BAgrSc (Hons) Agricultural Science
If you’re interested in Agricultural Science but are not yet certain of which area to specialise in, you can select the No Preference (UAS1) option on the online application portal. Then, during your first year at UCD, you can choose your area of specialisation. If you receive an offer on the Agricultural Science programme, you’ll be guaranteed a place in any of the eleven specialisations from second year. If, on the other hand, you know which of the following areas you’d like to specialise in, you can select one of these areas on the application form. The degree specialisations offered are: ESS1 Agri-Environmental Sciences ETS2 Agricultural Systems Technology CPS1 Animal & Crop Production ANS1 Animal Science EQS1 Animal Science – Equine CPS3 Crop Science DBS1 Dairy Business FAS1 Food & Agribusiness Management FAW1 Food Business with Chinese Studies * FOS1 Forestry HLS1 Horticulture * Students interested in progressing to the Food Business with Chinese Studies degree must undertake three Chinese language modules by the end of year one.

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If you’re interested in Agricultural Science but are not yet certain of which area to specialise in, you can select the No Preference (UAS1) option on the online application portal. Then, during your first year at UCD, you can choose your area of specialisation. If you receive an offer on the Agricultural Science programme, you’ll be guaranteed a place in any of the eleven specialisations from second year. If, on the other hand, you know which of the following areas you’d like to specialise in, you can select one of these areas on the application form. The degree specialisations offered are: ESS1 Agri-Environmental Sciences ETS2 Agricultural Systems Technology CPS1 Animal & Crop Production ANS1 Animal Science EQS1 Animal Science – Equine CPS3 Crop Science DBS1 Dairy Business FAS1 Food & Agribusiness Management FAW1 Food Business with Chinese Studies * FOS1 Forestry HLS1 Horticulture * Students interested in progressing to the Food Business with Chinese Studies degree must undertake three Chinese language modules by the end of year one.
Intakes
September Intake 2025 ( Open )
English Test Scores
- DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
- PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
- TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]