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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries: LMS2019SPT

Code: LMS2019SPT

Degree:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Degree title:
Bachelor of Natural Resources

Credits:
240 ects

Duration:
4 years (240 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2019

Teaching language:
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 Spring 2023 1. / 2019 2. / 2020 3. / 2020 1. / 2020 2. / 2021 3. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2022 3. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2023 3. / 2023
ZZP03Z-1290
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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24
ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3 3 3 3
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 3
ZZPP0730 JAMK InnoFlash 2 2 2 2
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3 3 3 3
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4 4 4 4
LMSE0Z-1026
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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26
LMSE0100 Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm 10 10 10 10
LMSE0200 Production Animal Care and Welfare 8 8 8 8
LMSE0300 Domestic Animal Production Planning 8 8 8 8
LMSK0Z-1026
PLANT PRODUCTION

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15
LMSK0200 Basics of Plant Production 6 6 6 6
LMSK0100 Economy of Plant Production 3 3 3 3
LMSK0300 Plant Production Planning 6 6 6 6
LMSM0Z-1026
FORESTRY

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16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5 5 5 5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5 5 5 5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6 6 6 6
LMSN0Z-1031
EKOLOGY and NATURAL SCIENCIS

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15
LMSN0100 Ecology 8 8 8 8
LMSN0200 Natural Sciences 4 4 4 4
LMSN0300 GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources 3 3 3 3
LMWB0Z-1026
BASICS of BIOECONOMY

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16
LMWB0100 Innovations in Bioeconomy 6 6 6 6
LMWB0200 Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas 5 5 5 5
LMWB0300 Natural resources 5 5 5 5
LMSY0Z-1026
RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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23
LMSY0100 Occupational health and safety on farms 3 3 3 3
LMSY0200 Expertise of the Business Environment 5 5 5 5
LMSY0300 Personnel as a Resource 5 5 5 5
LMSY0500 Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry 7 7 7 7
LMSY0400 Business Competence 3 3 3 3
LMVY0Z-1026
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

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0 - 30
LMVY1100 Business Management and Leadership 10 10 10 10
LMVY1200 Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms 8 8 8 8
LMVY1300 Domestic Animal Production Technology 5 5 5 5
LMVY1400 New Technologies of the Future Agriculture 7 7 7 7
LMVY3Z-1026
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH and BUSINESS

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0 - 30
LMVB0100 Bioeconomy Development Trends 6 6 6 6
LMVB0200 Bioeconomy, people and environment 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
LMVB0300 Productisation of bioeconomy products and services 10 10 10 10
LMVB0400 Bioeconomy guiding methods 4 4 4 4
LMVB0500 Bioeconomy entrepreneurship 5 5 5 5
LVAE0Z-1026
ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LVAE0100 Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology 5 5 5 5
LVAE0200 Production Animal Feeding 5 5 5 5
LVAE0300 Production Animal Breeding 5 5 5 5
LVAB0Z-1026
BIOENERGY

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0 - 15
LVAB0100 Production of Solid Biofuels 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LVAB0200 Refined Biofuels 5 5 5 5
LVAB0300 Entrepreneurship in Energy Production 5 5 5 5
LVAN0Z-1026
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LVAN0200 Rural environmental indicators 4 4 4 2 2
LVAN0100 Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries 8 8 8 8
LVAN0300 Environment use guiding methods 3 3 3 3
ZZG01Z-1315
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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0 - 15
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZYVZ0100 NY-startup 1 10
ZYVZ0150 NY-startup 2 5
ZZWZ0150 DreamUp project 5
ZZVV0420 Create your own job 1 - 2
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
LMW01Z-1026
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
LMH0W010 Farm training 15 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
LMH0W020 Specialized practical training 15 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
LMS0ZZ-1026
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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20
ZZPP0610 Research and Development 5 5 5 5
LMS0Z100 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1 5 5 5 5
LMS0Z200 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2 10 10 5 5 5 5
LMS0Z300 Maturity Test 0
YZZZYZ-1082
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
LZYC3700 Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources 5 5 5 5
LZVY0200 Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
ZZTZ0200 Computing Skills 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
ZZCAE115 Remedial English 5 5 5 5
ZZCAR115 Remedial Swedish 5 5 5 5
Total 240 67.7 61.7 102.7 88 30.7 37 34.5 27.2 40.8 62 66.3 21.8 30.7 29.5 7.5 34.5 27.2 0 40.8 50 12 66.3 21.8 0

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

Bachelor's Degree: Common competences at JAMK 2017-2019

Internationality skills

The student
* co-operates in a multicultural environment
* works independently in situations involving working life communications in the two national languages and at least one foreign language
* takes the impacts and opportunities of internationalisation trends into consideration in his/her field.

Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Demola Project
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Learning skills

The student
* assesses and develops their competencies, and is willing to continue learning
* acquires, processes and assesses his/her own field data, theories, concepts, methods and principles critically
* assumes responsibility for group learning and sharing learned knowledge.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
The Dreams+Inspiration!
Demola Project
Farm training
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Maturity Test
Information management skills

The student
* carries out research and development projects by applying the information, methods and practical skills acquired
* solves problems in a new way, creatively and develop working skills
* obtains information that is relevant in view of the development challenge or problem at hand and makes decisions based on it.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Innovations in Bioeconomy
The Dreams+Inspiration!
Demola Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Maturity Test
Computing Skills
Working life skills

The student:
* acts in a collaborative manner as a member of student and work communities and other groups in compliance with the principles of professional ethics and furthers the performance and well-being of the group
* organises work duties, workflows and decision-making and works in expert duties in a systematic and goal-oriented manner
* shares his/her expertise and makes use of the expertise of others.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Personnel as a Resource
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Farm training
Specialized practical training
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Communication skills

The student
* communicates well, both orally and in writing in his/her mother tongue
* uses information and communications technology in his/her assignments in many ways
* considers various factors in his/her work and works in networks.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
DreamUp project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Maturity Test
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Computing Skills
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Entrepreneurship skills

The student:
* builds customer-driven, sustainable and economically profitable solutions in his/her networks
* takes responsibility for his/her own actions and their consequences
* shows courage to try new things and manages the risks involved.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Not grouped
Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm
Production Animal Care and Welfare
Domestic Animal Production Planning
Basics of Plant Production
Economy of Plant Production
Plant Production Planning
Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Ecology
Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas
Natural resources
Occupational health and safety on farms
Expertise of the Business Environment
Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry
Business Competence
Business Management and Leadership
Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms
Domestic Animal Production Technology
New Technologies of the Future Agriculture
Bioeconomy Development Trends
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Production of Solid Biofuels
Refined Biofuels
Rural environmental indicators
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods

Bachelor's degree: Agricultural and Rural Industries 2018-2019

Expertise in bioeconomy

* has the competences of bioeconomy research, development, innovation and application in his own expertise field
* masters creative problem solving in his/her own field of expertise independently and in different roles in the work teams
* is able to communicate as an expert in his/her field literally and orally in Finnish and English as well as digitally.
* is capable of working in multi-scientific team.

Innovations in Bioeconomy
Business Management and Leadership
Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms
Domestic Animal Production Technology
New Technologies of the Future Agriculture
Bioeconomy Development Trends
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Production of Solid Biofuels
Refined Biofuels
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Rural environmental indicators
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods
Specialized practical training
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Business and entrepreneurship competence

* knows the principles of entrepreneurship and the sectors of business
* can manage and develop a bioeconomy enterprise sustainably and cost-effectively from the view of entrepreneur, environment and society
* can search and apply new research information and product development in creating customer-oriented products and launching and developing bioeconomy business
* acknowledges changes in national economy, international economy and market development trends in entrepreneurship.

Production Animal Care and Welfare
Domestic Animal Production Planning
Economy of Plant Production
Plant Production Planning
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Innovations in Bioeconomy
Personnel as a Resource
Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry
Business Competence
Business Management and Leadership
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Refined Biofuels
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Agricultural and forest production

* is familiar with farm activities and work
* can cultivate land profitably and sustainably
* can take care of, feed and breed production animals productively and profitably, taking animal welfare into account
* can use agricultural machines and equipment efficiently and safely
* can take care of and use forest in an economical and ecologically sustainable way.

Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm
Production Animal Care and Welfare
Basics of Plant Production
Economy of Plant Production
Plant Production Planning
Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Ecology
Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas
Natural resources
Occupational health and safety on farms
Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms
Domestic Animal Production Technology
New Technologies of the Future Agriculture
Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Production of Solid Biofuels
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Farm training
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Rural areas as an operational environment

* knows the actor networks of rural areas and can operate in these networks
* is familiar with national economy and international economy
* recognizes international and national rural and land use policies' effects on the operational preconditions and development of regions, rural areas and agriculture.

Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Ecology
Natural resources
Occupational health and safety on farms
Expertise of the Business Environment
Bioeconomy Development Trends
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Rural environmental indicators
Environment use guiding methods
Environmental competence

* knows the effects of one’s activities on the environment
* knows the interplay between a rural enterprise and the environment and can develop an enterprise in an environmentally responsible way
* can work resource efficiently.

