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Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agronomist (Blended Studies), Rovaniemi, Fall 2023: RA61M23S Agromist (multiple form studies), Rovaniemi, fall 2023 (Lapland University of Applied Sciences)

Code: RA61M23S

Degree:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Degree title:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Credits:
240 ects

Duration:
4 years (240 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 Autumn
2023
Spring
2024
Autumn
2024
Spring
2025
Autumn
2025
Spring
2026
Autumn
2026
Spring
2027
1. / 2023 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 3. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2027 3. / 2027
AGRYDIN22-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

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185
AGRGEN22A-1001
Rural Operational Environment

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55 60 60 60
AMKO006 Start of University Studies 5 5 5 5
R601ML99 Project Management 5 5 5 5
R601ML100 Finnish Language and Communication Skills 5 5 5 5
R601ML101 Mathematics and Chemistry in Agronomy 5 5 5 5
R601ML102 Northern Ecosystems and Plants 5 5 5 5
R601ML103 Plant Growth 5 5 5 5
R601ML104 Reindeer Husbandry 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
R601ML105 Livestock Production 5 5 5 5
R601ML106 Nature Products 5 5 5 5
R601ML107 Crop Husbandry 5 5 5 5
R601ML108 Nature Product Collect and Processing 5 5 5 5
AGRPROD22A-1001
Animal and Crop Husbandry Planning Skills

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20
R601ML109 Plant Cultivation 5 5 5 5
R601ML110 Feeding Planning and Refinement 5 5 5 5
R601ML111 Production Planning (project) 5 5 5 5
R601ML112 English for Agronomists 5 5 5 5
AGRMULT22A-1001
Multiple Use of Rural and Forest Environments

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25
R601ML113 Forestry 5 5 5 5
R601ML114 GIS in Natural Resource Management 5 5 5 5
R601ML115 Ecosystem Services and Multipe Use of Nature 10 10 10 10
R601ML116 Land Use Planning (Project) 5 5 5 5
AGRENT22A-1001
Business Skills in Agronomy

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15
R601ML117 Entrepreneurship and Business Administration 10 10 10 10
R601ML118 Marketing and Customer Service 5 5 5 5
AGRDEV22A-1001
Nature Product Skills

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15
R601ML119 Nature Product Recovery Plannning and Management 5 5 5 5
R601ML120 Nature Product Development and Innovations 10 10 10 10
AGRBUS22A-1001
Business Skills in Agronomy

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25
R601ML121 Circular Economy and Bioenergy 5 5 5 5
R601ML122 Business in Agronomy 5 5 5 5
R601ML123 Management and Manager Skills 5 5 5 5
R601ML124 Agronomy Business Management 5 5 5 5
R601ML125 Swedish for Agronomists 5 5 5 5
RUOTSIS Swedish Oral Skills 0
RUOTSIK Swedish Written Language 0
AGRINT22A-1001
Practical Training

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30
R601ML126 Practical Training 1 10 10 10 10
R601ML127 Practical Training 2 10 10 10 10
R601ML128 Practical Training 3 10 10 10 10
AGRPROF22-1001
PROFILING COMPETENCE

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35
AGRPROFNAT-1001
Expertise in Natural Products

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30
R601ML150 Wild Plants Basic 5 5 5 5
R601ML129 Natural Products Cultivation Development 10 10 10 10
R601ML130 Natural Products Business Development 10 10 10 10
R601ML131 Livelihood Fishery Basics and Development 5 5 5 5
AGRPROFREIN-1001
Expertise in Reindeer Husbandry

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20
R601ML132 Reindeer Husbandry Leadership and Management 5 5 5 5
R601ML133 Reindeer Husbandry Taxation and Funding 5 5 5 5
R601ML134 Reindeer Husbandry Project 5 5 5 5
R601ML135 Reindeer Winter Feeding 5 5 5 5
AGRPROF22-1002
STUDIES OF FREE CHOICE

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10
RA61M22S-1003
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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20
R601ML46OJ Thesis Method Studies 5 5 5 5
AGRPROF22-1003
Bachelor's Thesis

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15
AMKO001 Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
AMKO002 Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 5
AMKO003 Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
Total 240 65 65 85 40 32.5 32.5 30 35 40 45 25 15 32.5 22.5 10 30 35 0 40 42.5 2.5 25 12.5 2.5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Competences (2022), AMK

1. Learning to learn

The graduating student recognises the strengths and development areas of their competence and learning methods, and they utilise the opportunities communities and digitalisation provide in their learning.

- assesses and develops their competence and learning methods in different learning
environments
- is able to acquire, critically assess and appropriately apply the national and
international knowledge base and practices of their field
- also takes responsibility for group learning and sharing what has been learned

Start of University Studies
Project Management
Finnish Language and Communication Skills
Mathematics and Chemistry in Agronomy
2. Operating in a workplace

The graduating student has versatile working life skills and is able to operate in work communities of their field.

- is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own
and their work community’s well-being
- is able to act professionally in communication and interaction situations at a
workplace
- utilises the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation in their work
- understands the complexity of changing working life and their own resilience in
changing working life situations
- has capabilities for an entrepreneurial approach

Finnish Language and Communication Skills
English for Agronomists
Entrepreneurship and Business Administration
Marketing and Customer Service
Management and Manager Skills
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Training 3
Reindeer Husbandry Leadership and Management
Reindeer Husbandry Taxation and Funding
Thesis Method Studies
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
3. Ethics

The graduating student adheres to the ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking the principles of equality and non-discrimination into account.

