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Degree Programme in Agriculture and Rural Enterprises, Full-time studies: KA13

Code: KA13

Degree
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Degree title
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2013
Teaching language
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Autumn 2014 Spring 2015 Autumn 2015 Spring 2016 Autumn 2016 Spring 2017 1. / 2013 2. / 2013 3. / 2014 4. / 2014 5. / 2014 1. / 2014 2. / 2014 3. / 2015 4. / 2015 5. / 2015 1. / 2015 2. / 2015 3. / 2016 4. / 2016 5. / 2016 1. / 2016 2. / 2016 3. / 2017 4. / 2017 5. / 2017
KA13-1083
BASIC STUDIES

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50
KA13-1077
The Basics of Agriculture and Rural Industries

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15
KA13-1078
Introduction to Studies

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5
KA01AMAPEJO Introduction to Polytechnic Studies 2 2 2 1 1
KA01AMAPEVI Introduction to Communication 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KA01AMAPETI Information retrieval 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KA01AMAPEAM Professional development 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KA13-1050
Introduction to Agriculture

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10
KA01AMAPEKA Crop production 2 2 2 1 1
KA01AMAPEKO Animal husbandry 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA01AMAPEMK Machine 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA01AMAPEYP Environmental information systems 2 2 2 1 1
KA13-1082
Communication Abilities

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20
KA01AVIVA05 The Basics of Communication 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA13-1080
Swedish

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5
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
KA01AVIVA07 English 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA13-1081
Information technology

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA13-1076
Competence of Mathematics

(Choose ects: 10 )

10
KA01ALUVA01 Mathematics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01ALUVAKE Chemistry 2 - 3 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KA01ALUVAFY Physics 2 - 3 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KA13-1079
Competence of RDI

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA13-1090
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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75
KA13-1085
Crop Production

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15
KA01BKATUKA Plant biology 2 2 2 1 1
KA01BKATUME Soils and meteorology 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA01BKATULM Fertilization and soil cultivation 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA01BKATUPE Field crop production 4 4 4 2 2
KA01BKATUKV Weed control and crop protection 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA13-1086
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
KA13-1087
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
KA13-1088
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
KA13-1089
Competence of Agribusiness

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25
KA01BMYL01 Introduction to Agribusiness 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BMYL02 Introduction to Accounting and Marketing of a Rural Enterprise 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01BMYL03 Environment of Agricultural and Rural Enterprises 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01BMYL04 The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01BMYL05 Agricultural Policy 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA13-1084
The Growing Season

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5
KA01BKASVU1 The Growing Season 5
KA13-1094
ADVANCED STUDIES

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA13-1093
Farm management and small rural enterprise management (In Finnish)

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA01CMML01 Investment analysis and Financial management 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMML02 The Marketing of a Rural Enterprise 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMML03 Agribusiness and Macroeconomy 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMML04 Management and decision making (In Finnish) 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMML05 Agricultural production economics (In Finnish) 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMML09 Farm planning (In Finnish) 10 10 4 6 2 2 2 2 2
KA01CMML06 Accounting and Product Prizing in Small Companies 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMML07 Business Law 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMML08 Supply Chain Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA13-1092
The Production Processes of a Farm

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40
KA01CMATU01 Organic Production 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU02 The Grassland Production 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU03 Planning of Crop 1 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU04 Analysis of the Farm Production Using the Cross Margin Method 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMATU05 The Agriprocesses- Project 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMATU06 Planning of Crop 2 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMATU07 Special and Protein Crops 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU08 Cattle Production and Health Care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU09 Pig Production and Health Care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KA01CMATU10 Poultry Production and Health Care 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA01CMATU11 Animal Health Care 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KA13-1091
Food processing

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA13-1095
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA01DEKON11 Marketing of farm products and supplies 2 2 2 1 1
KA01CLII015 Special course in sales 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KA01CKATE15 Bioenergy 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
XX00CI35 Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
XX00CI36 Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
KA13-1097
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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50
KA13-1098
Farming Practice

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30
MAAHARJ1 Farming practice part 1 16
MAAHARJ2 Farming practice part 2 14
KA13-1096
Specialisation practice

