Stage 1: Covers all the basic scientific and quantitative aspects of the subject such as soil, crop and animal science, and economics; students are introduced to laboratory work and develop skills in microcomputing; a series of visits to the University farms covers some of the more practical aspects of agriculture. Stage 2: Students apply the principles established in stage 1 to both animal and crop production and to farm management. Stage 3: Following 1 of the 5 Honours options allows students to study in depth an area of agriculture that particularly interests them; each Honours option has a number of specific core modules with a wide range of additional choices making up 1/3 of the modules taken in the final year; students also write a dissertation.