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Master of Agricultural Business Management Articulated Set

By coursework

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management
GradCertAgricBusMgt

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management
GradDipAgricBusMgt

Master of Agricultural Business Management
MAgricBusMgt

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Master of Agricultural Business Management (4711AG)
Distance Education Orange
Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management (4311AG)
Distance Education Orange

Normal course duration

Master of Agricultural Business Management

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management [exit point only]

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Admission criteria

Master of Agricultural Business Management

The basic prerequisite is that a candidate must hold at least a 3 year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) related to Agricultural Science or Agribusiness or an Hons level degree in an unrelated field and/or relevant work experience of 3 years or more in  the agricultural or agribusiness systems and they are primarily focused on developing their agricultural business management skills.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

The proposed new degree will provide a pathway for recent graduates from business and non-business degrees, such as those students that have completed Agricultural Science, Equine Science, Viticulture or Horticulture. The basic prerequisite is that a candidate must hold at least a 3 year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) related to Agricultural Science or Agribusiness or an Hons level degree in an unrelated field and/or relevant work experience of 3 years or more in  the agricultural or agribusiness systems and they are primarily focused on developing their agricultural business management skills.

Credit

Master of Agricultural Business Management

No credit packages exist for this course.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

No credit packages exist for this course

Articulation

The Master, the Graduate Diploma [exit point only] and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation requirement

Master of Agricultural Business Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management [exit point only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course structure

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

4 subjects (32 points) 3 core Subjects and 1 Restricted Elective

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice

Plus 1 restricted elective from the following subjects

AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management

8 subjects (64 points) 4 Core subjects and 4 Restricted Elective

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG) (
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management

Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list

AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topics 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Commodity, Futures and Deriviative Markets
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Stats

Master of Agricultural Business Management

12 subjects, (96 points) 5 core (one of which is a 16 point subject) and 6 Restricted Electives

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (16 points) OR AGB581 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation (16)

Note: If AGB581 is chosen students must complete AGR580 Research Methods and STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics prior to enrolling.

Plus 6 restricted electives from the following list

AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topics 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Commodity, Futures and Deriviative Markets
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Stats

+ Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

AGB575 Agribusiness Planning PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics

+ Workplace Learning

No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.

Enrolment pattern

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

4 subjects (32 points) 3 core Subjects and 1 Restricted Elective

Session 1 (Full Time Enrolment)

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)
1 Restricted Elective

Plus 1 restricted elective from the following subjects
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management

8 subjects (64 points) 4 Core subjects and 4 Restricted Elective

Session1 (Full Time Enrolment)

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)
2 Electives

Session 2 (Full Time Enrolment)

MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
2 Electives

Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topics 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Commodity, Futures and Deriviative Markets
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Stats

Master of Agricultural Business Management

The masters enrolment pattern includes all core subjects from the Graduate Diploma: AND one of the two 16 point core subjects, AGB575 Agribusiness Planning OR AGB581 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation and 6 restricted electives.

The combination of restricted electives and agribusiness planning or research dissertation needs to be designed in consultation with the course director.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

4 subjects (32 points) 3 core Subjects and 1 Restricted Elective

Session 1 (Distance Education)

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)

Session 2 (Distance Education)

MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
1 Restricted Elective

Plus 1 restricted elective from the following subjects
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management

8 subjects (64 points) 4 Core subjects and 4 Restricted Elective

Session1 (Distance Education)

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB533 Agribusiness Management (PG)

Session 2 (Distance Education)

MGT510 Strategic Management
1 Elective

Session1 (Distrance Education)

MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
1 Elective

Session 2 (Distance Education)

2 Electives.

Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics PG
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension PG
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topics 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Commodity, Futures and Deriviative Markets
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Stats

Master of Agricultural Business Management

The masters enrolment pattern includes all core subjects from the Graduate Diploma: AND one of the two 16 point core subjects, AGB575 Agribusiness Planning OR AGB581 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation and 6 restricted electives.

The combination of restricted electives and agribusiness planning or research dissertation needs to be designed in consultation with the course director.

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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