Agribusiness Management at Newcastle

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Agribusiness Management at Newcastle

• Karl Christensen
• School of Agriculture, Food Rural Development

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Why Study Agribusiness Management?

• The problems facing todays business managers are
  complex and diverse
• Good solutions require insights from a range of
  disciplines
• Our degrees offer a range of perspectives drawing
  from management studies and the social natural
  sciences

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The Role of an Agribusiness Manager

• To provide a broad integrated overview of
  relevant issues
• To communicate effectively with other specialists
  across a range of disciplines

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Agri-businesses retail sector
• Manager
• Marketer
• Buyer/sales manager
• Financial management
• Stockbroker/trader
• Chartered surveying
• Marketing consultancy
• Countryside management
• Tourism and leisure
• Events management

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WHAT DO WE OFFER AT NEWCASTLE?

• BSc Agri-Business Management (N280)

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Typically
• ABM ABB/BBB at A level
• AABBB at Higher
• Other qualifications considered on merit

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AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Stage 1
• Economics for Business Marketing 20
• Introduction to Management 20
• Marketing Information Skills Practice 20
• Q M for Business Management 10
• Essentials of Marketing 10
• Nutrition Food Science 10
• British Agriculture 10
• Introduction to Rural Studies 20
• Essentials of Marketing II 10
• The European Economy 10
• French, German, or Spanish 10
• optional

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AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Stage 2
• Market Research for Business Marketing 10
• Statistics for Management Marketing 20
• Agricultural Economics 10
• Introduction to English Law Contract 20
• Introduction to Accounting Finance 20

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AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Stage 2 Options
• Marketing Environments 10
• Service Marketing 10
• Marketing Communications 10
• Consumer Psychology 20
• Agricultural Marketing 10
• Managerial Economics 20
• Intro to Innovation Tech. Management 10
• Business Enterpise 20
• Understanding Work Organisations 20
• Agriculture II (two options) 10
• Career Development for 2nd yr students 10

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AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Stage 3
• Dissertation or Project 30
• Advanced ABM incl. Business Simulation 20
• Winning company awarded Ryecroft Glenton Prize
• Human Resources Management 10

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Optional Placement Year

• 2008
• Masterfoods Mars Drinks Division
• IBM
• 2009
• NYSE Fx
• Linfoods nr Belfast
• ABP Glasgow

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AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• Stage 3 Options
• Strategic Marketing 10
• Strategic Human Resource Management 10
• Innovation Creativity 20
• Consumer psychology 20
• Co-operation 10
• Contemporary Marketing Literature 10
• Supply Chain Management 10
• Globalisation, International Trade Marketing 10
• European Food Policy 10
• Management of Student Tutoring 10
• Farm Management 20
• Estate Management 10
• Law and Land Use 10
• Rural Enterprise Diversification 10

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The Stephensons

• Bonnie
• Brett
• Kimberley

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ABM Career examples

• The Stephenson Family
• Bonnie
• PA to Andrew Tinkler (CEO)
• Brett
• Brand Manager
• Kimberley
• PA to CEO Ford Cambell George
• Uncle Pat
• FW Crop Advisor of the year 2008

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Karol Explain

• Lucy Swan
• Newcastle Graduate
• 6 years experience
• Brands own label
• Food Drink focus
• Development role in marketing new business
• Karol Marketing
• Explain

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Some other ABM Alumni

• Helen Tomlinson GSK
• Nicola Crittenden nee Roberts Tanfield Fd Gp
• Marcus Knight West LB
• The Bellerby sisters D Interiors Shiseido
• Simon Henderson West LB
• Rebecca Wilson nee Bartle Scan Foods/Humdinger
• Tom Earnshaw Merrill Lynch/J.P.Morgan
• Jorin Grimsdale Claas

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