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.

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

AG1001 Agriculture I (Introduction to Agriculture) (10 credits)
BC1001 Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease (5 credits)
BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution (5 credits)
BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits)
CM1202 Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry for Agricultural Sciences (10 credits)
FE1019 Introduction to Food and Agricultural Economics (5 credits)
FE1030 Introduction to International Food Policy (5 credits)
FS2005 Principles of Food Science & Technology (5 credits)
MA1001 Calculus for Science Part I (5 credits)
PY1109 Physics for Agriculture & Environmental Science (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

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

AG2001 Agriculture II (Sustainable Food Production) (5 credits)
BC2001 Biomolecules (5 credits)
BC2002 Principles of Metabolic Pathways (5 credits)
BL2001 Plant and Animal Genetics (5 credits)
EV1002 Introduction to Environmental Science (5 credits)
FE2011 Introduction to Agri-Business Management (5 credits)
MB1001 Introduction to Food and Industrial Microbiology (5 credits)
NT2023 Animal Nutrition (5 credits)
PL1012 Fundamentals of Physiology (5 credits)
PS2002 Ecological Plant Physiology (5 credits)
PS2003 Plant Identification (5 credits)
ST2001 Introduction to Biostatistics (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

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

AG3001 Agricultural Science Work Placements (15 credits)
AG3002 Soil Science and Soil/Land Management (5 credits)
AG3003 Growth & Lactation Physiology (5 credits)
AG3004 Grass and Forage Production (5 credits)
AG3006 Farm Safety and On-Farm Risk Assessment (5 credits)
GN3003 Population and Evolution Genetics (5 credits)
FE3023 Agri-Production Economics (5 credits)
FE3024 Agri-Food Co-operatives and Sustainability (5 credits)
FS3023 Milk Production and Quality for Processing (5 credits)
ST3910 Design and Analysis of Experiments for Agriculture and Animal Scientists (5 credits)

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

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

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

AG4001 Final Year Research Project (10 credits)
AG4002 Applied Bovine Genetics and Genomics (5 credits)
AG4003 Animal Nutrition II (including feed conservation) (5 credits)
AG4004 Grassland Management (5 credits)
AG4005 Farm infrastructure Design and Farm Mechanisation (5 credits)
AG4006 Production Systems, Analysis and Management (5 credits)
AG4007 Bovine Health, Behaviour and Welfare (5 credits)
AG4008 Business Structures, Career Progression and HR Management on Farms (5 credits)
AG4009 Bovine Reproduction and Fertility Management (5 credits)
AG4010 Communication, Innovation and Innovation Support (5 credits)
FE4002 Global Food Policy (5 credits)

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

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;