Program description
The Diploma in Agriculture is a hands on two-year program which prepares students to manage a farm or work in an agricultural business. Courses cover everything from agricultural production to marketing and business management. Students will develop the communication and leadership skills needed to thrive in the industry whether in marketing and financial services, livestock and crop supply, crop management, agricultural merchandising, or managing a farm.
Program options
Diploma in Agriculture - 2 years
Program options
- Business Management – An in-depth education in business management and how to apply what you’ve learned to an agricultural operation
- Livestock Management – Manage a livestock operation of your own. Students can take courses in beef, dairy, swine, poultry or horse production
- Crop Management – Manage farms with cereals, oilseeds, special or horticultural crops
- General Agriculture – Foundation in agricultural engineering, crop, livestock and agribusiness management
Interesting courses and unique opportunities
Interesting courses
- Organic Crop Production on the Prairies
- Precision Agriculture
- Advanced Communication and Rural Leadership
Co-op options
The Cooperative Education option integrates the student’s academic study with practical work experience in industry, government and the farming profession. Cooperative Education in the Diploma of Agriculture incorporates one summer work term after the first year of study.
Exchange and travel opportunities
Exchange opportunities exist for agriculture students to study abroad in countries such as Sweden, Mexico, France, the U.S., China and India.
Note
Diploma in Agriculture students can transfer up to two years of credit into some Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences degree programs.
Professional opportunities
- Crop scout
- Agriculture loans officer
- Agricultural sales representative
- Farm owner/manager
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Direct entry option
- Completion of Grade 12 and Manitoba high school graduation are recommended.
- English 40S, Mathematics 40S or 45S, and a Science 40S are required.
- Students without a suitable high school standing may be admitted upon the recommendation of a selection committee, an interview may be required.
Advanced entry option
Advanced entry is not an option for this program. Diploma students enter the Agriculture Diploma program directly from high school. University 1 is not required.
High school prerequisites
High school prerequisites: English 40S, Math 40S and a Science 40S are required.
Many programs will require or recommend specific high school courses over and above their admission requirements. These high school prerequisites are not always required to enter the program, but they must be completed to enrol in certain university courses within it. If a student does not have a particular prerequisite when they enter the program, they may complete an equivalent upgrading course at university that will satisfy the prerequisite requirement.
More details on admission requirements, application dates and how to apply is available on the Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences apply for admission page.
What is unique about this program at the U of M?
Drawing on the expertise of Farm Management instructors who operate and manage their own farms, students will develop a business plan for a commercial farm or agribusiness as part of the Management Planning Project. This unique project gives students a chance to apply their practical skills in a real world situation before leaving university.
To accommodate students with farming obligations, the program extends over two academic sessions, beginning in mid-September and ending in early April.
Many students without an agricultural background use this program to enter the agrifood industry.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences has its own honeybee operation and poultry barn on campus. Two livestock and crop production research farms are located in Glenlea and Carman, Manitoba.
Important links
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Diploma in Agriculture website
Graduate studies in Agricultural and Food Sciences
