The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has been at the forefront of agricultural education and a key contributor to the land-based sector for over 170 years.

Today, the RAU has around 1,100 students studying agriculture, food, environment, farm management, animal science, business, equine science, real estate and rural land management.

The RAU prides itself on its links with industry and its courses are designed to meet the demands of the employment market for land-based expertise, both in the UK and worldwide.

In 2019 the University became only the sixth university, and the first specialist university, to be made a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE). Accreditation is awarded for leading-edge enterprise practice and for making the development of students’ entrepreneurial skills a priority.

Undergraduate courses

BSc (Hons) Agri-Food Business Management (Foundation Year and Placement Year options also available
https://www.rau.ac.uk/ug-afbm

BSc (Hons) Agriculture (Foundation Year and Placement Year options also available
https://www.rau.ac.uk/ug-a

BSc (Hons) Agricultural Management (Top-up) https://www.rau.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/bsc-hons-agricultural-management-top

BSc (Hons) Applied Farm Management (Foundation Year and Placement Year options also available

https://www.rau.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/bsc-hons-applied-farm-management

BSc (Hons) Environment, Food and Society (Foundation Year and Placement Year options also available

https://www.rau.ac.uk/ug-efs

FdSc Agriculture and Farm Management

https://www.rau.ac.uk/ug-afmt

Postgraduate courses

Graduate Certificate in Agriculture

https://www.rau.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/graduate-certificate-agriculture