- is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences
and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values
of their field
- takes others into account and promotes equality and non-discrimination
- take into account the realisation of diversity and accessibility in their actions
- understands the principles of responsible conduct of research and adheres to them
- is able to influence society based on ethical values

Northern Ecosystems and Plants
Plant Growth
Reindeer Husbandry
Livestock Production
Nature Products
Crop Husbandry
Nature Product Collect and Processing
Production Planning (project)
Forestry
Ecosystem Services and Multipe Use of Nature
Land Use Planning (Project)
Nature Product Recovery Plannning and Management
Management and Manager Skills
Livelihood Fishery Basics and Development
Thesis Method Studies
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
4. Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to operate in multicultural and international operating environments and networks.

- is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to
develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work
community
- is able to monitor and utilise the international development of their field in their work
- is able to communicate internationally in their work tasks

English for Agronomists
Swedish for Agronomists
Swedish Oral Skills
Swedish Written Language
5. Proactive development

The graduating student is able to develop solutions that anticipate the future of their own field, applying existing knowledge and research and development methods.

− solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods together with
others
− is able to work in projects in cooperation with actors of different fields
− is able to apply existing knowledge in the field in development and utilises research
and development methods
− is able to seek customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions,
anticipating the future of their field

Project Management
Production Planning (project)
GIS in Natural Resource Management
Land Use Planning (Project)
Nature Product Development and Innovations
Agronomy Business Management
Natural Products Cultivation Development
Natural Products Business Development
Livelihood Fishery Basics and Development
Reindeer Husbandry Project
Thesis Method Studies
Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis
6. Sustainable development

The graduating student is familiar with the principles of sustainable development, promotes their implementation and acts responsibly as a professional and a member of society.

- is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and
establishing sustainable solutions and operating models
- understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the various
aspects of issues and problems

Northern Ecosystems and Plants
Plant Growth
Reindeer Husbandry
Livestock Production
Nature Products
Crop Husbandry
Nature Product Collect and Processing
Plant Cultivation
Feeding Planning and Refinement
Production Planning (project)
Forestry
Ecosystem Services and Multipe Use of Nature
Nature Product Recovery Plannning and Management
Nature Product Development and Innovations
Circular Economy and Bioenergy
Business in Agronomy
Wild Plants Basic
Natural Products Cultivation Development
Natural Products Business Development
Livelihood Fishery Basics and Development
Reindeer Husbandry Project
Reindeer Winter Feeding
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
AGRYDIN22-1001
CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

185
AGRGEN22A-1001
Rural Operational Environment

(Choose all)

55
AMKO006 Start of University Studies 5
R601ML99 Project Management 5
R601ML100 Finnish Language and Communication Skills 5
R601ML101 Mathematics and Chemistry in Agronomy 5
R601ML102 Northern Ecosystems and Plants 5
R601ML103 Plant Growth 5
R601ML104 Reindeer Husbandry 5
R601ML105 Livestock Production 5
R601ML106 Nature Products 5
R601ML107 Crop Husbandry 5
R601ML108 Nature Product Collect and Processing 5
AGRPROD22A-1001
Animal and Crop Husbandry Planning Skills

(Choose all)

20
R601ML109 Plant Cultivation 5
R601ML110 Feeding Planning and Refinement 5
R601ML111 Production Planning (project) 5
R601ML112 English for Agronomists 5
AGRMULT22A-1001
Multiple Use of Rural and Forest Environments

(Choose all)

25
R601ML113 Forestry 5
R601ML114 GIS in Natural Resource Management 5
R601ML115 Ecosystem Services and Multipe Use of Nature 10
R601ML116 Land Use Planning (Project) 5
AGRENT22A-1001
Business Skills in Agronomy

(Choose all)

15
R601ML117 Entrepreneurship and Business Administration 10
R601ML118 Marketing and Customer Service 5
AGRDEV22A-1001
Nature Product Skills

(Choose all)

15
R601ML119 Nature Product Recovery Plannning and Management 5
R601ML120 Nature Product Development and Innovations 10
AGRBUS22A-1001
Business Skills in Agronomy

(Choose all)

25
R601ML121 Circular Economy and Bioenergy 5
R601ML122 Business in Agronomy 5
R601ML123 Management and Manager Skills 5
R601ML124 Agronomy Business Management 5
R601ML125 Swedish for Agronomists 5
RUOTSIS Swedish Oral Skills 0
RUOTSIK Swedish Written Language 0
AGRINT22A-1001
Practical Training

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30
R601ML126 Practical Training 1 10
R601ML127 Practical Training 2 10
R601ML128 Practical Training 3 10
AGRPROF22-1001
PROFILING COMPETENCE

(Choose ects: 35)

35
AGRPROFNAT-1001
Expertise in Natural Products

(Choose all)

30
R601ML150 Wild Plants Basic 5
R601ML129 Natural Products Cultivation Development 10
R601ML130 Natural Products Business Development 10
R601ML131 Livelihood Fishery Basics and Development 5
AGRPROFREIN-1001
Expertise in Reindeer Husbandry

(Choose all)

20
R601ML132 Reindeer Husbandry Leadership and Management 5
R601ML133 Reindeer Husbandry Taxation and Funding 5
R601ML134 Reindeer Husbandry Project 5
R601ML135 Reindeer Winter Feeding 5
AGRPROF22-1002
STUDIES OF FREE CHOICE

(Choose ects: 10)

10
RA61M22S-1003
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

20
R601ML46OJ Thesis Method Studies 5
AGRPROF22-1003
Bachelor's Thesis

(Choose all)

15
AMKO001 Planning Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5
AMKO002 Implementation Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5
AMKO003 Finishing Phase of the Bachelor´s Thesis 5