Online Course Brochure
For enrolment in 2009
Course structure
The program will be offered by distance education only. Credit for various subjects based on previous study and/or work experience may be granted subject to University criteria being met.
University Certificate in Rural Studies
The student must complete:
- two subjects from each of the following core areas (six subjects)
- two additional subjects from any of the following core areas:
- core Area 1: Society and Personal Development
- core Area 2: Agricultural and Environmental Management
- core Area 3: Business Management and Information Technology
Associate Degree in Rural Studies
The student must complete the remaining subjects from each of the following core areas (four subjects):
- Core Area 1: Society and Personal Development
- Core Area 2: Agricultural and Environmental Management
- Two further subjects from the following core area:
- Core Area 3: Business Management and Information Technology
- Two subjects chosen from core area 3 or core area 4 Managing Change
Bachelor of Rural Studies
The student must complete:
- any remaining core subjects
- Dependant upon on the choices made in year two the student will have the choice of between five and seven elective subjects in year three. All of the electives must be taken at Level 2 or higher and at least three must be taken at Level 3. No further Level 1 subjects can be taken.
Core subjects
Seventeen subjects offered within the Bachelor of Rural Studies have been grouped into four core areas:
Core area 1: Society and Personal Development
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology or
MGT135 Communication in Business Context
MGT245 Managing Self and Others
MGT367 Leadership Issues
SOC226 Rurality in a Globalised World
Core area 2: Agricultural and Environmental Management
ASC135 Livestock Production Systems
AGR141 Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
BIO140 The Biological Environment
Core area 3: Business Management and Information Technology
ACC125 Rural Financial Management
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AGB180 Management Information Systems
ITC411 Introduction to Information Technology
or
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology
MGT120 Management in Practice
MKT110 Marketing Principles
Core area 4: Managing Change
AGB260 Rural Change (Inquiry Tools)
AGB363 Rural Change (Industry Project)
GEO301 Regional Development and Policy