Master of Agricultural Business Management Articulated Set
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management
GradCertAgricBusMgt
Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management
GradDipAgricBusMgt
Master of Agricultural Business Management
MAgricBusMgt
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Master of Agricultural Business Management (4711AG) |
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| Distance Education | Orange |
| Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management (4311AG) |
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| Distance Education | Orange |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
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 CSU Admission Policy
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 CSU Credit Policy
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 Agricultural Business Risk and In vestment
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
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
Plus 4 restricted electives from the following list
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
AGB440 Rural Resource Economics (Post Graduate)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB520 Supply Chain Management (PG)
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topic 1
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
FIN526 Managing Commodity Prices
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
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
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT510 Strategic Management
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (PG) (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 (Post Graduate)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB520 Supply Chain Management (PG)
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topic 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Managing Commodity Prices
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
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 (Post Graduate)
AGB520 Supply Chain Management (PG)
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
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 (Post Graduate)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB520 Supply Chain Management (PG)
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topics 1
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
FIN526 Managing Commodity Prices
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
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.
Distance Education
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
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 (Post Graduate)
AGB520 Supply Chain Management PG
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
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
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 (Post Graduate)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB520 Supply Chain Management (PG)
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR501 Special Topic 1
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
FIN526 Managing Commodity Prices
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
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.
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning PG
AGR520 Extension Post Graduate
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
Professional recognition
Students are eligible for the Ag Institute 1st Y ear Graduate or Ag Institute 2nd Y ear Graduate membership to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.
Graduated students are eligible for full membership to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.
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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.