ProgrammeA-Level entryAgriculture & Food Systems4 years

BSc Honours Agricultural Informatics

University of Zimbabwe· Harare

Entry level: A-Level entry
Field of study: Agriculture & Food Systems
Duration: 4 years
Institution: University of Zimbabwe

Entry requirements

This is a degree. It is entered after A-Level, so O-Level results alone are not enough.

As the institution publishes it

Good 'O' Level passes (Grade B or better) in Mathematics and Science AND at least 2 'A' Level passes in Mathematics or Economics/Business Studies and one subject from Accounts, Biology, Geography, Chemistry, Physics and Agriculture/Crop Science/Animal Science; OR a Diploma in Agriculture from a recognised agricultural college.

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About this programme

A hybrid degree for the growing field of digital agriculture. You study crop and farm systems alongside computing, so that you can build and use tools such as farm record systems, GIS and satellite imagery, sensors, mobile apps and analytics to improve yields, manage risk and inform markets. It prepares graduates to bridge the gap between farmers and technologists, and to start agri-tech ventures.

What you will study

Programming and databases; GIS and remote sensing; precision agriculture; farm information systems; data analytics and statistics; agricultural systems and economics; software project work.

Further study and pathways

MSc in data science, GIS or precision agriculture; agri-tech start-ups, mobile-money and agri-fintech firms, research institutes.

Source: University of Zimbabwe: UZ_Undergraduate_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"

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