Agriculture Degree Courses
For a successful career in the farming industry, our agriculture degree courses are a great starting point.
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Studying for a farming degree at University Centre Bishop Burton (UCBB), you’ll be learning in a specialist agricultural environment, which has outstanding facilities and is a centre of farming industry expertise.
You’ll study, work and live on our extensive mixed-use estate – everything is on-site so you can walk from your lecture hall onto the farm!
You’ll have access to our multi-million pound Centre for Precision Agriculture, where you’ll be exposed to the latest cutting-edge agriculture technologies focused on precision farming to transform food production and reduce emissions, pollution, waste and soil erosion.
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BSc (Hons) Precision Agriculture
FdSc Agriculture
FdSc Agriculture (Precision Crop Technology)
FdSc Farm Business Management
HNC Agriculture (Crop Production)
HNC Agriculture (General)
HNC Agriculture (Livestock Production)
HND Agriculture (Crop Production) [Level 5 Top Up]
HND Agriculture (General) [Level 5 Top Up]
HND Agriculture (Livestock Production) [Level 5 Top Up]
Student Profiles
Laura Cooper - FdSc Agriculture
"You can work quite close with your tutors. You don’t feel like a number. It’s like one big happy group, no one feels left out."
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Sharon Kirby
Higher Education Academic Lead for Land-Based
Sharon has been in agriculture all of her life, being the daughter of a farmer. Qualified up to Level 7 from University of Lincoln, Harper Adams and DeMontfort University, she is keen to introduce young people from non-traditional farming backgrounds to the world of agriculture and the opportunities within the sector.
With over 25 years of experience in education, Sharon leads our land-based department, encompassing Agriculture and Environmental Conservation. Her teaching interests include; record keeping for an agricultural business, agricultural marketing, global food production, business in wildlife and conservations and precision agriculture. Sharon's research interests include the use of technology in agriculture and its impact on farming businesses.
Sharon is a member of the Institute of Agricultural Management and a panel member of the Lincolnshire Young Farmers Association. She also sits on the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology Research and CPD committee, as well as the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology Research and Innovation committee.
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