Overview

The Sustainable Agriculture course offered by Aberystwyth University centres on increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impact within the extensive pasture-based production sector. The programme provides flexible, accessible, postgraduate level training for people employed in the agri-food sector. Training comprises distance learning modules and work-based research projects. These are accessible as CPD or as credit-bearing units, which can be built towards a range of postgraduate qualifications.

Key Facts

Taught by experts at both Aberystwyth University (AU) and Bangor University (BU), this course offers you a highly vocational option.
This course is highly flexible. With a wide range of option modules available, you can choose the modules you wish to study according to your needs and interests. We also work closely with Bangor University, which means that you can also take relevant Bangor modules as part of your studies.
Aberystwyth University has 1000 ha of farmland, a 400 cow dairy unit, upland and lowland sheep and beef units and a flock of layer hens. Our livestock-related research was worth in excess of £20 million in the last 5 years.
A three-year version of this course (D413D3) is available for those in receipt of a student loan.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs
Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture
Grassland Systems
Livestock Health and Welfare
Livestock Nutrition
Livestock Production Science

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

Applicants are encouraged to apply for postgraduate study as early as possible

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Entry Requirements 2:2 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. Non-graduates must have at least 24 months of relevant full-time work experience in an agri-food industry.
English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent
Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application.

Tuition Fees

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1800 GBP / year

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1800 GBP / year

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