Master of Agricultural Business Management Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Agricultural Business Management
Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management [Exit Point Only]
Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management GradCertAgricBusMgt

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management GradDipAgricBusMgt

Master of Agricultural Business Management MAgricBusMgt

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management (4311AG)

Online - Orange

Master of Agricultural Business Management (4711AG)

Online - 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)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management [Exit Point Only]

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

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 Duration). 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 Agricultural Business Management

A completed Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline related to Agricultural Science or Agribusiness from a University or other tertiary education provider.
OR
A completed Honours degree in any field from a University or other tertiary education provider (or equivalent).
OR
Relevant Agribusiness industry experience of at least 3 years.
AND
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency requirements apply.


 

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

A completed Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from a University or other tertiary education provider.
OR
Agribusiness professional experience of at least 3 years.
AND
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency requirements apply.
 


 

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Agricultural Business Management

No credit packages exist for this course.

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management [Exit Point Only]

No credit packages exist for this course

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management

No credit packages exist for this course

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma [Exit Point Only] 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 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
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
MGT510 Strategic Management

Plus 1 restricted elective from the following list:
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR520 Extension
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management
8 subjects (64 points) 4 Core subjects (one of which is a 16 point subject) and 3 Restricted Electives
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
MGT510 Strategic Management
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (16 points)

Plus 3 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR501 Special Topic 1
AGR520 Extension
AGR580 Research Methods*
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics*

*Note: If students are planning on completing AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation for Masters qualification they must complete AGR580 Research Methods and STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics prior to enrolling.

Master of Agricultural Business Management
12 subjects, (96 points) 7 core (two of which is are 16 point subjects) and 3 Restricted Electives
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
MGT510 Strategic Management
AGR580 Research Methods
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (16 points)
AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation (16)

Note: If AGB583 is chosen students must complete AGR580 Research Methods and STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics prior to enrolling.

Plus 3 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR501 Special Topic 1
AGR520 Extension
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics

Enrolment Pattern

A normal enrolment pattern would be as follows. Minor amendment to the order in which subjects are completed at the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma level may be negotiated with the Course Director.

Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Business Management
4 subjects (32 points) 3 core Subjects and 1 Restricted Elective

Year 1 Session 1 (30)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing

Year 1 Session 2 (60)
MGT510 Strategic Management
Restricted Elective

Plus 1 restricted elective from the following list:
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR520 Extension
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management
8 subjects (64 points) 4 Core subjects (one of which is a 16 point subject) and 3 Restricted Electives

Year 1 Session 1 (30)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing

Year 1 Session 2 (60)
MGT510 Strategic Management
*Restricted Elective

Year 2 Session 1 (30)
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
*Restricted Elective

Year 2 Session 2 (60)
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
*Restricted Elective

Plus 3 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR501 Special Topic 1
AGR520 Extension
AGR580 Research Methods*
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics*

*Note: If students are planning on completing AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation for Masters qualification they must complete AGR580 Research Methods and STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics prior to enrolling.

Master of Agricultural Business Management
12 subjects, (96 points) 7 core (two of which is are 16 point subjects) and 3 Restricted Electives

Year 1 Session 1 (30)
AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
AGB410 Agricultural Marketing

Year 1 Session 2 (60)
MGT510 Strategic Management
Restricted Elective

Year 2 Session 1 (30)
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points)
AGR580 Research Methods

Year 2 Session 2 (60)
AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points)
STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics

Year 3 Session 1 (30)
AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation (Commenced) (16 points)
Restricted Elective

Year 3 Session 2 (60)
AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation (Completed) (16 points)
Restricted Elective

Plus 3 restricted electives from the following list:
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
AGB440 Resource Economics
AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
AGB520 Supply Chain Management
AGB533 Agribusiness Management
AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
AGR501 Special Topic 1
AGR520 Extension
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics

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

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page

AGB575 Agribusiness Planning

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School

Professional Accreditation

Students are eligible for the Ag Institute 1st Year Graduate or Ag Institute 2nd Year 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.

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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: April 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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