FdSc Rural Business (Sustainable Food

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FdSc Rural Business (Sustainable Food

Glyndŵr University
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Key Facts

  • The course is run at Glyndŵr University’s Northop campus and in partnership with Coleg Powys, Newtown
  • The university has excellent links with professional bodies and industry
  • Broad range of study and subjects
  • This part-time course is designed for those already in employment and provides students the opportunity to progress their career and further their skills

Typical course content

FdSc Rural Business (Sustainable Food)*

  • Soils and rooting environment
  • Marketing your business
  • Health and safety in business diversification
  • Sustainable food production
  • Habitat management and sustainability
  • Principles of crop protection
  • Supply chain management
  • Workplace enquiry and en…

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Key Facts

  • The course is run at Glyndŵr University’s Northop campus and in partnership with Coleg Powys, Newtown
  • The university has excellent links with professional bodies and industry
  • Broad range of study and subjects
  • This part-time course is designed for those already in employment and provides students the opportunity to progress their career and further their skills

Typical course content

FdSc Rural Business (Sustainable Food)*

  • Soils and rooting environment
  • Marketing your business
  • Health and safety in business diversification
  • Sustainable food production
  • Habitat management and sustainability
  • Principles of crop protection
  • Supply chain management
  • Workplace enquiry and entrepreneurship
  • Advanced animal management
  • Animal diets and feeding
  • Managing business diversification and financial accounting
  • Sociology of food

Career Opportunities

In the ever-present competitive world of countryside management, farming and food production, businesses need to move forward and be prepared to develop holdings in a variety of directions.

The course will equip graduates to develop farm diversification plans to benefit from new markets and ideas and to capitalise on advances in animal and crop production and new and innovative uses of sustainable food resources. There will be opportunities to pursue careers as sustainable development officers, plant pathologists, food supply chain specialists, farm managers, plant nursery managers, consultants, extension specialists and research scientists. Other opportunities exist in retail marketing, education, with food security charities and in food product development.

Entry requirements and applying

120 UCAS tariff points at GCE A Level or equivalent.  Appropriate AS-Level and Level 3 Key Skills qualifications and industrial experience will also be taken into account.

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