BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management
About this course
BSc Honours in Agriculture, covering the management of arable, livestock and diversified agricultural enterprises. Core topics include Research Methods. Students are taught alongside those on the agriculture and agri-business management degrees. Optional multi-disciplinary modules are available to align with student interests.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 85%: 51 offers from 60 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 72%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 14%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 17%
- East Midlands: 15%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 16%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Crop Health
- Introduction to Business Management
- Agri-Food Supply Chains
- Animal Health
- Sustainability in Practice
- Introductory Business Economics
- Academic and Professional Skills
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Plants, Environment, Agriculture
- Arable Crops
- Farm Business Management
- Principles of Agronomy and Crop Improvement
- Animal Feed Science and Technology
- Domestic Animal Reproduction and Genetic Improvement
- Sustainable animal production systems
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Dissertation and Research Preparation
- Soil and Ecosystem Science
- Sustainable Solutions
- Pollution of Air, Water & Soil
- Law and Land Use
- Farm Business Consultancy
- Applied Farm Business Management
- Dissertation
- Qualitative Research Methods
- New Food Product Development
- Crops
- Applied Crop Protection
- Animal Science Conference - Current Issues and Debates
- Reproduction in Farm and Companion Animals
- Applied Animal Nutrition
- Your Future - occupational awareness
- Animal Welfare and Behaviour
- Agritech & Precision Farming
- Advanced Agri-Business Management
- Countryside Management
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Valuation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £28,000 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £46,000. The £34,500 median after five years is £6,500 more than the UK median for Agriculture.
What do graduates of BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University?
85% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 51 offers from 60 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Newcastle University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.