Study Agriculture in England UK - 4 institutions

Studying in the agricultural specialty in the the UK involves acquaintance with different fields and disciplines: mathematics, biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, economics, business and management. To become a veterinarian, you will need to undergo almost medical education: first a general theory, then specialization and, without fail, practice.

Deviation to practice is an advantage for future breeders, plant breeders, beekeepers and other professions. British higher education institutions are equipped with laboratories, have their own land, farms and veterinary stations. Even if you plan to work as a manager or marketer in the agricultural sector, it is important to understand how work is built on the ground and how food production affects the environmental situation.

You can get an agricultural specialty in England both in specialized educational institutions and in educational institutions of a wide profile.

Educational institutions offering agricultural studies in Britain have a powerful material and technical base, their own research centers, research laboratories and farms, and take care of various accreditations. Many people offer internships at the university, and also have agreements with potential employers: since the demand for competent specialists in the agricultural sector is very high, employers are interested in such cooperation and seek to attract talented students as soon as possible.

• Royal Agricultural University

Located in Gloucestershire and has been operating since 1845. At the same time, about 5,000 students study there at the faculties of agriculture, rural economics and land management, the faculty of business. The educational institution offers to study agricultural sciences, horse breeding, business management and land use, property management. The institution keeps up to date: the program includes current in Europe and not only the direction of organic agriculture.

• Royal Veterinary College

Royal Veterinary College is the first specialized veterinary institution in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1791, in 1875 received the status of a higher educational institution, and in 1946 became part of the University of London association.

This is the only UK veterinary school that has been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) - college graduates can successfully work or continue their education in both England and the USA. Royal Veterinary College is also accredited by the European Association of Veterinary Education Institutions (EAEVE), Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Australian Council of Veterinary Surgeons (AVBC), Royal Society of Biology.

From the age of 17 you can enter the International Foundation, from the age of 18 to a Bachelor's degree, after 21 years - to a magistracy. Here you will receive the specialty MPhil, PhD or DVetMed.

Traditions keep pace with modernity in this college: RVC is famous for its advanced, well-equipped research centers, which gives a wide range of opportunities for research.

• Harper Adams University

An extensive list of courses: agricultural engineering, agricultural and real estate management, agri-food marketing, business management, food research, food retail management. Formats: undergraduate, graduate, PhD.

• Hartpury College

Hartpury College - Further Education College, a branch of the University of Western England. It was originally founded as a specialized agricultural field in 1947, but later significantly expanded the list of subjects proposed for study. There are about 3,500 students from 16 to 21 years old.

The college’s relationship with the University of West Anglia offers students a number of benefits. Most undergraduate programs are directly supervised by the university, because successful college graduates have benefits when entering a supervising university. Also on the basis of the college there are several full-fledged courses of higher education: in some areas, students have  an opportunity to study here at the magistracy and get a PhD.

• University Center Reaseheath

The campus is surrounded by forests and gardens, the territory has its own zoo, farm and horse riding center (in the near future - the opening of an agricultural technology center: this will give students more opportunities to study farming, plant growing and cattle breeding)

Multidisciplinary universities for agricultural education in England

While universities with in-depth study of agriculture offer programs from undergraduate to PhD, in non-core universities, as a rule, they prepare only bachelors in these areas.

• Cambridge University

One of the oldest alma mater in Great Britain and Ireland in a wide list of areas also has veterinary medicine, agriculture and forestry. Cambridge provides excellent training in various fields of veterinary medicine, the programs are aimed at practical work.

• University of Liverpool

An important advantage of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Liverpool is its own excellent research base: two farms, two veterinary hospitals and three existing veterinary practices.

• University of Bristol

It prepares bachelors in veterinary medicine, agricultural and forestry. An important feature of the institution is that veterinarians can continue their studies at the magistracy here.

Other educational institutions in the field of "Agriculture" with Bachelor's programs:

• University of Greenwich - recognized as one of the “greenest” universities in the United Kingdom
• Queen's University, Belfast is a member of the Russell Group, a British association of the best research universities. The educational institution is recognized as one of the leading research centers in the world and a research center of international level (RAE 2008).
• Aberystwyth University (University of Wales) according to the Good University Guide 2019 received the status of “the best university of the year in terms of quality of education” in the UK. 95% of studies conducted at a local science center are rated internationally. Bachelors in agriculture are trained at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Agricultural Sciences.
• Brighton University . In addition to traditional, the institution offers several unusual courses, including horse breeding, oenology and winemaking.
• Bangor University - one of the top 10 universities in England according to student reviews.

When you choose a university for studying live stock breeding, veterinary medicine and other agricultural specialties, pay attention to tuition fees, as the prices for similar programs, depending on the chosen place of study, differ significantly

• Undergraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh will cost from £ 4950 to £ 6500 a year
• From £ 10,000 you will pay for education at the Royal Agricultural £ 10,600 at Harper Adams, £ 13,000 at Hartpury College.
• For comparison, a Bachelor's program at the University of Bristol is already worth 22,000 to 29,000 pounds for 1 year.
• Graduate and PhD are on average more expensive - from 17,000-20000 pounds.