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Degree Programme in Agriculture and Rural Enterprises, Full-time studies: AGRO15

Code: AGRO15

Degree
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Degree title
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2015
Teaching language
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 Autumn 2015 Spring 2016 Autumn 2016 Spring 2017 Autumn 2017 Spring 2018 Autumn 2018 Spring 2019 1. / 2015 2. / 2015 3. / 2016 4. / 2016 5. / 2016 1. / 2016 2. / 2016 3. / 2017 4. / 2017 5. / 2017 1. / 2017 2. / 2017 3. / 2018 4. / 2018 5. / 2018 1. / 2018 2. / 2018 3. / 2019 4. / 2019 5. / 2019
AGRO15-1088
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

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20
AGRO15-1089
Building competence

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10
YPO1A2 Study and working life skills 2 2 2 1 1
YPO2A2 Internationalization Skills 2 2 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
AGRO15-1090
Business and entrepreneurship competence

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5
YPO1B3 Business Operations and Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YPO2B2 Basics of Business Competence 2 2 2 1 1
AGRO15-1091
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3 3 3 1 1 1
AGRO15-1070
BASIC STUDIES

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30
AGRO15-1069
Communication Abilities

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12
YELVIEST02 Business Communication in Finnish 2 2 2 1 1
YELRUOTS03 Swedish 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
YELENGLI05 English 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01AVIVA11 Information and Communication Technology 2 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
AGRO15-1067
Competence of Mathematics

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10
KA01ALUVA01 Mathematics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01ALUVA02 Physics and Chemistry 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1086
Food Chain Business

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5
YELRYMAR05 Marketing planning and implementation in the food chain 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1068
Competence of RDI

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3
KA01ATUKV10 Research and Development 3 1.8 1.2 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
AGRO15-1071
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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75
KA01AMAPE02 Introduction to Agriculture 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
AGRO15-1073
Crop Production

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15
KA01BKATU06 Introduction to Plant Production 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BKATU08 Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 3
KA01BKATU09 Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 2 7
AGRO15-1074
Animal Husbandry

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15
KA01BKOTU10 Basics of Animal Production and Farm Animal Welfare 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01BKOTU11 Feeds and Feeding 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BKOTU12 Monitoring and Management of the Production and Quality 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1076
The Basics of Forestry and Energy Technology

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10
KA01BMEP01 Introduction to Forestry 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BMEP02 Princips of Farm Energy Technology 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1077
The Basics of Agritechnology

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10
KA01BMTP01 Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BMTP02 Crop Production Technology 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1075
The Basics of Agricultural Economics

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10
KA01BMYL01 Introduction to Agribusiness 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BMYL06 The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
AGRO15-1072
The Growing Season

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5
KA01BKASVU1 The Growing Season 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
AGRO15-1081
FREE CHOICE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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40
AGRO15-1079
Agribusiness

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40
KA01CMML01 Investment analysis and Financial management 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMYL01 Agricultural Policy 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMYL03 Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish) 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMYL02 Farm management and production economics (In Finnish) 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMML09 Farm planning (In Finnish) 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
AGRO15-1080
The Production Processes of a Farm

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40
KA01CMYT01 The principles of farm-scale planning of production 10 10 10 5 5
KA01CMYT05 Crop Production Planning and Management 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMYT03 Feed and animal health care planning 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMYT04 Development Project 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
AGRO15-1078
Food processing

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA03BELTE10 Introduction to food processing and biotechnology 3
KC03BE30051 Food chemistry 5
KC03BE30060 Food processes 5
YELETMBI05 Food safety and microbiology 5
KC03PTLS05 Packaging Technology and Legislation 5
KC03TTAL05 Industrial management 5
KC03TOIM05 Supply chain management 5
AGRO15-1093
Elintarvikeprosessin valinnaiset

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5
KC03CE60140 Meat technology 1 5
KC03CE60190 Cereal technology 1 5
KC03CE60162 Dairy technology 1 5
KC03CE60214 Vegetable and berry products 5
AGRO15-1066
FramiPro-studies

