BSc Sustainable Land and Business Management
About this course
BSc Honours in Sustainable Land and Business Management, an undergraduate degree focusing on the management of rural businesses, agricultural systems, and environmental sustainability. Core topics include Research Methods, Accounting, and Marketing. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year in industry or a year abroad, and the programme includes access to two university farms for practical fieldwork. The first year establishes fundamental knowledge through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Business Management, Agri-Food Supply Chains, Sustainability in Practice, and Introduction to Sustainability, alongside optional choices like Mapping the Earth: Location and Space. The second year progresses into specialized areas with compulsory study in Law and Land Use, Landscape, Culture and Heritage, Site Management Planning, and Sustainable Solutions, complemented by options including Arable Crops and Farm Business Management. The final year centers on independent research through the compulsory Dissertation, supported by modules such as Countryside Management and Sustainable Development and Environmental Valuation. Optional study in the final year covers subjects like Advanced Agri-Business Management, Environmental Law, and Global Food Policy.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 93%: 43 offers from 46 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 77%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 80%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Business Management
- Agri-Food Supply Chains
- Sustainability in Practice
- Introductory Business Economics
- Academic and Professional Skills
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Plants, Environment, Agriculture
- Mapping the Earth: Location and Space
- Introduction to Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
- Law and Land Use
- Landscape, Culture and Heritage
- Site Management Planning
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Dissertation and Research Preparation
- Sustainable Solutions
- Introduction to Non-Specialist Accounting and Finance
- Arable Crops
- Farm Business Management
- Sustainable animal production systems
- Marketing Strategy
- Soil and Ecosystem Science
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
- Countryside Management
- Dissertation
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Valuation
- Interpreting Company Accounts
- Environmental Law
- New Food Product Development
- Applied Farm Business Management
- Your Future - occupational awareness
- Animal Welfare and Behaviour
- Advanced Agri-Business Management
- Global Food Policy
- Agrifood Communication and Behaviour Change
- Insight, Innovate, Impact
- Biodiversity Science and Management
- Current Research in Ecology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sustainable Land and 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 Sustainable Land and 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 Sustainable Land and Business Management at Newcastle University?
77% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sustainable Land and Business Management at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sustainable Land and Business Management at Newcastle University?
93% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 43 offers from 46 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Sustainable Land and 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 Sustainable Land and Business Management at Newcastle University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.