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Climate and Sustainable Agriculture

Farm Water Management & Irrigation Decisions

Make evidence-based water, irrigation and scheduling decisions for productive farms.
ProfessionalBlendedLearning hours under academic reviewPlanned
Planned

Course overview

A practical pathway built around a clear outcome.

Make evidence-based water, irrigation and scheduling decisions for productive farms.

Prepare a farm water budget and irrigation management plan.

Academic and practical requirements

Requirements are stated separately.

Assessment
Assessment plan under academic review
Practical requirement
Practical requirements to be confirmed
Entry requirements
Programme-specific requirements will be published before applications open.

Quality record

Curriculum information

Curriculum version
Draft
Last review
Not yet reviewed
Instructor
Academic team to be confirmed
Technical reviewer
Technical reviewer to be confirmed

Entry qualifications

Who this course is for

  • Young people, farmers, professionals or enterprise builders working in or entering agriculture.
  • Basic English reading ability and access to an internet-enabled phone or computer.
  • No prior university qualification is required for Foundation courses.
  • Professional and Advanced courses benefit from relevant field, study or enterprise experience.

Learning objectives

What you will build

  • Apply water budgeting to a defined agricultural context.
  • Apply irrigation choice to a defined agricultural context.
  • Apply scheduling to a defined agricultural context.
  • Produce evidence of learning through practical assignments and assessment.

Course structure

Learn. Apply. Demonstrate.

01

Learn

Lessons and guided resources.

02

Apply

Exercises linked to an agricultural context.

03

Demonstrate

Assessment against the stated outcome.