Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Organic Agriculture
Awards
Honours Bachelor Degree
Mode of Delivery:
Full Time
No. of Semesters :
8
NFQ Level:
8
Programme Credits:
240
Language of Instruction:
English
Department:
Wexford
Semester Schedules
Stage 1 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 1
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
EDUC C1702
Academic and Personal Skills Development
LAWS C1705
Principals and Standards of Organic Production
MATH C1712
Basic Mathematics
SAFE C1707
Farm Health and Safety
SCIE C1704
Applied Physics and Chemistry
Stage 1 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 2
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
AGRI C1701
Animal Production in Organic Farming
AGRI C1706
Crop and Grassland Management on Organic Farms
BIOL C1705
Animal and Plant Biology
AGRI C1715
Introduction to ITC for Agriculture
MGMT C1711
Agribusiness Management
Stage 2 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 1
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
ACCT C2703
Farm Financial Accounting
AGRI C2703
Fundamentals of Protected Cropping Systems in Organic Agriculture
BIOL C2705
Agricultural Microbiology
BIOL C2706
Genetics and Breeding
SCIE C2F02
Concepts in Soil Science
Stage 2 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 2
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
ECON C2F02
Agricultural Micro Economics
MKTG C2F02
Agricultural Marketing I
NUTR C2703
Animal Nutrition
LAWS C1708
Farm Mechanisation and Regulations
SYST C2703
Agroforestry Production Systems
Stage 3 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 1
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
AGRI C3703
Protected Cropping Systems in Organic Agriculture
AGRI C3704
Soil and Nutrient Management on Organic Farms
ECON C3702
Agricultural Macro Economics
ENVI C3702
Organic Food and the Environment
MKTG C3F01
Agricultural Marketing II
SKLS C3704
Research Skills
Stage 3 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 2
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
WKPL C3702
Preparation and Practice for Work Placement in Organics
Stage 4 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 1
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
BUSS C4F01
Rural Entrepreneurship
HEAL C4F01
Farm Animal Health and Welfare
LAWS C4701
Farm Business and Agri Food Law
MGMT C4F01
Agribusiness Strategic Analysis
Elective
Module Code
Module Title
AGRI C4701
Organic Field Vegetables Production
Stage 4 /
60 ECTS
/ Semester 2
Mandatory
Module Code
Module Title
DISS C4701
Dissertation
MGMT C4F02
Agribusiness Strategic Advantage
Group Elective 2
Module Code
Module Title
AGRI C4703
Organic Pulse Production
AGRI C4704
Organic Dairy Production
Group Elective 3
Module Code
Module Title
AGRI C4706
Pig and Poultry Production
AGRI C4705
Organic Cereal Production