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PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME WHILE YOU'RE WORKING OR FARMING!
The Honours course in Agricultural Management is multidisciplinary and aims at developing the student's proficiency in a wide variety of functional areas of farm management, and also at offering training in the management of businesses which process agricultural products. This shift of emphasis brings a greater variety of subject disciplines into action in the presentation of the course.
Although the training programme is conducted and coordinated by the Centre for Agricultural Management, the presentation of the programme is a faculty concern, in which almost all the departments in the Agricultural Programme are involved.
The Centre for Agricultural Management forms part of the Department of Agricultural Economics with the responsibility of developing and presenting the agricultural management training and research programmes.
The management committee of the Centre is comprised of persons both from within and outside the academic milieu.
Different study methods will be used, such as lectures and presentations, individual work, group work, group discussions and studies carried out by means of video cassettes. This variety is essential in order to develop your skills in the diverse areas of management.
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Specialisation in Agricultural Management
A script and eight examination papers of two hours each, of which 4 in the first semester and 4 in the second semester, as well as two oral examinations – one in the first semester and one in the second semester. All modules 15 credits each.
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LBB601: Advanced Agricultural Management
Management styles, approaches and analysis of the environment, the organisation of information and control of enterprises.
Compulsory tour: Visits to farming businesses.
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LBB602: Financial Management
The influence of risk on management decisions, the evaluation of economic and financial viability of capital projects and the effect of income tax thereon, the strategic financial management of an agricultural business.
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LBB603: Plant Production Management
Physical, economic and financial planning of all cash crops, fruit, vegetables and perennial cultivated (planted) pastures for an agricultural business.
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LBB604: Animal Production Management
Physical, economic and financial planning of all sorts of livestock (including wildlife), as well as fodder-flow planning for an agricultural business.
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LBB605: Strategic Marketing Management
The development of marketing strategies for successful farming.
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LBB606: Strategic Human Resources Management
The development of strategies to improve productivity of human resources on farming level.
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LBB607: Association Agreements and Agribusiness Management
An evaluation of different association agreements that can be used in agriculture; much attention is given to agribusiness management of a farming operation in a changing environment.
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LBB608: Integrated Agricultural Planning
Concentrate on the integration of all aspects of a farming business where a farming model is developed into a mini script.
Compulsory tour: Visit to agribusinesses.
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The tours that are undertaken during the course, is compulsory for all students.
These tours are aimed at providing the student with a practical illustration of various management systems, concepts and techniques.
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