Phil Hogan attended the launch of the new UCC agriculture course at the weekend.
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Students that enrol in the new UCC bachelor of Agricultural Science programme in 2019 will benefit from proximity to Teagasc Moorepark. The degree will be anchored in the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Studies at UCC, and in the Animal and Grasslands Research Centre in Teagasc Moorepark.
The agricultural acience degree will emphasise knowledge-based teaching and research to support graduates for the agriculture and agri food industries.
The four year programme includes a placement opportunity, which will provide students with experience of working in modern Irish agriculture.
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“As a UCC graduate and former chair of the college's Macra na Feirme branch, I am very proud to participate in the launch of this exciting new degree programme," European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan said.
"The possibilities are endless for agricultural science graduates, both in Ireland and abroad: they may become farmers, or farm advisers; they may code or build better machines; they can build new Irish companies and brands: and whatever they choose, they will contribute to keeping our rural areas vibrant.”
Full details of the Bachelor Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork are available on the University website here
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Students that enrol in the new UCC bachelor of Agricultural Science programme in 2019 will benefit from proximity to Teagasc Moorepark. The degree will be anchored in the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Studies at UCC, and in the Animal and Grasslands Research Centre in Teagasc Moorepark.
The agricultural acience degree will emphasise knowledge-based teaching and research to support graduates for the agriculture and agri food industries.
The four year programme includes a placement opportunity, which will provide students with experience of working in modern Irish agriculture.
“As a UCC graduate and former chair of the college's Macra na Feirme branch, I am very proud to participate in the launch of this exciting new degree programme," European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan said.
"The possibilities are endless for agricultural science graduates, both in Ireland and abroad: they may become farmers, or farm advisers; they may code or build better machines; they can build new Irish companies and brands: and whatever they choose, they will contribute to keeping our rural areas vibrant.”
Full details of the Bachelor Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork are available on the University website here
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