Careers in Agriculture
A huge choice of careers is open to those studying agriculture-related subjects at higher education level. From veterinary surgeons to environmentalists, to agricultural business organisation,   the scope and depth of this area of study is endless. There is also a wide variety of vocational qualifications available, many taught in specialised agricultural colleges based on working farms, estates or botanical gardens. Forget your image of the traditional florid Barbour-and-flat-cap-wearing, pipe-smoking farmer, and think GM crops, global perspectives and eco-friendly...

Tips and Traps for the First year
We at Hotcourses have our fair share of university experiences between us, so here are some things we wish we’d read before we started the first year of University First year work ethic Being a student requires more careful time management than at school – as well as having lectures scattered all over your timetable, you will be expected to spend a lot of study hours reading and doing assignments, and you will have to organise all this yourself. Whilst this can seem like an annoying distraction from the important first year business of making friends and generally having a good time, it’ll...