Subject benchmark statement: agriculture, rural environmental sciences, animal studies, consumer science, forestry, food, horticulture and human nutrition

This document is a QAA Subject Benchmark Statement covering a range of separate but highly cognate areas, each of which is a subject in its own right. These include Agriculture, Rural Environmental Sciences, Animal Studies, Consumer Science, Forestry, Food, Horticulture and Human Nutrition. The Subject Benchmark Statement defines what can be expected of a graduate in these subject areas, in terms of what they might know, do and understand at the end of their studies. Subject Benchmark Statements are an established part of the quality assurance arrangements in UK higher education, but not a regulatory requirement. They are sector-owned reference points, developed and written by academics and practitioners on behalf of their subject. Subject Benchmark Statements also describe the nature and characteristics of awards in a particular subject or area. Subject Benchmark Statements are published in QAA's capacity as an expert quality body on behalf of the higher education sector.