Bachelor of Agriculture Technology

Bridge the gap between emerging technologies and ag production and management.

Lakeland's Bachelor of Agriculture Technology prepares you to take on the challenges of this rapidly evolving sector.

Integrating computer technologies and the Internet of Things has transformed agriculture.

At Lakeland, you'll be immersed in those kinds of hands-on, real world experiences--experiences that bring together ag tech with production and business management. You'll use the latest in:

ag equipment and its tech
software
hardware
digital devices
You'll learn:

on our Student-Managed Farm - Powered by New Holland
in your lab, the new ag tech centre
from your industry practicum
Graduate with expertise and technical skills including:

remote sensing
Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
machine control
precision agriculture in crop and livestock production
economics of precision agriculture
sustainability of farm operations

Minimum 2.3 (Grade Point Average) GPA in a diploma program. See the direct and indirect entry routes for details.
Direct entry

If you graduated from one of the following two-year diploma programs and took college-level:

• precision agriculture course(s)
• agronomy and crop management (s)
• livestock production and management (s)

Lakeland College

• Agribusiness Diploma
• Animal Science Diploma
• Crop Technology Diploma

Olds College

• Ag Management Diploma – Production Major (with elective MEC 2060 Precision Cropping Systems)

Lethbridge College

• Agriculture Sciences Diploma – Agronomy Major
• Agriculture Sciences Diploma – Animal Science Major

English Language Requirements:

TOEFL ((Test of English as a Foreign Language) - minimum of 78 on the internet-based test (iBT) with a minimum score of 19 in each of the four tested areas.

IELTS ((International English Language Testing System) - minimum score of 6.0 overall with at least 6.0 on each band score on the Academic test.

CAEL (Canadian Assessment of English Language) - minimum score of 60 overall with at least 55 on each band score.

MET (Michigan English Test) - minimum score of 58 on all bands.

Duolingo – minimum score of 100.

PTE-A (Pearson Test of English, Academic) - minimum score of 53 with no communication skill score lower than 50.