Stellenbosch University
Bachelor of Agriculture with Hons in Agri Business Management
The Bachelor of Agriculture with Hons in Agri Business Management in Agriculture is offered by Stellenbosch University.
Program Length: 1 YEAR.
Bachelor of Agriculture with Hons in Agri Business Management offered by the Stellenbosch University
The programme is designed to equip prospective expert agricultural managers and agricultural economists with high level skills in the use of agricultural economics and agricultural management techniques, including the analysis of the limitations and potential of the agricultural sector. After the successful completion of the programme you will be able to analyse more complex problem situations and to create more sophisticated farming or agribusiness systems and/or make sophisticated agricultural policy recommendations. This expertise is necessary in order to ensure the international competitiveness of South African agriculture and related industries, and also to enable South Africa to play its rightful role in the agricultural sector in Africa.Agricultural Economics forms the central component of the programme. The programme focuses on the management of agriculture-related enterprises.
Compulsory ModuleResearch assignment: Agricultural EconomicsElective ModulesChoose modules to the value of at least 90 credits from the table below. You can choose from the honours modules following the 300-level of your other major subject(s) up to a maximum of 32 credits, subject to the approval of the relevant department, to contribute to a minimum of 120 credits.-Farm management-Topical issues in agricultural policy-Wine marketing-General equilibrium models for policy analysis-Agricultural production and resource management-International trade and marketing-Rural development-National and international market analysis-Foundations of Agricultural Economics: an institutional approach-Environmental policy-Agricultural policy in the South African context