Agriculture with Animal Production Science BSc Honours at Newcastle University

This degree includes topics such as animal nutrition and growth, and livestock reproduction.

You study wide-ranging agriculture topics in your first two years, exploring plant biology, soil science, nutrition, management, accounting and law.

In your third year you specialise in animal production science and will visit a range of livestock businesses.

You have a choice of optional modules covering topics like:

• companion animals
• animal welfare and management
• livestock behaviour

You can boost your employability and professional skills with an optional placement year in industry or the commercial sector. 

You also have the opportunity to organise and host a conference on animal health, developing and showcasing a range of skills employers value.

Our facilities include:

• The Farms, a mixed farm facility in Northumberland, a short distance from Newcastle
• NU-Farms Research, comprising two main farm units in the Tyne Valley
• well-equipped modern laboratories, for teaching and research
• nu-food, our food and consumer research facility
• computing facilities, including computers running industry-specific software relevant to careers in agriculture

Our two University farms are used for research, teaching and demonstration.

Support

To support you in your studies, all new students entering year 1 or year 2 will receive a tablet. This enables you to download the online learning resources you'll need for your course and helps us to make our campus more sustainable.

You will have an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree. They can help with academic and personal issues.

Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have.

There's also a staff-student committee, to give you an opportunity to have a say in how your degree works.

Social activities

A student-led Agric Society organises regular social events, and it's a friendly cohort of students.