Agriculture School

Bachelor of Agricultural Science

You will dig into every aspect of agriculture including pastures, crops, animal and soil sciences as well as economics, agribusiness and the influence of Government policies, regulations and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. You will learn about future and present issues in the industry and gain skills in the use of technology in agriculture. Disciplines like engineering, physics, chemistry and biology are also an important part of gaining a broad understanding of the primary industries.

Experience before you graduate
Industry experience is integrated into this degree, with practical work courses allowing you to experience and analyse real-world scenarios while you are studying.

Massey aligns its world-ranked agriculture programmes to agribusiness industries throughout the world. All this will give you an advantage with prospective employers upon graduation, with industry contacts, a better understanding of the primary industries and the management skills to lead it. Most Agriculture students secure employment before they graduate.

Bachelor of AgriCommerce

From running large farm-based agribusinesses right through to international food trade, you will gain the skills and sound business knowledge to help progress the future of New Zealand’s primary production sector.

You’ll learn about farm production systems, supply chain management, marketing, food economies, and international agribusiness. This will give you a strong understanding of what it takes to be sustainable and competitive in global food and fibre markets.

Also you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to deliver in future workplaces. Giving you a sound knowledge of land-based systems and agribusiness along with specialist knowledge in one area of agribusiness. You will also have knowledge to apply and integrate scientific, technological and business knowledge to meet marketplace demands. Ensure you will be a good analytical thinker able to interpret information to develop sound and innovative solutions
Give you an understanding of ethics, multi-cultural and international environments.

Practical experience
During your degree you will gain more than 300 hours of paid work experience. That will give you an advantage with potential employers.

Bachelor of Horticultural Science

Just New Zealand, the horticulture industry is worth billions. With the growth in industry comes increasing demand for university-qualified graduates to take on exciting careers. Opportunities are plentiful around New Zealand and overseas.

The Bachelor of Horticultural Science is totally focused on helping you become a horticulture graduate who can hit the ground running. It will give you the relevant, contemporary skills that industry requires and will ensure that you can take your place leading this exciting industry into the future.

In demand by employers
Globally there are more jobs in horticulture than there are people to fill them. The apple industry alone estimates that they need 150 new graduates each year for the next decade. Horticulture will offer you a wide range of exciting and rewarding career opportunities across business and science roles. Our students that are motivated to work hard often progress quickly to attractive and internationally orientated positions within the horticultural sector.