Bachelor of Business in
Rural Enterprise and Agri-Business Programme Code: GA172 NQAI level: 7 | Places: 45 | Duration: Three years
Why study Rural Enterprise and Agri-business? This programme will enable you to improve your knowledge and understanding of general business and to develop business skills, particularly as they apply to the rural enterprise and agri-business sector.
Programme Modules Year 1:
Mandatory: Financial & Farm Accounting, Micro-Economics and Macro- Economics, Computing & Information Systems, Production Agriculture, Environmental Science, Cost & Management Accounting, Business Statistics & Maths, Learning to Learn
Electives:
Communications or Language and Culture (Spanish, French, German, Gaeilge)
Year 2:
Mandatory: Marketing, Farm Management & Safety, Advanced Dry Stock Production 1
Electives:
Agricultural Economics, Computing & Information Systems 2, Selling Techniques, Farm Buildings & Maintenance, Advanced Dairy Productions, Farm Mechanisation, Business Law, Language and Culture (Spanish, French, German, Gaeilge) Industry Placement for Semester 2 of Year 2
Year 3:
Mandatory: Market Research, Enterprise Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Enterprise Project, Agri-marketing
Electives:
Community Development, Rural Development, Advanced Farm Business Management, Food Production, Business Information Systems, Project Management, Financial Management & Tax, Operations Management, Agri-business Management, Management Information Systems, Qualifty Assurance, Applied Project Management, Language and Culture (Spanish, French, German, Gaeilge)
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be well prepared to operate in a variety of managerial and administrative positions in rural and agri- enterprises, or to become self-employed. Graduates can progress to a variety of work in agri-business and agricultural services: for example in marketing, information processing, administration and management posts, as well as various employment opportunities in rural development.
Other Essential Information • Year one of the course is common with the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Environmental Management (GA 777) and is based at Mountbellew on four days per week and one day per week in GMIT. At the end of year one, students can choose whether they wish to pursue the Bachelor of Business in Rural Enterprise and Agri-business (GA172) or the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Environmental Management (GA 777)
• Year two is based at Mountbellew on three days per week and two days at GMIT
• Students reside at Mountbellew for the first two years • Year three is spent at the GMIT Galway campus • There is a three month industry work placement period in year two in an agri business.
• On successful completion of year two, students are eligible to obtain the Advanced Certificate in Agriculture (Level 6). This qualification replaces the Teagasc Certificate in Farming (Green Cert)
Follow-on Studies
Graduates can transfer to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) degree programme at this or other colleges and universities in Ireland and elsewhere. Such transfers are dependent on results and on comparability of courses. Linkages with EU colleges open up exciting possibilities for further study.
Contact: Tom Burke Tel: 09096 79205 E-mail:
tom.burke@gmit.ie
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