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Master of Sustainable Agriculture Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Sustainable Agriculture
Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture
Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

The Master of Sustainable Agriculture designed to meet the needs of agriculture by equipping students with the necessary skills to balance the natural resource, human and economic factors that affect agricultural sustainability. Graduates are equipped to provide leadership in policy, research and strategic management that is relevant to a wide range of industry contexts. The Master of Sustainable Agriculture aims to promote advanced, critical reflection by promoting the acquisition of advanced analytical and problem solving skills and conceptual insight that will enhance the capacity of the candidate to undertake positions of significant responsibility in their chosen field; and encouraging excellence in scholarship and / or focused research within the candidate's discipline area.

The Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture recognises that agriculture is a human activity system that involves the management of terrestrial ecosystems to produce a product (food, fodder, fibre or fuel) or service (recreation) for the needs of society. For agriculture to be sustainable, it must avoid compromising the needs of future generations whilst meeting the needs of the present generation.Graduates also recognise that there are three discipline domains that need to be integrated into sustainable agricultural systems: the human, business, and natural resource domains. Graduates are taught that sustainable systems must be socially acceptable, economically viable and enhance or maintain the natural resource base and ecosystems influenced by agriculture.

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Articulation
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Residential School
  • Accreditation

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture GradCertSustAgric

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture GradDipSustAgric

Master of Sustainable Agriculture MSustAgric

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture (4628SA)

Distance Education - Orange
On Campus - Orange

Master of Sustainable Agriculture (4728SA)

Distance Education - Orange
On Campus - Orange

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture (5328SA)

Distance Education - Orange
On Campus - Orange

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Sustainable Agriculture

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Sustainable Agriculture

Applicants to the Master program will have completed a bachelor degree (or equivalent) or the Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture.

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture

Applicants to the Graduate Diploma will have completed a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) or the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture are required to hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent. Alternative entry is possible on documented evidence of demonstrated substantial achievement of appropriate work-related experience and capabilities which indicate academic potential at the postgraduate level, to the satisfaction of the Faculty.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Sustainable Agriculture

No Special Arrangements Apply

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture

No Special Arrangments Apply

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

No Special Arrangements Apply

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and 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 requirements

Master of Sustainable Agriculture

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Sustainable Agriculture

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
Plus 2 electives

Graduate Diploma

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR402 Reading in Science and Agriculture
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 3 electives

Masters

Core subjects

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR580 Research Methods
AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation (16pts)
AGR402 Reading in Science and Agriculture
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 4 electives

Electives can be from any of the following areas.

Agribusiness/Rural Management

AGB410 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3
AGR512 Property Catchment and Management

Irrigation and Water Resource Management

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
IRR400 Fundamentals of Irrigation
IRR401 Management of Irrigation Systems
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Cropping Systems Management

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
AGR583 Alternative Agriculture
AGS402 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
PSC415 Soil Management
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Extension and Capacity Building

AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
AGB520 Extension Post Graduate
AGR501 Special Topics 1
AGR502 Special Topics 2
AGR503 Special Topics 3

Enrolment Pattern

It is recommended that elective subjects be chosen based on those attributes and skills you require to further your chosen pathway or career in sustainable agriculture.

Other subjects within the University may be substituted with the advice an approval of the Course Director.

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
Plus 1 Elective

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
Plus 1 Elective

Graduate Diploma

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR402 Reading in Science and Agriculture
AGB440 Resource Economics
Plus 1 elective

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 2 electives

Masters

Session 1

AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture Issues and Viewpoints
AGR402 Reading in Science and Agriculture
AGR580 Research Methods
AGB440 Resource Economics

Session 2

AGR595 Managing Agro-Ecosystems
AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation
AGB555 Managing Rural Change
Plus 1 elective

Session 3

AGR610 Sustainable Agriculture Dissertation
Plus 3 electives (from the list of electives)

Residential School

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

AGB555 Managing Rural Change
AGS402 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
AGS453 Human Ecology (PG)
IRR400 Principles of Irrigation
PSC415 Soil Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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