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Diploma in Agriculture Technology

Canada

University of the Fraser Valley

Abbotsford, Canada

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Duration 		: 4 Year
Study Type 		: Full Time
Tuition fees 		: 16.00 CAD / Per Year
Exam Accepted 		: IELTS 6.0/9 | TOEFL 80/120 | PTE 60/90
Exam Intake 		: Jan | Sep
Conditional Scholarship 		: NA
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  • Diploma In Agriculture Technology

  • FEATURES:

  • Field trips enhance classroom learning
  • Practicum provides work experience and industry contacts
  • Hands-on learning at the UFV Agriculture Centre, which is equipped with the latest agricultural technology
  • Program eligible for financial aid

  • In your first year, you get to complete the requirements of either the Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate or the Livestock Production certificate before going on to year two. All courses from these certificates apply to the diploma program.

    In your second year, you develop additional expertise in your chosen area of practice, learn about sustainable holistic agricultural practices, and explore issues relating to on-farm food safety, quality, and security. You also develop your writing, business, and marketing skills both by completing coursework and a hands-on enterprise project where you get to develop a business plan for an agricultural venture.

    Topics include:

  • Fruit/vegetable crop production (if your chose the Horticulture option)
  • Livestock management and production (if you chose the Livestock option)
  • Sustainable soil management
  • Professional report writing
  • Principles of microeconomics
  • Field techniques in pest management
  • On-farm food safety, quality, and security
  • Essentials of marketing

  • A final practicum provides you with the opportunity to gain work experience.

    After you have gained two years of experience in the industry, you may wish to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration for Agriculture Management to learn the fundamentals of business management theories and practices and prepare to take up a leadership role in any agribusiness or agricultural agency.

    If you've selected the Horticulture option, you may choose in your third semester to transfer your credits to the four-year Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Or you may finish your fourth semester to earn your Agriculture Technology diploma and enter the Bachelor of Agriculture Science in semester five, after you complete pre-requisite Biology and Statistics courses.

  • CAREER EXPECTATIONS

    Horticulture job opportunities include:

    greenhouses/field production, nurseries, pest management companies, landscaping companies, city parks, agri-service companies or technicians with various levels of government. 

    Livestock job opportunities include: 

    farm managers or owner/operators, dairy herdspersons, ranch hands, agri-service companies, poultry producers, government livestock and forage technicians and artificial insemination specialist

  •  

Entry Requirement

No specific cutoff mentioned

  • Completion of the UFV Agriculture Technology diploma with a grade point average of at least 2.67 or a comparable two-year diploma in agriculture
  • Applicant must be high school passed.

Application Process

  • B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent.
  • One of the following Mathematics classes:
    • Foundations of Mathematics 11
    • Pre-calculus 11
    • Workplace Math 11 or Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 11
    • The formerly offered Principles of Mathematics 11, Applications of Mathematics 11, or Essentials of Mathematics 11
    • MATH 085 or equivalent
  • One of the following Grade 11 sciences:
    • Life Sciences 11, Biology 11, or BIO 083 (strongly recommended)
    • Chemistry 11 or CHEM 083
    • Earth Sciences 11 or Earth Science 11
    • Physics 11 or PHYS 083
  • Applicants must meet the Degree/diploma level English language proficiency requirement. For details on how this requirement may be met, see the English language proficiency requirement section of the calendar.
  • The Agriculture Technology department will also consider applicants if they can demonstrate that they have a reasonable chance for success. Applicants will be required to submit a portfolio and/or be interviewed.

  • Additional documents required for a complete application:

    • Proof of B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent, and official transcripts (or interim transcripts) showing grade/course achievement as per entrance requirements; or
    • Letter of permission from the Agriculture department.
  • Upon admission to the program applicants will be provided with registration information. A deposit is required prior to registration (see the Fees and Other Costs section) and will be applied toward tuition fees.
  • In cases where interim transcripts are submitted, an admission decision may be made conditional upon completion of academic requirements. For Fall entry, proof of completion of entrance requirements is due by the end of the first week in August.

  • To begin taking courses at UFV while waiting for a space to become available in this program, students may submit a separate application to take courses as a student in Qualifying Studies.

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