Bachelor of Agriculture
Bachelor of Agriculture
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Upcoming start dates
November Summer School - 11 Nov 2024
Semester 1 - 17 Feb 2025
Semester 2 - 14 Jul 2025
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Qualification
Bachelors
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Duration
3 years full-time
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Credits
360
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Location
Lincoln University Campus
Grow an exciting future at New Zealand’s leading land-based university, with 140 years of specialised know-how, and the most innovative minds, research and resources. Apply your learning and experiences to future-proofing a group of industries that feed and contribute to the wellbeing of seven billion people globally.
At Lincoln, we’ve been supporting agriculture and the land-based industries for longer than any other university in the Southern Hemisphere.
This degree expands your opportunities within agriculture, offering a detailed understanding of soil management, plant and animal production, and farming systems. It also provides the skills to deal with new challenges, change and innovation in the agricultural sectors.
How you’ll grow
- Become an expert in the workings of agriculture and production.
- Gain in-depth, up-to-the-minute knowledge of soil and its management, animal and plant science and production, and farming systems.
- Learn how to use farm-sourced data to design and implement improvements to land use, soil and nutrient management, plant and feed production, and animal production.
- Cultivate your experience with practical work on a farm, or in an allied industry of your choice.
Career opportunities
You'll be a strong candidate for in-demand roles in areas like soil consultancy, farm management, agronomy, environmental advisory, or farming technology.
Practical work
During your study, you’re expected to complete 28 weeks of paid full-time practical work, spending 10-14 weeks each on one dairy farm and one sheep or beef farm.
Any remaining time can be on a different farm or in an allied industry of your choice.
To complete the practical requirements successfully, you’ll need:
- Competence in driving vehicles (experience driving tractors or trucks is an advantage)
- The physical ability to work on farms without endangering yourself or others.
Some previous farming experience, is preferred, but not essential.
For more information on the practical aspects of study, email the Practical Work Coordinator or phone +64 3 423 0061.
Programme information
University Entrance through NCEA or an approved, equivalent qualification.
If you have an overseas qualification, you can find out more about entry requirements here.
*If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about English language requirements.
Recommended preparation
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Biology (highly recommended)
- Chemistry (highly recommended)
- English (highly recommended)
- Māori Studies
- Maths / Statistics (highly recommended)
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- Pass at least 360 credits (24 courses)
- Complete all compulsory courses
- Complete no more than 165 credits (11 courses ) at the 100 level
- Complete at least 75 credits (5 courses) at the 300 level
- Complete all practical work requirements
What's it going to cost?
Learn more by using the Domestic Fees Calculator or viewing the International Fees.
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)*
There are also options for starting in summer semesters. But the range of courses available would be very limited.
*Please obtain course advice if you’re considering this option.
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.
Knowledge
- Describe the philosophical, scientific and ethical principles underlying science research.
- Describe the fundamental areas of agriculture and agricultural production.
- Critically discuss aspects of a wide range of agricultural science fields.
Skills
- Extrapolate from knowledge and principles to solve new problems.
- Locate, evaluate and use information in a range of contexts.
- Recognise personal limitations of knowledge about agriculture and agricultural science and to seek help when these limitations are met.
- Effectively and efficiently organise and manage time and resources.
- Recognise personal needs for health and identify appropriate support or healthcare.
- Practice critical thinking by weighing, evaluating and integrating new information.
- Manage uncertainty in scientific interpretation and decision-making and their application to agriculture.
- Solve problems and design experiments.
- Facilitate the learning experience of individuals, groups and communities, both within and beyond agriculture.
- Co-operate and communicate with colleagues, groups and communities, within and beyond the agriculture sector.
- Synthesise the scientific approach with agricultural practice.
Values
- Develop a commitment to the interdependence of research and scientific knowledge in agriculture.
- Develop a commitment to behaving in an ethical manner.
- Develop social responsibility through understanding that agriculture and food production contributes to human welfare.
- Appreciate the global perspective of agriculture, and the impact of the international community on New Zealand and New Zealand’s contribution to the international community at asocial and political level.
- Show familiarity with and an awareness of cultural issues, Maori and Pakeha perspectives and their implications for land use and land management.
- Maintain proper boundaries between personal and professional roles.
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Entry requirements
University Entrance through NCEA or an approved, equivalent qualification.
If you have an overseas qualification, you can find out more about entry requirements here.
*If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about English language requirements.
