Master of Agricultural Business Management

What is this course about?

CSU's Master of Agricultural Business Management aims to provide students with a well-developed understanding of issues in agricultural business by concurrently developing advanced, comprehensive skills in business, management and finance.

Graduates will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of specific interest areas, including agribusiness planning or agribusiness research. Graduates from the Master will be industry ready to enter senior management careers.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

This course is designed to provide professional development opportunities at any point in the agricultural supply chain. Graduates will have a strong overview of the responsible management of agricultural businesses. They will be upskilled professionals ready to take up management positions.

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management

The principal aim of the course is to provide students with a foundation in agricultural business management by concurrently developing skills in business, management and finance. In addition, students will have the opportunity to deepen understanding of specific interest areas and be ready to take up management positions.

Master of Agricultural Business Management

This course is designed to develop a professional in agricultural business management at any point in the agricultural supply chain. Students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of specific interest areas including agribusiness planning or agribusiness research.  Graduates from the Master will be ready to enter senior management careers.

Graduates of the Master of Agricultural Business Management will:

• be able to critically analyse farming systems and the agricultural sector within national and global contexts

• have a widely developed understanding of farming systems and be able to apply scientifically sound knowledge to the management of agricultural production systems

• be able to apply scientific, economic and business principles to the sustainable management of an agribusiness using a rational decision making framework

• be able to competently undertake the management and development of an agribusiness

• be able to integrate the financial, human and biophysical resources of an agricultural business, and to plan and design viable, sustainable management systems and practices

• be capable of completing tasks autonomously and as a member of a multi disciplinary team

• be able to clearly define and implement a strategic vision as an agricultural business manager as well as observe and describe that of others

• have well developed and effective communication skills. 

Articulation

The Master degree, the exit point only Graduate Diploma and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses, and credit is awarded in the Master degree for the Graduate Certificate subjects.

Students may elect to exit from the Master degree after completion of eight specified subjects and graduate with the Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management.

Study by distance education

Charles Sturt University is a leader in flexible delivery and offers an extensive range of course materials in a supported online environment. Interaction with teaching staff and other students is supported through online tools such as forums, as well as by phone and email.

Studying by distance education offers students the flexibility to complete their degree while still working or meeting family and lifestyle commitments.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.