Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management
Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management
BAgricBusMgt
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
| Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management (5428AB) |
|---|
| On Campus | Orange |
| Wagga Wagga |
| Distance Education | Orange |
| Wangaratta |
Normal course duration
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Distance education: 6 years
Admission criteria
Completion of a minimum of one year of study in a relevant certificate 4 course or above as accredited against AQF, provided by TAFE or other accredited vocational education provider
Credit
Credit will be determined on a case by case basis relevant to prior learning
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
Common Core Subjects
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PSC104 Soil Science
AHT274 Industry Practice OR SCI301 International Experience
Addtional Compulsory Subjects
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AGR220 Extension
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (16 points)
AGS100 Livestock Production Systems
PSC236 Pasture Production and Utilisation
PSC270 Crop Agronomy and Management
AGS300 Livestock Management **
LAW110 Business Law
HRM210 Human Resource Management
MGT362 Commodity Pricing Management
** GOTAFE and NCDEA students may substitute this subject for a restricted elective
Restricted Electives
Restricted electives can be chosen from any level 2 or above subjects with codes AGB, AGR, AGS, ASC, PSC, IRR, FIN, MGT or HRT. Other codes may be allowed if appropriate rationale is provided and accepted by the Courses Director.
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AGR220 Extension
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AHT101 Professional skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
PSC104 Soil Science
PSC236 Pasture Production and Management
PSC270 Annual Crop Management
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.
AHT274 Industry Practice
Enrolment pattern
Full-time
Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
LAW110 Business Law
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AGS100 Livestock Production Systems
PSC104 Soil Science
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
Year 2
Session 3
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
HRM210 Human Resource Management
Session 4
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AHT274 Industry Practice OR SCI301 International Experience
PSC270 Crop Agronomy and Management
PSC236 Pasture Production and Utilisation
[ ] Restricted Elective
Year 3
Session 5
AGR220 Extension
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
[ ] Restricted Elective
Session 6
MGT362 Commodity Pricing Management
AGS300 Livestock Management
AGB375 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
Distance Education
Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
Session 2
AGS100 Livestock Production Systems
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
LAW110 Business Law
Session 4
PSC104 Soil Science
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
HRM210 Human Resource Management
Session 6
PSC270 Crop Agronomy and Management
PSC236 Pasture Production and Utilisation
Year 4
Session 7
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
Session 8
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AHT274 Industry Practice OR SCI301 International Experience
[ ] Restricted Elective
Year 5
Session 9
AGR220 Extension
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
Session 10
MGT362 Commodity Pricing Management
AGS300 Livestock Management
Year 6
Session 11
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
[ ] Restricted Elective
Session 12
AGB375 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
GOTAFE & NCDEA Articulated Program - Part time
For eligible candidates who are GOTAFE or NCDEA alumni holiding the Diploma of Agriculture the completion of the artculation program requires successful completion of hte subjects listed below:
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
Session 2 (60)
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
PSC104 Soil Science
Year 2
Session 3 (30)
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
Session 4 (60)
PSC236 Pasture Production and Utilisation
AGS300 Livestock Management OR [restricted elective]
Year 3
Session 5 (30)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
[restricted elective]
Session 6 (60)
LAW110 Business Law
MGT362 Commodity Pricing Management
Year 4
Session 7 (30)
AGR220 Extension
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
Session 8 (60)
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
For eligible candidates who are GOTAFE or NCDEA alumni holiding the Advanced Diploma of Agriculture the completion of the artculation program requires successful completion of hte subjects listed below:
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
Session 2 (60)
PSC104 Soil Science
Year 2
Session 3 (30)
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
Session 4 (60)
PSC236 Pasture Production and Utilisation
[restricted elective]
Year 3
Session 5 (30)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
[restricted elective]
Session 6 (60)
LAW110 Business Law
MGT362 Commodity Pricing Management
Year 4
Session 7 (30)
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
Session 8 (60)
AGR375 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
Articulation agreements
NCDEA & GOTAFE Diploma of Agriculture
- Students will receive 8 x 8point subject credits for successful completetion.
- Completion of the Articulation Program requires successful completion of the 14 x 8 point CSU Degree Course subjects and 1 x 16 point CSU Degree course subject as outlined in the course structure.
- The application of any NCDEA/GOTAFE student who seeks credit for partial completion of a NCDEA/GOTAFE course shall be considered by CSU on a case by case basis.
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Credits granted for NCDEA/GOTAFE subjects ino the CSU course, based of alignment of disciplinary knowledge and volume of work, shall be:
AGR156 AGS100 AGB165 AHT274 AGR237 AGS300 HRM210 & PSC270.
NCDEA & GOTAFE Advanced Diploma of Agriculture
- Students will receive 11 x 8point subject credits for successful completetion.
- Completion of the Articulation Program requires successful completion of the 11 x 8 point CSU Degree Course subjects and 1 x 16 point CSU Degree course subject as outlined in the course structure.
- The application of any NCDEA/GOTAFE student who seeks credit for partial completion of a NCDEA/GOTAFE course shall be considered by CSU on a case by case basis.
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Credits granted for NCDEA/GOTAFE subjects ino the CSU course, based of alignment of disciplinary knowledgeand volume of work, shall be:
AGB110 AGB165 AGR156 AGR220 AGR237 AGS100 AGS107 AGS300 AHT274 HRM210 & PSC270.
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: November 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.