Agriculture

Agriculture is one of humanity's oldest and most essential activities, and it is also one facing its most urgent transformation. Feeding a growing world population, adapting to climate change, restoring degraded soils and ecosystems, and meeting the demands of consumers and regulators for more sustainable food production are challenges that require a new generation of professionals combining scientific knowledge, practical skill, and strategic vision. Agriculture as a degree discipline takes all of this seriously, grounding you in the science and practice of food and farming while developing your capacity to lead and manage within the sector.

At the Royal Agricultural University, this three-year full-time BSc is designed to develop the professional agriculturalists and farm managers of the future. The RAU is one of the UK's oldest and most respected institutions for land-based education, with deep industry connections and access to its own working farms and research facilities. The programme is built on applied research and informed by the RAU's extensive industry networks, covering the science of crop and livestock production, soil health, farm business management, agricultural policy, and the innovation that is reshaping how farming operates.

You will develop the applied understanding of science, practice, policy, and technical innovation that underpins modern agricultural production and farm management, with a curriculum designed by world-leading experts and shaped by the demands of the industry.

The RAU's Cirencester location in the heart of rural England places you in close proximity to working agricultural landscapes, and the teaching environment combines rigorous academic content with hands-on, field-based learning.

Graduates go on to careers as farm managers, agricultural consultants, agronomists, land agents, rural surveyors, and policy advisers in government and the agri-food sector. Many also move into roles in agricultural technology, food production, environmental land management, and the banking and finance sectors that serve the rural economy. Postgraduate study in agricultural science, agri-food management, or rural business is also a well-established pathway.