Bachelor of Ecological Agricultural Systems

Course Structure

The course consists of:

Compulsory core of 112 points (14 subjects)

PLUS EITHER

• a 80 point Major in Organic Production and Marketing which consists of 56 points of compulsory subjects and 24 points of free elective subjects
  OR
• 80 points of elective subjects, composed of 64 points of restricted elective subjects relevant to Ecological Agriculture plus 16 points of free elective subjects

Common core subjects (112 points)

AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools)
AGB363 Rural Change (Industry Project)
AGR141 Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
AGR175 Introduction to Rural Management
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR353 Human Ecology
AGS101 The Biological Environment
AGS202 Applied Ecology
AHT231 Agricultural Finance
HRT221 Ecological Design Systems
MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
PSC104 Soil Science

Compulsory subjects in Organic Production & Marketing Major (56 points)

AGB125 Financial Planning for Agriculture
AGB310 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB356 Agribusiness Plan
AGR306 Biological Farming Systems
AGS100 Livestock Production Systems
AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
MKT110 Marketing Principles

Restricted Elective subjects

AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AGB310 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB340 Rural Resource Economics
AGF201 Agroforestry
AGR220 Extension
AGR227 Water Resource Management
AGR347 Rural Project
AGR356 Grazing Management
AGS204 Livestock Breeding and Selection
AGS300 Livestock Management
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
AHT404 Climate Change
BIO312 Landscape Ecology
BIO380 Fire Planning and Management
ECO120 Macroeconomics
GEO164 Earth Systems Processes
GEO360 Catchment Management Thru Comm Devel
HRT110 Hort Science
HRT222 Fruit and Nut Crop Mgt
HRT232 Veg and Flower Management
HRT301 Plant Propogation
IRR200 Principles of Irrigation
IRR401 Management of Irrigation Systems
LAW110 Business Law
MGT360 Risk Management
PHL206Problems of Philosophy
PSC201 Invertebrate Pest Mangement
PSC236 Pasture Production and Management
PSC270 Annual Crop Management
PSC271 rop Agronomy
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC415 Soil Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
VIT211 Viticultural Science
WSC111 Grape and Wine Science

Enrolment pattern

GENERIC COURSE

By Part-time Distance Education study

Session 1 (S1)

AGR141 Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
AGR175 Intro to Rural Management

Session 2 (S2)

PSC104 Soil Science
AGS101 The Biological Environment

Session 3 (S1)

AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 4 (S2)

[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 5 (S1)

AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGS202 Applied Ecology

Session 6 (S2)

HRT221 Ecological Design Systems
AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools)

Session 7 (S1)

[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 8 (S2)

MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 9 (S1)

AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR353 Human Ecology

Session 10 (S2)

AGB363 Rural Change (Industry project)
[ ] Restricted Elective

Session 11 (S1)

AHT231 Agricultural Finace
[ ] Free Elective

Session 12 (S2)

[ ] Restricted Elective
[ ] Free Elective

ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKETING MAJOR

By Part-time Distance Education study

Session 1 (S1)

AGR141 Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
AGR175 Intro to Rural Management

Session 2 (S2)

PSC104 Soil SCience
AGS101 The Biological Environment

Session 3 (S1)

AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
[ ] Free Elective

Session 4 (S2)

AGB125 Fiancial Planning for Agriculture
AGS100 Livestock Production Systems

Session 5 (S1)

AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGS202 Applied Ecology

Session 6 (S2)

HRT221 Ecological Design Systems
AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools)

Session 7 (S1)

AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
[ ] Free Elective

Session 8 (S2)

MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
MKT110 Marketing Principles

Session 9 (S1)

AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR353 Human Ecology

Session 10 (S2)

AGB363 Rural Change (Industry project)
AGR306 Biological Farming Systems

Session 11 (S1)

AHT231 Agricultural Finance
AGB310 Agribusiness Marketing

Session 12 (S2)

AGB356 Agribusiness Planning
[ ] Free Elective