Domestic Animal Production Planning
Basics of Plant Production
Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Ecology
Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas
Natural resources
Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms
New Technologies of the Future Agriculture
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Rural environmental indicators
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods
Not grouped
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Research and Development
Maturity Test
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Computing Skills
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish

Structure of the studies (Bachelor's degree)

Professional Studies
Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm
Production Animal Care and Welfare
Domestic Animal Production Planning
Basics of Plant Production
Economy of Plant Production
Plant Production Planning
Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Ecology
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Innovations in Bioeconomy
Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas
Natural resources
Occupational health and safety on farms
Expertise of the Business Environment
Personnel as a Resource
Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry
Business Competence
Business Management and Leadership
Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms
Domestic Animal Production Technology
New Technologies of the Future Agriculture
Bioeconomy Development Trends
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Production of Solid Biofuels
Refined Biofuels
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Rural environmental indicators
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods
Pre-Incubator
Practical Training
Farm training
Specialized practical training
Bachelor's Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Maturity Test
Core Studies
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Research and Development
Elective Studies
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Demola Project
Incubator
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Computing Skills
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Not grouped
Create your own job

Code Name Credits (cr)
ZZP03Z-1290
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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24
ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZPP0730 JAMK InnoFlash 2
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4
LMSE0Z-1026
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

(Choose all)

26
LMSE0100 Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm 10
LMSE0200 Production Animal Care and Welfare 8
LMSE0300 Domestic Animal Production Planning 8
LMSK0Z-1026
PLANT PRODUCTION

(Choose all)

15
LMSK0200 Basics of Plant Production 6
LMSK0100 Economy of Plant Production 3
LMSK0300 Plant Production Planning 6
LMSM0Z-1026
FORESTRY

(Choose all)

16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6
LMSN0Z-1031
EKOLOGY and NATURAL SCIENCIS

(Choose all)

15
LMSN0100 Ecology 8
LMSN0200 Natural Sciences 4
LMSN0300 GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources 3
LMWB0Z-1026
BASICS of BIOECONOMY

(Choose all)

16
LMWB0100 Innovations in Bioeconomy 6
LMWB0200 Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas 5
LMWB0300 Natural resources 5
LMSY0Z-1026
RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(Choose all)

23
LMSY0100 Occupational health and safety on farms 3
LMSY0200 Expertise of the Business Environment 5
LMSY0300 Personnel as a Resource 5
LMSY0500 Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry 7
LMSY0400 Business Competence 3
LMVY0Z-1026
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

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0 - 30
LMVY1100 Business Management and Leadership 10
LMVY1200 Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms 8
LMVY1300 Domestic Animal Production Technology 5
LMVY1400 New Technologies of the Future Agriculture 7
LMVY3Z-1026
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH and BUSINESS

(Choose 30)

0 - 30
LMVB0100 Bioeconomy Development Trends 6
LMVB0200 Bioeconomy, people and environment 5
LMVB0300 Productisation of bioeconomy products and services 10
LMVB0400 Bioeconomy guiding methods 4
LMVB0500 Bioeconomy entrepreneurship 5
LVAE0Z-1026
ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LVAE0100 Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology 5
LVAE0200 Production Animal Feeding 5
LVAE0300 Production Animal Breeding 5
LVAB0Z-1026
BIOENERGY

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LVAB0100 Production of Solid Biofuels 5
LVAB0200 Refined Biofuels 5
LVAB0300 Entrepreneurship in Energy Production 5
LVAN0Z-1026
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
LVAN0200 Rural environmental indicators 4
LVAN0100 Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries 8
LVAN0300 Environment use guiding methods 3
ZZG01Z-1315
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZYVZ0100 NY-startup 1 10
ZYVZ0150 NY-startup 2 5
ZZWZ0150 DreamUp project 5
ZZVV0420 Create your own job 1 - 2
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
LMW01Z-1026
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all)

30
LMH0W010 Farm training 15
LMH0W020 Specialized practical training 15
LMS0ZZ-1026
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

20
ZZPP0610 Research and Development 5
LMS0Z100 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1 5
LMS0Z200 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2 10
LMS0Z300 Maturity Test 0
YZZZYZ-1082
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
LZYC3700 Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources 5
LZVY0200 Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries 5
ZZTZ0200 Computing Skills 5
ZZCAE115 Remedial English 5
ZZCAR115 Remedial Swedish 5