Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Price
-
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
4 Year(s)
Language
Cantonese, English
Location
(General Office) RRS815, Sir Run Run Shaw Building, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong.
Certificate
- Available
- *The delivery and distribution of the certificate are subject to the policies and arrangements of the course provider.
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Course Overview
The programme aims to:
- Provide students with essential knowledge and a solid foundation for the study of bioresource and agricultural science;
- Deepen students’ appreciation of how sustainability could contribute to nature and humanity and understanding of the science of sustainable agriculture and bioresource management;
- Develop students’ ability to utilise research methodologies, field skills and statistical tools to identify and critically analyze agriculture, bioresource and conservation issues in the local, regional and international contexts; and
- Heighten students’ sensitivity to conflicts and challenges in current issues concerning the interfaces of agricultural practices, nature conservation, urban development and bioresource management.
Special Features of the Programme
- First multidisciplinary degree programme in Hong Kong covering agriculture, landscaping, social, environment, economic and sustainability;
- Internship experience in the industry for all students;
- Basic farm training at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) Experimental Station;
- Local / overseas technical and practical training, e.g. Organic Certification and Inspector Training Course.
What You’ll Learn
Structure of Four-Year Undergraduate Degree Programme
Total (minimum) units required for graduation – 129 units:
- Science Common Core – 15 units
- Major Core and Major Electives – 53 units
- University Core – 13 units
- General Education (GE) – 18 units
- Free Electives – 30 units
Year 2 :
- Introduction to Agricultural Science and Food Systems
- Natural Resources and Environment
- University Core
- GE Courses
- Free Electives
- Biodiversity
- Biodiversity Laboratory
- Genetics and Evolution
- Summer Internship
- GE Courses
- Free Elective Courses
Year 3
- Ecology
- Ecology Laboratory
- Research Methods in Biological Sciences
- Urban Water Resources Management
- GE Courses
- Free Elective Courses
- *Agribusiness: Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Crop Production and Management
- *Organic Certification and Inspector Training
- Soil Science and Fertility
- Soil Science and Fertility Laboratory
- Free Electives
- *Offered biennially. Year 3 students are required to take these two courses in semester 2 of Year 3 study together with Year 4 students.
Year 4
- Bioresource and Agricultural Science Project I
- Bioresource and Agricultural Science Laboratory
- Plant Diseases, Pests, and Weed Management
- Urban Horticulture
- Major Electives
- Free Electives
- Farm Management for Urban Environment
- Major Electives
- GE Capstone
- Free Elective Courses