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15 - 30
AGRO15-1087
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
KA01DEKON11 Marketing of farm products and supplies 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KA01CLII015 Special course in sales 3 3 3 1 1 1
KA01DVVO11 Environment of Agricultural Enterprises 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CKATE15 Bioenergy 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01DVVO12 Organic Production 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01DVVO13 Animal Breeding 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KAF2F001 Agriculture and Forestry in Finland 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KAF2F002 Finnish Perspective on Energy Management 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KAF2F003 Food Chemistry 5 3 3 1.5 1.5
KAF2F004 Leadership 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KAF2F005 Development Project 10 10 10 5 5
KA01DVVO16 Basics of Business Mathematics 2
AGRO15-1083
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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50
AGRO15-1084
Farming Practice

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30
MAAHARJ1 Farming practice part 1 16
MAAHARJ2 Farming practice part 2 14
AGRO15-1082
Specialisation practice

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20
KA01EEHAR1 Specialisation practice 15
KA01EEHAR2 Specialisation practice 2 5
AGRO15-1085
BACHELOR'S THESIS

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15
KA01FOPNAY1 Thesis 15
Total 240 57 51.8 133.2 0 32.8 24.2 20 31.8 77.2 56 0 0 16.4 16.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 10 10 10.8 10.8 10.8 38.6 38.6 18.8 18.8 18.8 0 0 0 0 0

General competencies (Bachelor’s Degrees)

1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

No attached course units

2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

No attached course units

3 Working community competence

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

No attached course units

4 Innovation competence

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

No attached course units

5 Internationalization competence

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

No attached course units

6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

No attached course units

7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

No attached course units

Not grouped
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Business Communication in Finnish
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
English
Information and Communication Technology 2
Mathematics
Physics and Chemistry
Marketing planning and implementation in the food chain
Research and Development
Introduction to Agriculture
Introduction to Plant Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 2
Basics of Animal Production and Farm Animal Welfare
Feeds and Feeding
Monitoring and Management of the Production and Quality
Introduction to Forestry
Princips of Farm Energy Technology
Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology
Crop Production Technology
Introduction to Agribusiness
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
The Growing Season
Investment analysis and Financial management
Agricultural Policy
Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish)
Farm management and production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
The principles of farm-scale planning of production
Crop Production Planning and Management
Feed and animal health care planning
Development Project
Introduction to food processing and biotechnology
Food chemistry
Food processes
Food safety and microbiology
Packaging Technology and Legislation
Industrial management
Supply chain management
Meat technology 1
Cereal technology 1
Dairy technology 1
Vegetable and berry products
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Environment of Agricultural Enterprises
Bioenergy
Organic Production
Animal Breeding
Agriculture and Forestry in Finland
Finnish Perspective on Energy Management
Food Chemistry
Leadership
Development Project
Basics of Business Mathematics
Farming practice part 1
Farming practice part 2
Specialisation practice
Specialisation practice 2
Thesis

Bachelor of Agriculture competencies

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1 Agricultural production skills

The student is able to integrate primary production into the food chain.

The student knows the whole farm and its functions and work. They are familiar with the principles of plant nutrition and the nutrient and carbon cycles. They are able to plan the cultivation of arable crops using cultivation technology in an appropriate and profitable way. They know the basics of animal welfare and health maintenance, basic animal husbandry and typical production environment solutions. They are able to select animal feeds as well as plan and evaluate the feeding of farm animals. They know how to use a tractor and its associated machinery safely.

No attached course units

2 Rural area as an operational environment

Students are familiar with the rural networks and are able to function in those networks. They have knowledge of national and international rural policies and are aware of their impacts on the operations and development of regions, rural areas and agriculture.

No attached course units

3 Business and entrepreneurship competence

Students have knowledge of the principles of entrepreneurship and the areas of business. They are competent in systematically managing and developing rural enterprises in a financially profitable way.