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20
KA01EEHAR1 Specialisation practice 15
KA01EEHAR2 Specialisation practice 2 5
KA13-1099
BACHELOR'S THESIS

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15
KA01FOPNAY1 Thesis 15
Total 240 54 55 85 35 35 19 30 25 33 52 35 0 17.5 17.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 15 15 8.5 8.5 8.5 16.5 16.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 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
Introduction to Polytechnic Studies
Introduction to Communication
Information retrieval
Professional development
Crop production
Animal husbandry
Machine
Environmental information systems
The Basics of Communication
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
English
Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
Plant biology
Soils and meteorology
Fertilization and soil cultivation
Field crop production
Weed control and crop protection
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
Introduction to Accounting and Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Environment of Agricultural and Rural Enterprises
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
Agricultural Policy
The Growing Season
Investment analysis and Financial management
The Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Agribusiness and Macroeconomy
Management and decision making (In Finnish)
Agricultural production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
Accounting and Product Prizing in Small Companies
Business Law
Supply Chain Management
Organic Production
The Grassland Production
Planning of Crop 1
Analysis of the Farm Production Using the Cross Margin Method
The Agriprocesses- Project
Planning of Crop 2
Special and Protein Crops
Cattle Production and Health Care
Pig Production and Health Care
Poultry Production and Health Care
Animal Health Care
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Bioenergy
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
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
Introduction to Polytechnic Studies
Introduction to Communication
Information retrieval
Professional development
Crop production
Animal husbandry
Machine
Environmental information systems
The Basics of Communication
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
English
Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
Plant biology
Soils and meteorology
Fertilization and soil cultivation
Field crop production
Weed control and crop protection
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
Introduction to Accounting and Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Environment of Agricultural and Rural Enterprises
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
Agricultural Policy
The Growing Season
Investment analysis and Financial management
The Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Agribusiness and Macroeconomy
Management and decision making (In Finnish)
Agricultural production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
Accounting and Product Prizing in Small Companies
Business Law
Supply Chain Management
Organic Production
The Grassland Production
Planning of Crop 1
Analysis of the Farm Production Using the Cross Margin Method
The Agriprocesses- Project
Planning of Crop 2
Special and Protein Crops
Cattle Production and Health Care
Pig Production and Health Care
Poultry Production and Health Care
Animal Health Care
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Bioenergy
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Farming practice part 1
Farming practice part 2
Specialisation practice
Specialisation practice 2
Thesis

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Introduction to Polytechnic Studies
Introduction to Communication
Information retrieval
Professional development
Crop production
Animal husbandry
Machine
Environmental information systems
The Basics of Communication
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
English
Mathematics
Chemistry
Physics
2 Professional Studies
Plant biology
Soils and meteorology
Fertilization and soil cultivation
Field crop production
Weed control and crop protection
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
Introduction to Accounting and Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Environment of Agricultural and Rural Enterprises
The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise
Agricultural Policy
Investment analysis and Financial management
The Marketing of a Rural Enterprise
Agribusiness and Macroeconomy
Management and decision making (In Finnish)
Agricultural production economics (In Finnish)
Farm planning (In Finnish)
Accounting and Product Prizing in Small Companies
Business Law
Supply Chain Management
Organic Production
The Grassland Production
Planning of Crop 1
Analysis of the Farm Production Using the Cross Margin Method
The Agriprocesses- Project
Planning of Crop 2
Special and Protein Crops
Cattle Production and Health Care
Pig Production and Health Care
Poultry Production and Health Care
Animal Health Care
3 Free-Choice Studies
Marketing of farm products and supplies
Special course in sales
Bioenergy
4 Training
Farming practice part 1
Farming practice part 2
Specialisation practice
Specialisation practice 2
5 Thesis

No attached course units

Not grouped
The Growing Season
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Thesis

Code Name Credits (cr)
KA13-1083
BASIC STUDIES

(Choose all )

50
KA13-1077
The Basics of Agriculture and Rural Industries

(Choose all )

15
KA13-1078
Introduction to Studies

(Choose all )

