Agribusiness technologies
| AGRIBUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES | |
| State code | 6531IX004 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Agrotechnologies |
| Study field | I01 Agriculture |
| Qualification | Professional Bachelor in Agricultural Sciences |
| Form and duration of studies | Full-time studies, 3 years Distance Learning, 3 years |
| Credits | 180 |
| Study plans | Degree Course 2021 – 2025 |
Career Prospects
You will be able to work in international agricultural business structures, agriculture-related state and non-governmental organisations, agricultural raw material processing companies, agricultural businesses, agricultural advisory institutions, or start a personal business.
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
- explain biological characteristics and development regularities of the plant, conditions for plant cultivation, maintenance of soil fertility, plant nutrition processes;·
- describe biological and economic characteristics of different farm animal species, genetics, breeding, housing, hygiene, welfare and farm animal nutrition technology;·
- apply precision farming methods of plant cultivation technology;
- choose innovative plant and animal production technologies for various farming systems, save natural resources and biodiversity;·
- use computer farm management programmes to acquire data, collect, process, analyse and use in agricultural activity planning;·
- explain processes of the food raw material production, treatment, storage and processing;·
- carry out plant and animal production storage, primary processing and preparation for sale;
- apply the theoretical knowledge and models of social sciences in professional activities;·
- be aware of the common agricultural policy and its objectives related to agriculture and rural development challenges and oriented to the European Union (EU) strategy implementation;·
- evaluate processes and results of agribusiness economic activity, and select agricultural product marketing strategies and models;·
- plan, organise and control the activity of agricultural entities and main agricultural production processes, foresee and choose financing sources, forms of credit provision, investment (innovation) agricultural and rural development projects;·
- analyse and evaluate economic data, and apply the results of data analysis for decision making and planning activities;·
- communicate and cooperate in various communicative situations, express thoughts reasonably taking part in consultations;·
- formulate the problem, establish the objective, and make rational decisions;·
- use scientific literature, guidelines and legal acts, analyse them and apply in practice;·
- work independently and in a team, solve problems, make managerial decisions and provide proposals for agricultural business management.
Full-time studies
Degree Course 2021 – 2025
| 1st semester (30 credits) | ||
| Compulsory course | Credits | Evaluation* |
| Professional Foreign Language | 3 | E |
| Basics of Communication | 4 | E |
| Applied Mathematics and Informatics | 4 | R |
| Soil Science | 3 | P |
| Agricultural Chemistry and Analysis | 3 | E |
| Plant Pathology and Protection | 3 | E |
| Basics of Economics, Marketing and Market Research | 7 | P |
| Agrochemical Practice | 3 | R |
| 2nd semester (30 credits) | ||
| Compulsory course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Professional Foreign Language | 5 | E |
| Plant Selection and Seed Production | 3 | E |
| Plant Nutrition | 4 | E |
| Genetics and Breeding of Farm Animals | 4 | E |
| Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals | 4 | E |
| Farm Animal Nutrition and Fodder Accounting | 4 | P |
| Professional Practice 1 | 6 | R |
| 3rd semester (30 credits) | ||
| Compulsory course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Horticulture | 6 | E |
| Housing and Hygiene of Farm Animals | 6 | E |
| Agricultural Machinery | 5 | E |
| Agricultural Business Management | 6 | E |
| Agricultural Product Quality, Storage and Processing Simulations | 3 | P |
| Horticulture and Animal Husbandry Production Economy | 4 | P |
| 4th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Compulsory course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Agricultural Product Quality, Storage and Processing Simulations | 6 | P |
| Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Law | 4 | E |
| Accounting and Taxes | 4 | E |
| Agricultural Market and Trade in Agricultural Products | 3 | E |
| Biotechnology in Horticulture and Animal Husbandry | 5 | E |
| Professional Practice II | 4 | R |
| Optional course | 4 | E |
| 5th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Specialization Green course | ||
| Subjects of specialization | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Agricultural Environmental Protection | 4 | E |
| Biodiversity and Landscape Protection | 4 | E |
| Management of Short Food Chains and Digitization of the Process | 8 | E |
| Circular Economy | 4 | E |
| Professional Practice II | 4 | R |
| Alternative course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Meat Product Technology/ Bread Baking Technology | 6 | E |
| Specialization Sustainable farming systems | ||
| Subjects of specialization | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Agroecology | 3 | E |
| Biodynamic Agriculture | 5 | E |
| Organic Agriculture | 5 | E |
| Natural Agriculture and Agroforestry | 4 | E |
| Certification of Agricultural Products | 3 | E |
| Professional Practice II | 4 | R |
| Alternative course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Technology of Meat Products / Baking Technology of Bread Products | 6 | E |
| 6th semester (30 credits) | ||
| Compulsory course | Credits | Evaluation * |
| Software for Farm Management | 4 | R |
| Practice of Agricultural Digital Technology | 4 | |
| Final Practice | 12 | R |
| Final Thesis | 10 | FTh |
Optional subjects are freely selectable subjects from the list of predefined subjects.
* E – exam, P – project, R – report, FTh – final thesis