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Bachelor of Agricultural Science

  • 4 years
  • Full and part time
  • On campus

Lincoln University offers a four-year Bachelor of Agricultural Science with a strong practical base. By offering a strong practical base, students are ensured to have a broad understanding of the principles and practices of production, processing and marketing, as well as the ability to choose their areas of specialisation.

Career opportunities are many and varied and graduates from our degree programmes are highly sought after, both within New Zealand, and internationally.

Primary production is an essential part of New Zealand's economy. Agriculture and related industries currently earn more than 50% of our total export income. These industries consistently compete against and beat competitors in challenging, and often, protected world markets.

 

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  • Māori Studies - by taking 75 credits with a MAST prefix, of which at least 15 credits must be at the 300 level. 

If you are interested in any of the other minors, please contact the Academic Co-ordinator for the programme.

You can combine majors and minors and do double majors

Example schedules from real students

 

Year 1

1st Semester

MGMT 103 - Primary Industry Settings

PHSC 101 - Chemistry IA

SOSC 106 - Soil Science I

BIOS 112 - Evolutionary Biology

2nd Semester

ANSC 105 - Animal Science

PLSC 104 - Plant Science I

PHSC 104 - Global Environmental Issues

BICH 104 - Biochemistry I

Year 2

1st Semester

ANSC 213 - Livestock Production Science

PLSC 204 - Plant Production Systems

QMET 201 - Biometrics

MGMT 201 - Principles of Farm Management

2nd Semester

ANSC 209 - Nutrition I

ANSC 210 - Animal Health and Product Quality

SOSC 222 - Soil Science II

MGMT 202 - Farm Management Analysis

Year 3

1st Semester

ECOL 309 - Agroecology

ANSC 206 - Mammalian Physiology 

SOSC 340 - Advanced Soil Management

RECN 104 - Biology of Human Exercise

2nd Semester

HORT 106 - Horticultural Science

MGMT 317 - Farm Development and Investment

QMET 306 - Experimentation

PHSC 102 - Chemistry IB

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