No attached course units

4 Environmental competence

Students are aware of the impacts their activities have on the environment and of the interaction between rural enterprises and the environment. They are competent in developing enterprises in an environmentally sustainable way.

No attached course units

Not grouped
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Business Communication in Finnish
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
English
Information and Communication Technology 2
Mathematics
Physics and Chemistry
Marketing planning and implementation in the food chain
Research and Development
Introduction to Agriculture
Introduction to Plant Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 2
Basics of Animal Production and Farm Animal Welfare
Feeds and Feeding
Monitoring and Management of the Production and Quality
Introduction to Forestry
Princips of Farm Energy Technology
Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology
Crop Production Technology
Introduction to Agribusiness
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
The Growing Season
Investment analysis and Financial management
Agricultural Policy
Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish)
Farm management and production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
The principles of farm-scale planning of production
Crop Production Planning and Management
Feed and animal health care planning
Development Project
Introduction to food processing and biotechnology
Food chemistry
Food processes
Food safety and microbiology
Packaging Technology and Legislation
Industrial management
Supply chain management
Meat technology 1
Cereal technology 1
Dairy technology 1
Vegetable and berry products
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Environment of Agricultural Enterprises
Bioenergy
Organic Production
Animal Breeding
Agriculture and Forestry in Finland
Finnish Perspective on Energy Management
Food Chemistry
Leadership
Development Project
Basics of Business Mathematics
Farming practice part 1
Farming practice part 2
Specialisation practice
Specialisation practice 2
Thesis

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Business Communication in Finnish
Swedish
English
Information and Communication Technology 2
Mathematics
Physics and Chemistry
Marketing planning and implementation in the food chain
Research and Development
2 Professional Studies
Introduction to Agriculture
Introduction to Plant Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production
Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 2
Basics of Animal Production and Farm Animal Welfare
Feeds and Feeding
Monitoring and Management of the Production and Quality
Introduction to Forestry
Princips of Farm Energy Technology
Crop Production Technology
Introduction to Agribusiness
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
The Growing Season
Investment analysis and Financial management
Agricultural Policy
Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish)
Farm management and production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
The principles of farm-scale planning of production
Crop Production Planning and Management
Feed and animal health care planning
Development Project
3 Free-Choice Studies
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Environment of Agricultural Enterprises
Bioenergy
Organic Production
Animal Breeding
Agriculture and Forestry in Finland
Finnish Perspective on Energy Management
Food Chemistry
Leadership
Development Project
4 Training
Farming practice part 1
Farming practice part 2
Specialisation practice
Specialisation practice 2
5 Thesis

No attached course units

Not grouped
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology
Introduction to food processing and biotechnology
Food chemistry
Food processes
Food safety and microbiology
Packaging Technology and Legislation
Industrial management
Supply chain management
Meat technology 1
Cereal technology 1
Dairy technology 1
Vegetable and berry products
Basics of Business Mathematics
Thesis

Code Name Credits (cr)
AGRO15-1088
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

(Choose all )

20
AGRO15-1089
Building competence

(Choose all )

10
YPO1A2 Study and working life skills 2
YPO2A2 Internationalization Skills 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3
AGRO15-1090
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all )

5
YPO1B3 Business Operations and Entrepreneurship 3
YPO2B2 Basics of Business Competence 2
AGRO15-1091
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3
AGRO15-1070
BASIC STUDIES

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30
AGRO15-1069
Communication Abilities

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12
YELVIEST02 Business Communication in Finnish 2
YELRUOTS03 Swedish 3
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
YELENGLI05 English 5
KA01AVIVA11 Information and Communication Technology 2 2
AGRO15-1067
Competence of Mathematics

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10
KA01ALUVA01 Mathematics 5
KA01ALUVA02 Physics and Chemistry 5
AGRO15-1086
Food Chain Business

(Choose all )

