Bachelor in Sustainable Agriculture
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
About this program
Bachelor in Sustainable Agriculture
The study program “Sustainable agriculture” is oriented to give our students fundamental information in multiple disciplines that are vital for sustainable plant or animal production chains. Students are encouraged to analyse various methods and technologies that are used in agriculture and think about how they would improve them.
Admission requirements
Applicants with completed secondary education are approved for admission to the Program, namely, applicant need to be eligible for university studies in your own country. Applicants must have at least "satisfactory" grade in Mathematics, must be able to present good English knowledge (minimum - CEFR level B2, IELTS score 5.5, TOEFL score 520, TOEFL-iBT score 68 ) and need to pass an online entrance test in Biology.
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For specialisation in sustainable plant production:
- Semester: Agroecology and environmental protection, Mechanisation of Agriculture, Zoology, Agrophysics, Economical theory, Latvian Language I, Botany, Labour and civil protection
- Semester: Latvian Language II, Chemistry, Animal physiology, Plant physiology I, Microbiology, Agriculture I (practice) and Philosophy, Ethics, Aesthetics
- Semester: Research methodology and biostatics, Sustainable agriculture policy, Agricultural cropping systems, Soil tillage systems (in crop production and in horticulture), water management: Land drainage and irrigation
- Semester: Bachelor thesis I, Agriculture II (practise), Fundamentals of Soil sciences, Horticulture, Genetics
- Semester: Bachelor thesis I, Weeds and weed management, entomology, Plant pathology, Plant mineral nutrition
- Semester Bachelor thesis III, Agricultural land management in EU, Biology and production of field crops, Grasslands and forage production, Livestock production
For specialisation in sustainable animal production:
- Semester: Agroecology and environmental protection, Mechanisation of Agriculture, Zoology, Agrophysics, Economical theory, Latvian Language I, Botany, Labour and civil protection
- Semester: Latvian Language II, Chemistry, Animal physiology, Plant physiology I, Microbiology, Agriculture I (practice) and Philosophy, Ethics, Aesthetics
- Semester: Research methodology and biostatics, Sustainable agriculture policy, Animal anatomy and physiology, Basics of biochemistry, Animal genetics, Animal nutrition I
- Semester: Bachelor thesis I, Agriculture II (practise), Animal Breeding, Animal nutrition II, Animal husbandry technologies I
- Semester: Bachelor thesis I, Animal nutrition III, Animal husbandry technologies II, Animal husbandry technologies III, Animal health I, Processing of animal products
- Semester Bachelor thesis III, Animal husbandry technologies IV, Animal welfare, Farm buildings, Animal health II
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
Aim of the studies
Prepare agricultural specialists with versatile academic background, who are able to:
- Evaluate the role of sustainable agricultural production and its harmony with the environment;
- Use information technologies and modern scientific insights for the improvement of production technologies in the industry;
- Continue studies in Master programme.
Tuition
Tuition fee per year: 3000€
Qualification
Degree: Bachelor Degree of Agricultural Sciences
Credits: 180 ECTS
Students acquire knowledge of plant and animal biology, plant and animal production technologies and product quality, environment and agricultural production interaction, economic and ethical aspects of production, as well as knowledge about methods applied in scientific research of agriculture.
The students know how to choose crops and farm animal breeding technologies according to circumstances and activity context. They know how to evaluate production results by referring to the scientific literature and special information sources for explanation, planning and improvement of agricultural processes. They are able to plan research, collect and analyse research results.
They are competent to organize, evaluate and analyse the processes in sustainable plant or animal production, make decisions about technology and/or method most suitable in a given situation, conducting research and also continue academic education in the Master's studies.
Career paths
The graduates are able to evaluate the material and economic suitability of the respective production technologies, estimate the quality and ecological significance of the obtained products, to use the possibilities of modern information technologies, as well as to evaluate the unity of production and environment in sustainable agricultural production.
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Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies is a university for those, who wish to achieve their goals, while studying in friendly atmosphere, feeling like a true local. We focus on modern technologies and sustainable practices to prepare well educated, competitive future specialists, ready to lead the world.
Lectures are held in modern laboratories and classrooms with new technology to prepare students for life after uni, while the learning is delivered by lecturers with ''field'' experience and industry professionals offering unique insights. All of that can be experienced in a peaceful city with plenty of European charm and the unique Baltic outlook.
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