Bachelor in Sustainable Agriculture
Jelgava, Latvia
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 3,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application Deadline for applicants who need a visa 15 of June
Introduction
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.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
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
Program Outcome
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.
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Career Opportunities
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.
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.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.