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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries: LMS2016SPT

Code: LMS2016SPT

Degree title
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2016
Teaching language
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Autumn 2016 Spring 2017 Autumn 2017 Spring 2018 Autumn 2018 Spring 2019 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 1. / 2016 2. / 2016 3. / 2017 4. / 2017 5. / 2017 1. / 2017 2. / 2017 3. / 2018 4. / 2018 5. / 2018 1. / 2018 2. / 2018 3. / 2019 4. / 2019 5. / 2019 1. / 2019 2. / 2020 3. / 2020
ZZP03Z-1285
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5 2.5 1.3 1.3 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4 4 4 2 2
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4 4 4 2 2
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
ZZPP0720 JAMK Innovation Week 2 2 2 2
LMSE0Z-1021
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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LMSE0100 Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm 10 10 10 5 5
LMSE0200 Production Animal Care and Welfare 8 8 8 4 4
LMSE0300 Domestic Animal Production Planning 8 8 8 4 4
LMSK0Z-1021
PLANT PRODUCTION

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15
LMSK0200 Basics of Plant Production 6 6 6 3 3
LMSK0100 Economy of Plant Production 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LMSK0300 Plant Production Planning 6 6 6 3 3
LMSM0Z-1021
FORESTRY

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16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6 6 6 3 3
LMSN0Z-1026
EKOLOGY and NATURAL SCIENCIS

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15
LMSN0100 Ecology 8 8 8 4 4
LMSN0200 Natural Sciences 4 4 4 2 2
LMSN0300 GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LMWB0Z-1021
BASICS of BIOECONOMY

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16
LMWB0100 Innovations in Bioeconomy 6 6 6 3 3
LMWB0200 Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMWB0300 Natural resources 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMSY0Z-1021
RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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23
LMSY0100 Occupational health and safety on farms 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LMSY0200 Expertise of the Business Environment 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMSY0300 Personnel as a Resource 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
LMSY0500 Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry 7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
LMSY0400 Business Competence 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LMVY0Z-1021
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

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30 30 30 30
LMVY1100 Business Management and Leadership 10 10 5 5 5 5
LMVY1200 Production Prosesses for Evolving Farms 8 8 4 4 4 4
LMVY1300 Domestic Animal Production Technology 5 5 5 5
LMVY1400 New Technologies of the Future Agriculture 7 7 7 7
LMVY3Z-1021
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH and BUSINESS

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30
LMVB0100 Bioeconomy Development Trends 6 6 6 6
LMVB0200 Bioeconomy, people and environment 5 5 5 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-1021
ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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15
LVAE0100 Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LVAE0200 Production Animal Feeding 5 5 5 5
LVAE0300 Production Animal Breeding 5 5 5 5
LVAB0Z-1021
BIOENERGY

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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 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
LVAN0Z-1021
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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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-1310
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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ZZVZ0800 Scout, Develop and Start 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
HIBP3100 Concept Lab 5
ZZWZ0100 JAMKGenerator Project 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
ZZVZ0560 Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives 5 3.6 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8 8 4 4 4 4
LMW01Z-1021
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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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-1021
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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ZZPP0610 Research and Development 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMS0Z100 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMS0Z200 Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2 10 10 5 5 5 5
LMS0Z300 Maturity Test 0
YZZZYZ-1077
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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ZZCAE115 Remedial English 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
ZZCAR115 Remedial Swedish 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
ZZEZ0210 Fluent Study Techniques, Techniques for reading and memorizing 2 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
ZZEZ0220 Fluent Study Techniques, Communicating Professionally 2 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
ZZEZ0230 Fluent Study Techniques, Revision of Language Planning 1 1 1 1
ZZTZ0200 Computing Skills 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LZV0300 Rural Area as a Communication and Counselling Environment 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LZYC3700 Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8 8 2.7 5.3 2.7 2.7 2.7
LZVY0200 Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries 5
Total 240 71.8 69.9 89.2 125.2 32.5 39.3 29.9 39.9 41.4 47.8 54.7 70.5 16.3 16.3 14.5 16.5 8.5 17.5 12.5 12.2 16 11.7 23.7 17.7 19.5 20.8 7.5 54.7 67.9 2.7

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

Bachelor's Degree: Common competences at JAMK 2015-2016

Internationality skills

The student
* is able to co-operate in a multicultural environment
* knows how to work independently in situations involving working life communications in the two national languages and at least one foreign language
* knows how to take the impacts and opportunities of internationalisation trends into consideration in their field.

Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Concept Lab
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Learning skills

The student
* knows how to assess and develop their competencies, and will to continue learning
* knows how to acquire, process and assess their own field data, theories, concepts, methods and principles critically
* is able to assume responsibility for group learning and sharing learned knowledge.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Scout, Develop and Start
Concept Lab
JAMKGenerator Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Computing Skills
Information management skills

The student
* knows how to carry out research and development projects by applying the information, methods and practical skills acquired
* is capable of creative problem-solving and developing working skills
* is able to participate and using their competences and ethics influence socially.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Rural environmental indicators
Scout, Develop and Start
JAMKGenerator Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Computing Skills
Working life skills

The student
* knows how to work as a member of a study group or workgroup or in some other form of community and contribute to the wellbeing of the group
* is able to manage professional activities, decision-making, and work independently in their expert tasks
* knows how to comply with employment practices and the activities of sustainable development, and act according to the principles of professional ethics.

Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Scout, Develop and Start
Concept Lab
JAMKGenerator Project
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Farm training
Specialized practical training
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Rural Area as a Communication and Counselling Environment
Communication skills

The student
* is able to communicate well, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue
* knows how to use information and communications technology in their assignments
* is able to consider various factors in his/her work and can work in networks.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Maturity Test
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Fluent Study Techniques, Techniques for reading and memorizing
Fluent Study Techniques, Communicating Professionally
Fluent Study Techniques, Revision of Language Planning
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Entrepreneurship skills

The student
* has the abilities required for entrepreneurship
* knows how to look for customer-friendly, sustainable and economically-viable solutions
* is able to take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences of those actions.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Scout, Develop and Start
Concept Lab
JAMKGenerator Project
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Pre-Incubator
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
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
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
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods

Bachelor's degree: Agricultural and Rural Industries 2015-2016

Business and entrepreneurship competence

* knows the principles of entrepreneurship and the sectors of business
* can manage and develop a rural enterprise systematically and cost-effectively.

Production Animal Care and Welfare
Domestic Animal Production Planning
Economy of Plant Production
Economy and Planning of Private Forests
Ecology
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
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Rural environmental indicators
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Specialized practical training
Agricultural and forest production

* is familiar with farm activities and work
* can cultivate land appropriately and profitably
* 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
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
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
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 international and national agricultural and rural policies
* recognizes rural policies' effects on the operational preconditions and development of regions, rural areas and agriculture.

Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Ecology
Expertise of the Business Environment
Bioeconomy Development Trends
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Productisation of bioeconomy products and services
Bioeconomy guiding methods
Rural environmental indicators
Environment use guiding methods
Rural Area as a Communication and Counselling Environment
Expertise in the specialty area

* has the competences of the field needed in professional research, development and application
* masters the different phases of the project based on problems in a working life and evaluates how does solutions be suitable for their operational environment in co-operation with other specialists.

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 guiding methods
Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Refined Biofuels
Environment use guiding methods
Specialized practical training
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
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.

Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm
Domestic Animal Production Planning
Basics of Plant Production
Plant Production Planning
Forest Regeneration
Stand Management
Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas
Natural resources
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Production Animal Feeding
Production Animal Breeding
Production of Solid Biofuels
Refined Biofuels
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries
Environment use guiding methods
Not grouped
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Scout, Develop and Start
Concept Lab
JAMKGenerator Project
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Research and Development
Maturity Test
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Fluent Study Techniques, Techniques for reading and memorizing
Fluent Study Techniques, Communicating Professionally
Fluent Study Techniques, Revision of Language Planning
Computing Skills
Incubator

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
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
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
Research and Development
Elective Studies
Scout, Develop and Start
Concept Lab
JAMKGenerator Project
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Remedial English
Remedial Swedish
Fluent Study Techniques, Techniques for reading and memorizing
Fluent Study Techniques, Communicating Professionally
Fluent Study Techniques, Revision of Language Planning
Computing Skills
Rural Area as a Communication and Counselling Environment
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Incubator
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
ZZP03Z-1285
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZPP0720 JAMK Innovation Week 2
LMSE0Z-1021
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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26
LMSE0100 Practical Work on a Domestic Animal Farm 10
LMSE0200 Production Animal Care and Welfare 8
LMSE0300 Domestic Animal Production Planning 8
LMSK0Z-1021
PLANT PRODUCTION

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15
LMSK0200 Basics of Plant Production 6
LMSK0100 Economy of Plant Production 3
LMSK0300 Plant Production Planning 6
LMSM0Z-1021
FORESTRY

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16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6
LMSN0Z-1026
EKOLOGY and NATURAL SCIENCIS

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15
LMSN0100 Ecology 8
LMSN0200 Natural Sciences 4
LMSN0300 GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources 3
LMWB0Z-1021
BASICS of BIOECONOMY

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16
LMWB0100 Innovations in Bioeconomy 6
LMWB0200 Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas 5
LMWB0300 Natural resources 5
LMSY0Z-1021
RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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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-1021
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

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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-1021
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH and BUSINESS

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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-1021
ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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15
LVAE0100 Basics of Production Animal Anatomy, Physiology and Ethology 5
LVAE0200 Production Animal Feeding 5
LVAE0300 Production Animal Breeding 5
LVAB0Z-1021
BIOENERGY

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15
LVAB0100 Production of Solid Biofuels 5
LVAB0200 Refined Biofuels 5
LVAB0300 Entrepreneurship in Energy Production 5
LVAN0Z-1021
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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15
LVAN0200 Rural environmental indicators 4
LVAN0100 Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries 8
LVAN0300 Environment use guiding methods 3
ZZG01Z-1310
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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0 - 15
ZZVZ0800 Scout, Develop and Start 5
HIBP3100 Concept Lab 5
ZZWZ0100 JAMKGenerator Project 5
ZZVZ0560 Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives 5
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
LMW01Z-1021
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
LMH0W010 Farm training 15
LMH0W020 Specialized practical training 15
LMS0ZZ-1021
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE

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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-1077
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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43
ZZCAE115 Remedial English 5
ZZCAR115 Remedial Swedish 5
ZZEZ0210 Fluent Study Techniques, Techniques for reading and memorizing 2
ZZEZ0220 Fluent Study Techniques, Communicating Professionally 2
ZZEZ0230 Fluent Study Techniques, Revision of Language Planning 1
ZZTZ0200 Computing Skills 5
LZV0300 Rural Area as a Communication and Counselling Environment 5
LZYC3700 Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
LZVY0200 Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries 5
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