Recommended preparation
- Agriculture / Horticulture
- Biology (highly recommended)
- Chemistry (highly recommended)
- English (highly recommended)
- Māori Studies
- Maths / Statistics (highly recommended)
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Regulations and fees
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- Pass at least 360 credits (24 courses)
- Complete all compulsory courses
- Complete no more than 165 credits (11 courses ) at the 100 level
- Complete at least 75 credits (5 courses) at the 300 level
- Complete all practical work requirements
What's it going to cost?
Learn more by using the Domestic Fees Calculator or viewing the International Fees.
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Intake semesters
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)*
There are also options for starting in summer semesters. But the range of courses available would be very limited.
*Please obtain course advice if you’re considering this option.
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Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.
Knowledge
- Describe the philosophical, scientific and ethical principles underlying science research.
- Describe the fundamental areas of agriculture and agricultural production.
- Critically discuss aspects of a wide range of agricultural science fields.
Skills
- Extrapolate from knowledge and principles to solve new problems.
- Locate, evaluate and use information in a range of contexts.
- Recognise personal limitations of knowledge about agriculture and agricultural science and to seek help when these limitations are met.
- Effectively and efficiently organise and manage time and resources.
- Recognise personal needs for health and identify appropriate support or healthcare.
- Practice critical thinking by weighing, evaluating and integrating new information.
- Manage uncertainty in scientific interpretation and decision-making and their application to agriculture.
- Solve problems and design experiments.
- Facilitate the learning experience of individuals, groups and communities, both within and beyond agriculture.
- Co-operate and communicate with colleagues, groups and communities, within and beyond the agriculture sector.
- Synthesise the scientific approach with agricultural practice.
Values
- Develop a commitment to the interdependence of research and scientific knowledge in agriculture.
- Develop a commitment to behaving in an ethical manner.
- Develop social responsibility through understanding that agriculture and food production contributes to human welfare.
- Appreciate the global perspective of agriculture, and the impact of the international community on New Zealand and New Zealand’s contribution to the international community at asocial and political level.
- Show familiarity with and an awareness of cultural issues, Maori and Pakeha perspectives and their implications for land use and land management.
- Maintain proper boundaries between personal and professional roles.
Programme Structure
Year 1
Semester 1 courses
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Semester 1 courses
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Primary Industry Systems
15 credits
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{{ 'PHSC 101' | except-last-word }} {{ 'PHSC 101' | last-word }}
Chemistry IA
15 credits
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{{ 'LINC 101' | except-last-word }} {{ 'LINC 101' | last-word }}
Land, People and Economies
15 credits
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B.Agr. Suggested Electives*
Semester 2 courses
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Semester 2 courses
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{{ 'ANSC 105' | except-last-word }} {{ 'ANSC 105' | last-word }}
Animal Science
15 credits
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{{ 'SOSC 106' | except-last-word }} {{ 'SOSC 106' | last-word }}
Soil Science I
15 credits
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{{ 'PLSC 104' | except-last-word }} {{ 'PLSC 104' | last-word }}
Plant Science I
15 credits
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B.Agr. Suggested Electives*
Year 2
Semester 1 courses
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Semester 1 courses
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{{ 'PLSC 204' | except-last-word }} {{ 'PLSC 204' | last-word }}
Plant Production Systems
15 credits
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{{ 'ANSC 213' | except-last-word }} {{ 'ANSC 213' | last-word }}
Livestock Production Science
15 credits
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{{ 'MGMT 201' | except-last-word }} {{ 'MGMT 201' | last-word }}
Principles of Agricultural Systems
15 credits
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{{ 'SOSC 224' | except-last-word }} {{ 'SOSC 224' | last-word }}
Soil Management
15 credits
Semester 2 courses
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Semester 2 courses
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{{ 'QMET 201' | except-last-word }} {{ 'QMET 201' | last-word }}
Biometrics
15 credits
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Elective
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Elective
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Elective
Year 3
Semester 1 courses
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Semester 1 courses
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{{ 'AGRI 393' | except-last-word }} {{ 'AGRI 393' | last-word }}
Agricultural Practicum
15 credits
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B.Agr. Schedule B*
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Elective
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Elective
Semester 2 courses
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Semester 2 courses
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B.Agr. Schedule B*
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Elective
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Elective
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Elective
- Compulsory courses
- Elective courses
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*B.Agr. Suggested Electives
List A
Semester 1
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*B.Agr. Schedule B
Choose 60 credits from the following courses:
Semester 1
This degree structure is indicative only. A course advisor will help you to select your electives and plan your degree. You can check out our courses to see what electives might interest you.
Programme contacts
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