Undergraduate Degrees
B.Sc. in Agribusiness and Management
Introduction
The B.Sc. General Degree in Agribusiness and Management is an interdisciplinary degree of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, and the Department of management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences. This degree offers to its participants the integration of the science of agriculture and the skills of management. The programme also equips agricultural experts with the managerial skills needed for this process of integration.Entry Requirements
To qualify for this degree, candidates must complete the prescribed Level 1 courses and meet the requirements of both the Management Studies and Agribusiness Majors of the respective Faculties. Before registering as a student in Level 1, and before beginning the course of study, a candidate must have satisfied the University’s matriculation requirements for entry to a three-year full-time degree programme, and must possess the following minimum requirements.- CXC English Language (General Proficiency Grades1 and 2 – or Grade 3 if attained after June 1998) or G.C.E. ‘O’ Level English Language,
- CXC Mathematics (General Proficiency Grades 1 and 2 – or Grade 3 if attained after June 1998) or G.C.E. ‘O’ Level Mathematics,
- Any two ‘A’ Levels OR a Diploma in Agriculture from a recognized institution
Exemption from Level 1
Candidates may be exempted from Level 1 and be admitted directly to Level 2 if they possess any of the following:- An Associateship in Science from the Jamaica School of Agriculture
- Specified Year 1 Natural Science or Social Science courses, passed at Cave Hill, Mona or St. Augustine
- Equivalent qualifications
Diplomates of the College of Agriculture (Jamaica) with a grade point average of 2.9 and above will be able to register for the degree and will be given credits as follows:
Level 1 – all courses except the accounting courses ACCT1002 and ACCT1003
Level 2 – AM 23B – Management and Economics of Agriculture
Prerequisites
For some courses there are pre-requisites, which must be taken and passed before registration for such courses is permitted. Where these apply, a list of pre-requisites (in parenthesis) will be listed next to the relevant courses.Programme Structure
The B.Sc. General Degree with double major in Agribusiness and Management comprises of the following components:| Management Studies Major Advanced courses | 30 credits |
| Agribusiness Major Advanced courses | 20 credits |
| Entrepreneurship Minor Advanced courses | 12 credits |
Course of Study
To get a list of courses by semseter and level click here.Internship
The practical component offers an internship period at the end of Level 2. Students are attached to an appropriate agribusiness firm or organization in the Caribbean for a ten-week period, in order to gain practical skills, experience and training in an agribusiness environment. The Faculty of Agriculture will make the arrangements for the internship. Students are required to register for the internship course AGBU3008 in their second year of Level 2 (distance programme), and may suggest to the Faculty through the Internship Coordinator, the firm where they may wish to do their internship. This firm would not normally be the firm of employment of the student. The firm must provide a supervisor for the student. Both the student and supervisor will provide reports that will contribute to the assessment of the internship. The assessment will be on a pass/fail basis and no grades are assigned to this course.Project
A project in the area of Agribusiness or Marketing is one of the requirements of this programme. All project reports must be handed to the Site Coordinator’s Office by the end of the eighth week of the second semester the final year of Level 3. Any project report handed in after this date and before the end of the 11th week of the second semester will not be considered for a mark higher than 40%, except if the extension of time is supported by the supervisor and approved by the Dean or the Faculty Board. The request for extension must be submitted at least two weeks before the official deadline and before the Faculty Board meeting preceding the deadline. Any candidate who, without the approval of the Faculty Board, submits a project after 4:00 p.m. on the Friday of the 11th week of the second semester will be deemed to have failed but may be examined by submission of the project report before the Supplemental Examination in the case of DE students. Students are required to type their reports at their own expense. The following marking scheme is used in the assessment of the project.| Presentation (Format) | 30% |
| Content | 35% |
| Interpretation of results | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
Students should note that marks will be deducted for poor expression and spelling mistakes.
