Agriculture

The main purpose and intention of the programme is to build human resources capacity in the agriculture sector. The proposed programme is designed to develop a cadre of professionals with knowledge and competencies in applied sciences pertinent to all aspects of agriculture and resources management. The programme is designed with double exit and double entry possibilities. The first two years of the programme is skill based, and prepares students to exit with a two year Diploma certificate. On completion of the first two years, those students capable of and wishing to pursue Bachelors programme will continue further for two more years and exit with Bachelor degree. Diploma graduates who have worked and gathered at least two years of field experience and wishing to enhance their profession career have the possibility to enter at the beginning of year 3 to obtain a Bachelor degree.

The main aim of the Diploma and BSc Agriculture programme is to contribute to the socioeconomic development by creating a larger critical mass of qualified professionals in the field of agriculture and to advance the country’s intellectual and academic environment. Graduates are equipped with knowledge and skills to enhance food production, food security, and manage agriculture programmes that contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic development of a nation. 

The proposed BSc programme consists of 480 credits with 36 modules including field attachment and a research project in the 4th year. The mode of study will be full time for two years Diploma certificate and four years for Bachelor degree.

Year	Semester	Module Title	Module Code	Credit
1	I	Dzongkha	DZG101	12
		Academic  Skills	ACS101	12
		Soil Nutrient Management	SSC102	12
		Fundamentals of Horticulture	HOR101	12
		Fundamentals of Plant Protection	PLP101	12
	II	Communication & Extension	EXT101	12
		Soil Science	SSC101	12
		Fundamental of Agronomy & Farm Machinery	AGR101	12
		Plant Protection	PLP202	12
		Horticulture Crop I	HOR102	12
2	I	Farm Economics & Marketing	ECN201	12
		Project Work I	PWK201	12
		Post Harvest Technology	HOR203	12
		Horticulture Crop II	HOR204	12
		Field Crops Cereals	AGR102	12
	II	Project Work II	PWK202	12
		Field Attachment	ATT201	12
		Medicinal,  Aromatic Plants & Spices	HOR205	12
		Plant Breeding & Seed Production	BRS201	12
		Field Crops	AGR203	12
		Water Management	WMT201	12
3	I	Organizational Management and Leadership	MGT101	12
		Entrepreneurship Development	EDP101	12
		Agronomy	AGR304	12
		Landscaping and  Ornamental Horticulture	HOR306	12
		Biochemistry	BIC301	12
	II	Statistics	STS301	12
		Research Methods	RES301	12
		Rural Enterprise Development	EDP302	12
		Integrated Pest Management	PLP303	12
		Advanced Vegetable Production	HOR307	12
4	I	Advanced Fruit Production	HOR408	12
		Geographical Information System  and Remote Sensing	GIS402	12
		Epidemiology and Crop Diseases Management	PLP404	12
		Food Science and Technology	FSC401	12
		Organic Agriculture	AGR405	12
	II	Research Project	RES402	60