Expand+Minimum Entry Requirements
Minimum Points Score 160
Minimum Five O6/H7
Maths F2/O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7

Special requirements
Work placement: Students will undertake a mandatory work placement of 12 weeks duration (which will be divided i...

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Minimum Points Score 160
Minimum Five O6/H7
Maths F2/O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7

Special requirements
Work placement: Students will undertake a mandatory work placement of 12 weeks duration (which will be divided into two six week placements) in the second semester of year 2 of the programme. This will give students operational experience of a working farm and related agricultural businesses which will in turn enhance their employability and future career prospects. It will also provide employers with capable staff who can demonstrate and apply their technical skills to real-world situations. While the Institute will make every effort to assist the learner in finding a placement, final responsibility for securing the placement, resides with the learner. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the learner. Students can be placed anywhere in Ireland.

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Is this course for you?
Agriculture is a key contributor to the Irish economy and is currently experiencing a period of growth and expansion. The BSc in Agriculture offers graduates a combination of skills and knowledge of key arears in agriculture...

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Agriculture is a key contributor to the Irish economy and is currently experiencing a period of growth and expansion. The BSc in Agriculture offers graduates a combination of skills and knowledge of key arears in agriculture such as Soil and Plant Science, Ruminant Husbandry and Agriculture Business Management. This is combined with a substantial work placement in semester 2 of year 2 where the students will gain valuable work place experience. Year 3 expands and builds upon the knowledge obtained in years one and two of the programme with the study of modules such as Farm Waste and Environmental Science Livestock Production and Animal Science. Students who do not wish to progress to year three of the programme students can exit following successful completion of two years and achieve a Higher Certificate in Science in Agriculture.

Expand+What will I study?

Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Agriculture M 5
Animal Husbandry, Nutrition and Welfare M 10 Communications and IT Skills M 5
Fundamentals of Biology and Chemistry M 5
Mathematical Skills for Scien...

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Year 1
Semester 1
Introduction to Agriculture M 5
Animal Husbandry, Nutrition and Welfare M 10 Communications and IT Skills M 5
Fundamentals of Biology and Chemistry M 5
Mathematical Skills for Science 1 M 5

Semester 2
Agriculture and Environmental Impact M 10
Agricultural Business Management M 10
Soil and Plant Science M 5
Alternative Farm Enterprises M 5

Year 2
Semester 1
Ruminant Husbandry M 10
Grassland and Crop Production M 10
Work placement and Farm Health and Safety M 5
Advanced Soil Science M 5

Semester 2
Work Placement M 30

Year 3
Semester 1
Animal Science M 10
Agricultural Marketing and Accounts M 5
Beef and Dairy Production Systems M 5
Sheep Pigs and Poultry Production M 5
Research skills M 5

Semester 2
Agricultural Food Technology M 10
Farm Waste and Environmental Science M 5
Advanced Crop Production M 10
Literature Project M 5

M = Mandatory