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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries: LMS2017SPT

Code: LMS2017SPT

Degree title
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2017
Teaching language
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 Autumn 2017 Spring 2018 Autumn 2018 Spring 2019 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 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 1. / 2020 2. / 2021 3. / 2021
ZZP03Z-1287
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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24
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
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
ZZPP0720 JAMK Innovation Week 2 2 2 2
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
LMSE0Z-1023
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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26
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 8
LMSK0Z-1023
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-1023
FORESTRY

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16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5 5 5 5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6 6 6 6
LMSN0Z-1028
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 3
LMWB0Z-1023
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-1023
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 5 2.5 2.5
LMSY0500 Bookkeeping and Taxation in Agriculture and Forestry 7 7 7 7
LMSY0400 Business Competence 3 3 3 3
LMVY0Z-1023
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

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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-1023
BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS

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0 - 30
LMVB0100 Bioeconomy Development Trends 6 6 3 3 3 3
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-1023
ECONOMICS IN DOMESTIC ANIMAL PRODUCTION

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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-1023
BIOENERGY

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0 - 15
LVAB0100 Production of Solid Biofuels 5 5 5 5
LVAB0200 Refined Biofuels 5 5 5 5
LVAB0300 Entrepreneurship in Energy Production 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
LVAN0Z-1023
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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0 - 15
LVAN0200 Rural environmental indicators 4 4 4 4
LVAN0100 Environmental management in agriculture and rural industries 8 8 8 8
LVAN0300 Environment use guiding methods 3 3 3 3
ZZG01Z-1312
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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0 - 13
ZZVZ0560 Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives 5 4.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8 8 4 4 4 4
LMW01Z-1023
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-1023
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-1079
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
LZYC3700 Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
LZVY0200 Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries 5
Total 240 61 65.5 103.1 78.5 31.5 29.5 28.2 37.3 42.3 60.8 54 24.5 14.8 16.8 11 11 7.5 17.8 10.3 9.8 16.1 11.3 42.3 53.3 7.5 54 24.5 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
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
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 Innovation Week
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Natural Sciences
GIS as a Tool in the Field of Natural Resources
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
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.

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
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis, Part 2
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 Innovation Week
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Bioeconomy entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Farm training
Specialized practical training
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
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
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
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 Innovation Week
Bioeconomy, people and environment
Entrepreneurship in Energy Production
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
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 2017

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
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
Expertise in the specialty area

* has the competences of the field needed in professional research, development and application
* masters creative problem solving in his/her own field of expertise independently and in different roles in the work teams
* is capable of making presentations and answering questions as an expert in his/her field
* 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
Entrepreneurship
JAMK Innovation Week
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
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
Incubator
Research and Development
Maturity Test
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources

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
Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives
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 Innovation Week
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Research and Development
Elective Studies
Incubator
Professional English for the Field of Natural Resources
Theme Studies in the Field of Agriculture and Rural Industries
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
ZZP03Z-1287
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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24
ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZPP0720 JAMK Innovation Week 2
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4
LMSE0Z-1023
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-1023
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-1023
FORESTRY

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16
LMSM0100 Forest Regeneration 5
LMSM0200 Stand Management 5
LMSM0300 Economy and Planning of Private Forests 6
LMSN0Z-1028
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-1023
BASICS of BIOECONOMY

(Choose all )

16
LMWB0100 Innovations in Bioeconomy 6
LMWB0200 Bioenergy Use in the Rural Areas 5
LMWB0300 Natural resources 5
LMSY0Z-1023
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-1023
RURAL ENTREPRENEUR

(Choose 30 )

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-1023
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-1023
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-1023
BIOENERGY

(Choose 15 )

0 - 15
LVAB0100 Production of Solid Biofuels 5
LVAB0200 Refined Biofuels 5
LVAB0300 Entrepreneurship in Energy Production 5
LVAN0Z-1023
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-1312
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

(Choose 13 )

0 - 13
ZZVZ0560 Entrepreneurship in Cooperatives 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
LMW01Z-1023
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all )

30
LMH0W010 Farm training 15
LMH0W020 Specialized practical training 15
LMS0ZZ-1023
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-1079
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
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