5
KA01AMAPEJO Introduction to Polytechnic Studies 2
KA01AMAPEVI Introduction to Communication 1
KA01AMAPETI Information retrieval 1
KA01AMAPEAM Professional development 1
KA13-1050
Introduction to Agriculture

(Choose all )

10
KA01AMAPEKA Crop production 2
KA01AMAPEKO Animal husbandry 3
KA01AMAPEMK Machine 3
KA01AMAPEYP Environmental information systems 2
KA13-1082
Communication Abilities

(Choose all )

20
KA01AVIVA05 The Basics of Communication 5
KA13-1080
Swedish

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
KA01AVIVA07 English 5
KA13-1081
Information technology

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA13-1076
Competence of Mathematics

(Choose ects: 10 )

10
KA01ALUVA01 Mathematics 5
KA01ALUVAKE Chemistry 2 - 3
KA01ALUVAFY Physics 2 - 3
KA13-1079
Competence of RDI

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA13-1090
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all )

75
KA13-1085
Crop Production

(Choose all )

15
KA01BKATUKA Plant biology 2
KA01BKATUME Soils and meteorology 3
KA01BKATULM Fertilization and soil cultivation 3
KA01BKATUPE Field crop production 4
KA01BKATUKV Weed control and crop protection 3
KA13-1086
Animal Husbandry

(Choose all )

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
KA13-1087
The Basics of Forestry and Energy Technology

(Choose all )

10
KA01BMEP01 Introduction to Forestry 5
KA01BMEP02 Princips of Farm Energy Technology 5
KA13-1088
The Basics of Agritechnology

(Choose all )

10
KA01BMTP01 Fundamentals of Agricultural Technology 5
KA01BMTP02 Crop Production Technology 5
KA13-1089
Competence of Agribusiness

(Choose all )

25
KA01BMYL01 Introduction to Agribusiness 5
KA01BMYL02 Introduction to Accounting and Marketing of a Rural Enterprise 5
KA01BMYL03 Environment of Agricultural and Rural Enterprises 5
KA01BMYL04 The Taxation of a Rural Enterprise 5
KA01BMYL05 Agricultural Policy 5
KA13-1084
The Growing Season

(Choose all )

5
KA01BKASVU1 The Growing Season 5
KA13-1094
ADVANCED STUDIES

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA13-1093
Farm management and small rural enterprise management (In Finnish)

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA01CMML01 Investment analysis and Financial management 10
KA01CMML02 The Marketing of a Rural Enterprise 5
KA01CMML03 Agribusiness and Macroeconomy 5
KA01CMML04 Management and decision making (In Finnish) 5
KA01CMML05 Agricultural production economics (In Finnish) 5
KA01CMML09 Farm planning (In Finnish) 10
KA01CMML06 Accounting and Product Prizing in Small Companies 5
KA01CMML07 Business Law 5
KA01CMML08 Supply Chain Management 5
KA13-1092
The Production Processes of a Farm

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA01CMATU01 Organic Production 5
KA01CMATU02 The Grassland Production 5
KA01CMATU03 Planning of Crop 1 5
KA01CMATU04 Analysis of the Farm Production Using the Cross Margin Method 5
KA01CMATU05 The Agriprocesses- Project 5
KA01CMATU06 Planning of Crop 2 5
KA01CMATU07 Special and Protein Crops 5
KA01CMATU08 Cattle Production and Health Care 5
KA01CMATU09 Pig Production and Health Care 5
KA01CMATU10 Poultry Production and Health Care 5
KA01CMATU11 Animal Health Care 5
KA13-1091
Food processing

(Choose ects: 40 )

40
KA13-1095
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 5 )

5
KA01DEKON11 Marketing of farm products and supplies 2
KA01CLII015 Special course in sales 3
KA01CKATE15 Bioenergy 5
XX00CI35 Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
XX00CI36 Finnish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
KA13-1097
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all )

50
KA13-1098
Farming Practice

(Choose all )

30
MAAHARJ1 Farming practice part 1 16
MAAHARJ2 Farming practice part 2 14
KA13-1096
Specialisation practice

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20
KA01EEHAR1 Specialisation practice 15
KA01EEHAR2 Specialisation practice 2 5
KA13-1099
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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