Online Course Brochure
For enrolment in 2009

Course structure

Core subjects
AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools)
AGB363 Rural Change (Industry Project)
AGR141 Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AGR175 Introduction to Rural Management
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGR277 Managing People in Agriculture
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR353 Human Ecology
AHT231 Agricultural Finance
BIO140 The Biological Environment
BIO271 Applied Ecology
GEO240 Soil Resource Management
PSC255 Plant Protection

Majors

Agronomy
AGF201 Agroforestry
AGR306 Biodynamic Agriculture
AGR347 Rural Project
AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
IRR200 Principles of Irrigation
PSC236 Pasture Production and Management
PSC270 Annual Crop Management
PSC403 Advanced Soil Management

Ecological Production and Marketing Systems  
AGB125 Financial Planning For Agriculture
AGR306 Biodynamic Agriculture
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (16 points)
AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
HRT221 Permaculture
MKT110 Marketing Principles
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour

Minors

Community Development
GEO360 Catchment Management Through Community Development
HRT221 Permaculture
MGT367 Leadership Issues
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
SOC308 Community Analysis

Horticulture
ACC125 Rural Financial Management
AGR306 Biodynamic Agriculture
AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
HRT110 Horticultural Science
HRT220 Horticultural Studies
HRT221 Permaculture
HRT222 Fruit and Nut Crop Management
HRT232 Vegetable and Flower Crop Management
HRT301 Plant Propagation

Electives

Optional subjects may be selected from subjects in the majors not already taken, other School of Rural Management subjects, other Charles Sturt University courses or subjects from other universities, provided this occurs in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

 

 

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