Master of Sustainable Agriculture

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

Graduate Certificate

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems

Restricted electives

Plus 2 electives

Graduate Diploma

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR402 Readings in Agriculture
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics
AGB555 Managing Rural Change

Restricted electives

Plus 3 electives

Masters

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation (16pts)
AGR402 Readings in Agriculture
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics
AGB555 Managing Rural Change

Restricted electives

Plus 4 electives

Electives can be from any of the following areas.

Agribusiness/Rural Management

AGB410 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB450 Agribusiness Management 2
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3
AGR512 Property Catchment and Management

Irrigation and Water Resource Management

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
IRR400 Fundamentals of Irrigation
IRR401 Management of Irrigation Systems
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Cropping Systems Management

AHT404 Climate Change (Impacts and Mitigation)
AGR583 Alternative Agriculture
AGS402 Weed and Pesticide Sciences (PG)
PSC690 Integrated Pest Management
PSC415 Soil Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Extension and Capacity Building

AHT401 Agroecosystems and Human Values
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
ASG453 Human Ecology (PG)
AGB462 Managing Sustainable Development (PG)
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Enrolment pattern

It is recommended that elective subjects be chosen based on those attributes and skills you require to further your chosen pathway or career in sustainable agriculture.

Other subjects within the University may be substituted with the advice an approval of the course coordinator.

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
Plus 1 Elective

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
Plus 1 Elective

Graduate Diploma

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR402 Readings in Agriculture
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics
Plus 1 elective

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 2 electives

Masters

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR402 Readings in Agriculture
AGR580 Research Methods
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 1 elective

Session 3

AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation
plus 3 electives (from the list of electives)

Restricted electives

Agribusiness/Rural Management

AGB410 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB450 Agribusiness Mana gement 2
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3
AGR512 Property Catchment and Management

Irrigation and Water Resource Management

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
IRR400 Fundamentals of Irrigation
IRR401 Management of Irrigation Systems
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Cropping Systems Management

AHT404 Climate Change (Impacts and Mitigation)
AGR583 Alternative Agriculture
AGS402 Weed and Pesticide Sciences (PG)
PSC690 Integrated Pest Management
PSC415 Soil Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Extension and Capacity Building

AHT401 Agroecosystems and Human Values
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
ASG453 Human Ecology (PG)
AGB462 Managing Sustainable Development (PG)
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

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Master of Sustainable Agriculture Agricultural and Wine Sciences Postgraduate On campus; Distance education Orange YES Active Science Session 1; Session 2
  • Master:
    • 1.5 years full-time
    • 3 years part-time
  • Graduate Diploma:
    • 1 year full-time
    • 2 years part-time
  • Graduate Certificate:
    • 6 months full-time
    • 1 year part-time
 1.5F, 3P

At a glance

Study Mode

On campus; Distance education

Where

Orange

When

Session 1; Session 2

Level

Postgraduate

Duration

  • Master:
    • 1.5 years full-time
    • 3 years part-time
  • Graduate Diploma:
    • 1 year full-time
    • 2 years part-time
  • Graduate Certificate:
    • 6 months full-time
    • 1 year part-time

International?

YES

Indicative ATAR

N/A

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