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With more than 125 years’ history of educating agriculturalists, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is a world authority in agriculture.
We are ranked 6th in the UK for Agriculture and Forestry (in the Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025) and 8th in the UK for Agriculture and Forestry according to the Complete University Guide 2025. We are also the highest placed UK University for Agriculture and Forestry at 22nd in the world (QS World Rankings by Subject, Agriculture and Forestry, 2024).
With a base in the Agriculture Building on our award-winning parkland campus, plus 800 hectares of mixed farming land and woodlands spread throughout the surrounding area, you'll benefit from our substantial first-class agricultural teaching and learning resources in a modern university setting.
Agriculture and Agricultural Business Management students are taught by experts in crop, horticultural and livestock sciences, agri-business and economics, and have the opportunity to work on live projects gathering valuable business skills and experience or developing agricultural science and field work skills.
Meet our Crop Science staff, Animal Sciences staff and Agri-Food Economics and Marketing staff.
Your degree will equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding for a wide range of careers in agricultural and land-based industries, whether in farm or rural business management, in scientific, technical and advisory services including agronomy or livestock nutrition, or in overseas development work.
In your second year, you'll have the opportunity to sign up for our Thrive career mentoring scheme, where you will be partnered with an alumnus. Our mentors are all successful professionals who create an environment where you can discuss your aspirations and test your ideas about graduate life.
Once you graduate, you have the opportunity to become part of our alumni community – a worldwide network of more than 107,000 people.
Being an alumnus of Reading gives you some great benefits, such as:
The Department of Crop Science, collaboratively with the Department of Animal Sciences and Department of Agri-Food Economics and Marketing in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, offer two distinct agriculture courses. BSc Agriculture and BSc Agricultural Business Management are available with foundation and placement year options.
Studying within a modern campus setting and at our nearby working farms, your degree will be built on a foundation of core modules that ensure you meet the industry's expectations for highly qualified Reading graduates.
Join our Agriculture Society to meet new people, socialise, network, and get experience in conference and event management.