Bachelor of Agriculture

Course Structure

The course consists of 24 subjects, 21 core and three restricted elective choices in the final year completed by Distance Education Mode.

Core subjects

AGB110 Agricultural Economics
PSC102 Botany
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
AHT101 Professional Experience in Agriculture and Horticulture
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
SCI200 Introduction to Spatial Scienceand Data Visualisation
PSC104 Soil Science
ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
STA201 Statistics
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry
AGB233 Agribusiness Management
PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science
ASC273 Animal Nutrition
PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
AGS200 Agricultural Genetics
AGR220 Extension
PSC415 Soil Management
ASC261 Animal Reproduction
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC271 Crop Agronomy

Restricted Electives

ASC370 Ruminant Production or PSC420 Water Policy and Management
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests or AGB450 Agricultural Decision Analysis
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing or IRR200 Principles of Irrigation

Enrolment pattern

Year 1 Session 1

AHT101 Professional Experience in Agriculture and Horticulture
PSC102 Botany

Session 2

MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
SCI200 Introduction to Spatial Science and Data Visualisation

Year 2 Session 1

CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
AGB110 Agricultural Economics

Session 2

PSC104 Soil Science
ASC171 nimal Anatomy and Physiology

Year 3 Session 1

STA201 Scientific Statistics
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry

Session 2

ASC273 Animal Nutrition
PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands

Year 4 Session 1

AGB233 Agribusiness Management
PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science

Session 2

AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
AGR220 Extension

Year 5 Session 1

PSC415 Soil Management or ASC350 Animal Health
ASC261 Animal Reproduction

Session 2

PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC271 Crop Agronomy

Year 6 Session 1

AGB310 Agribusiness Marketing or IRR400 Fundamentals of Irrigation or IRR200 Critical Factors in Irrigation.
AGS200 Agricultural Genetics

Session 2

ASC370 Ruminant Production or PSC420 Water Policy and Management
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests or AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for relevant membership of either the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, the Agribusiness Association of Australia or the Australian Institute of Horticulture.

  • The Australian Society of Agriculture
  • The Australian Weed Society
  • The Australian Soil Society

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http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/agriculture

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At a glance

Study Mode

Distance education

Where

Wagga Wagga

When

Session 1; Session 2

Level

Undergraduate

Duration

6 years distance education

International?

YES

Indicative ATAR

N/A

How to apply

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