Bachelor of Agricultural Science

Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) - integrated Honours
Bachelor of Agriculture - exit point

Course structure

All undergraduate courses in the School of Agriculture and Wine Sciences undertake 7 common core subjects. Each course has additional compulsory subjects that are course specific and may have restricted electives.

Core Subjects

AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PSC104 Soil Science

Compulsory Subjects

AGR220 Extension
AGR203 Production Analysis and Optimisation
AGS203 Agricultural Biotechnology
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
PSC102 Botany
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests
PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science
PSC271 Crop Agronomy
PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC415 Soil Management
ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
ASC261 Animal Reproduction
ASC273 Animal Nutrition
ASC370 Ruminant Production
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
SCI301 International Experience

4th Year Pass Stream Subjects

AGS401 Integrated Agriculture (16 points)
AGS400 Practicum (32 points)

4th Year Honours Stream Subjects

AGR402 Readings in Science and Agriculture
AGR501 Special Topics
AGR502 Special Topics 2
HRS408 Science/Honours Project Dissertation
HRS424 Science/Honours Project Dissertation (24 points)
STA404 Statistical Reasoning

Restricted Electives

Restricted electives can be chosen from any level 2 or above subjects with codes AGB, AGR, AGS, ASC, PSC, IRR or HRT as well as SCI301 International Experience. Other codes may be allowed if appropriate rationale is provided and accepted by the Courses Director.
 

Enrolment pattern

Common stream

Full-time

Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
PSC102 Botany

Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
PSC104 Soil Science
ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Session 3
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AGR203 Production Analysis and Optimisation
AGS203 Agricultural Biotechnology
PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science

Session 4
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
ASC273 Animal Nutrition

Session 5
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR220 Extension
PSC415 Soil Management
ASC261 Animal Reproduction

Session 6
ASC370 Ruminant Production
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests
PSC271 Crop Agronomy
PSC371 Plant Pathology

Pass Stream - 4th Yr

Session 7
AGS400 Practicum (commenced) (32 points)
AGS401 Integrated Agriculture (16 points)

Session 8
AGS400 Practicum (completed) (32 points)
[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Honours Stream - 4th Yr

Session 7
STA404 Statistical Reasoning
HRS408 Science/Honours Project Dissertation
AGR402 Readings in Science and Agriculture
AGR501 Special Topics

Session 8
HRS424 Science/Honours Project Dissertation (24 points)
AGR502 Special Topics 2

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Study Mode

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Where

Wagga Wagga

When

Session 1

Level

Undergraduate

Duration

4 years full-time on campus

International?

YES

Indicative ATAR

70

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