The specialist options are in Agricultural Chemistry, Animal Nutrition, Environmental Management or Soils and Plant Nutrition. The BSc courses are taken on the main campus of the University with students taking pure science degrees. The BAgr courses are taken at the Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane where the Queen's University of Belfast School of Agriculture and Food Science and the research laboratories of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland are sited. Thus, students taking the final year are taught in a research environment. Students are expected to engage in a substantial amount of independent study.
Teaching involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops, laboratory work and field visits.
The degree is designed to prepare candidates for a research career by providing scientific depth together with concepts and principles required for the application of science to agriculture and environmental management. Career opportunities arise in Universities, Government Research Establishments, Research Institutes and in industry. The degree also extends the range of general career opportunities available to the pure science graduate. Candidates with BTEC, ND or HND will be considered for Level 1 or 2 entry.