Career Development for Final Year Students
• NCL3008  Advanced Career Development
• PSY3006  Consumer Psychology
• PSY3009  Cooperation
  
  

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.