The new four-year honours degree programme ‘Agricultural Systems Technology’ was announced at a symposium in UCD ‘Harvesting Knowledge: Big Data in Agriculture and Food’ on Tuesday. The programme is aimed at students that want to build their skills-base in developing, deploying and managing technology for the agriculture and food sector.

“Agriculture and food industries need more innovation and Big Data and new technologies offer enormous potential to improve efficiency and to create new opportunities. UCD is delighted to introduce this innovative new programme which will develop graduates with the necessary skills and competencies to inform complex decision making, planning and strategy formulation,” said Alex Evans, UCD dean of Agriculture.

With a focus on design, numeracy and technology, students will engage with food production and processing, specifically with technology to enhance efficiency, sustainability and reliability. Computer systems, networks, data management and sensors through machinery systems and precision agriculture will all be part of the programme.

UCD School of Agriculture

Currently, there are more than 1,800 students registered to programmes offered by the UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, including 12 undergraduate, eight taught postgraduate programmes, as well as continuous professional development and postgraduate research opportunities.

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