Doctor of Agriculture (DAg)

The aim of our Professional Doctorate programme is to offer a qualification which, whilst being equivalent in status and challenge to a PhD, is more appropriate if you are pursuing a professional rather than an academic career. It provides a career development path but it also offers a route for industry to engage in meaningful research.

The DAg route starts with the MRes Agriculture which forms Part I of the qualification.

Part II is then undertaken for a minimum of three years (part-time) or two years (full-time) and comprises a longer thesis (up to 60,000 words). This thesis will involve experimentation and must embody the methodology and results of original research. It should, ideally, build upon your Part I dissertation.

If you are interested in undertaking a Professional Doctorate please contact us on dl-enquiries@aber.ac.uk to discuss your ideas at an early stage.

Students wishing to work towards a doctorate will be registered on the MRes in the first instance as this forms Part 1 of the DAg qualification

 

Scheme Structure

	Module	Credits
Options ( 40 credits )	Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs	20
	Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture	20
	Life Cycle Assessment and Beyond	20
	Livestock Health and Welfare	20
	Livestock Nutrition	20
	Livestock Production Science	20
	Low Carbon Livestock	20
	Plant Breeding	20
	Silage Science	20
	Soil Science	20
	Sustainable Forage Systems	20
Core ( 140 credits plus thesis )	Dissertation	120
	Research Methods	20
	Thesis