5
YELRYMAR05 Marketing planning and implementation in the food chain 5
AGRO15-1068
Competence of RDI

(Choose all )

3
KA01ATUKV10 Research and Development 3
AGRO15-1071
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all )

75
KA01AMAPE02 Introduction to Agriculture 10
AGRO15-1073
Crop Production

(Choose all )

15
KA01BKATU06 Introduction to Plant Production 5
KA01BKATU08 Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 3
KA01BKATU09 Introduction to Crop and Grassland Production 2 7
AGRO15-1074
Animal Husbandry

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15
KA01BKOTU10 Basics of Animal Production and Farm Animal Welfare 5
KA01BKOTU11 Feeds and Feeding 5
KA01BKOTU12 Monitoring and Management of the Production and Quality 5
AGRO15-1076
The Basics of Forestry and Energy Technology

(Choose all )

10
KA01BMEP01 Introduction to Forestry 5
KA01BMEP02 Princips of Farm Energy Technology 5
AGRO15-1077
The Basics of Agritechnology

(Choose all )

10
KA01BMTP01 Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology 5
KA01BMTP02 Crop Production Technology 5
AGRO15-1075
The Basics of Agricultural Economics

(Choose all )

10
KA01BMYL01 Introduction to Agribusiness 5
KA01BMYL06 The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise 5
AGRO15-1072
The Growing Season

(Choose all )

5
KA01BKASVU1 The Growing Season 5
AGRO15-1081
FREE CHOICE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
AGRO15-1079
Agribusiness

(Choose all )

40
KA01CMML01 Investment analysis and Financial management 10
KA01CMYL01 Agricultural Policy 5
KA01CMYL03 Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish) 5
KA01CMYL02 Farm management and production economics (In Finnish) 10
KA01CMML09 Farm planning (In Finnish) 10
AGRO15-1080
The Production Processes of a Farm

(Choose all )

40
KA01CMYT01 The principles of farm-scale planning of production 10
KA01CMYT05 Crop Production Planning and Management 10
KA01CMYT03 Feed and animal health care planning 10
KA01CMYT04 Development Project 10
AGRO15-1078
Food processing

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA03BELTE10 Introduction to food processing and biotechnology 3
KC03BE30051 Food chemistry 5
KC03BE30060 Food processes 5
YELETMBI05 Food safety and microbiology 5
KC03PTLS05 Packaging Technology and Legislation 5
KC03TTAL05 Industrial management 5
KC03TOIM05 Supply chain management 5
AGRO15-1093
Elintarvikeprosessin valinnaiset

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KC03CE60140 Meat technology 1 5
KC03CE60190 Cereal technology 1 5
KC03CE60162 Dairy technology 1 5
KC03CE60214 Vegetable and berry products 5
AGRO15-1066
FramiPro-studies

(Choose 30 )

15 - 30
AGRO15-1087
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10 )

10
KA01DEKON11 Marketing of farm products and supplies 2
KA01CLII015 Special course in sales 3
KA01DVVO11 Environment of Agricultural Enterprises 5
KA01CKATE15 Bioenergy 5
KA01DVVO12 Organic Production 5
KA01DVVO13 Animal Breeding 5
KAF2F001 Agriculture and Forestry in Finland 3
KAF2F002 Finnish Perspective on Energy Management 3
KAF2F003 Food Chemistry 5
KAF2F004 Leadership 3
KAF2F005 Development Project 10
KA01DVVO16 Basics of Business Mathematics 2
AGRO15-1083
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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50
AGRO15-1084
Farming Practice

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30
MAAHARJ1 Farming practice part 1 16
MAAHARJ2 Farming practice part 2 14
AGRO15-1082
Specialisation practice

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20
KA01EEHAR1 Specialisation practice 15
KA01EEHAR2 Specialisation practice 2 5
AGRO15-1085
BACHELOR'S THESIS

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15
KA01FOPNAY1 Thesis 15

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

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