Undergraduate Certificate in Horticultural Studies UndergradCertHortStud
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Students enrol in AHT101 and select three subjects from the restricted electives list. Session availability in brackets after each subject. *IS* denotes compulsory attendance at an Intensive School for the online offering of the subject.
Core
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture (30 or 60)
Restricted electives
Select three subjects from the following (see below for recommended enrolment patterns):
PSC102 Botany (30) *IS*
PSC104 Soil Science (60) *IS*
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals (30 or 90) *IS*
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country (30, 60 or 90)
MCR101 Fundamentals of Microbiology (60) *IS*
WSC111 Grape and Wine Science (60) *IS*
Enrolment patterns are recommended only. Students must enrol in AHT101 but may otherwise choose any combination of restricted electives, subject to availability and prerequisites. Students intending to course transfer into the Bachelor of Horticulture, Bachelor of Wine Science, Bachelor of Wine Business or Bachelor of Viticulture should follow the recommended enrolment pattern and seek advice from their Course Director.
*IS* denotes compulsory attendance at an Intensive School for the online offering of the subject.
Refer to course availability for online or on campus offerings.
Full time enrolment
Not available
Part time Session 30 Intake
Session 1 (30)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
And 1 of:
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals *IS*
PSC102 Botany *IS*
Session 2 (60)
Select 2 of:
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country
MCR101 Fundamentals of Microbiology *IS*
PSC104 Soil Science *IS*
WSC111 Grape and Wine Science *IS*
Part time Session 60 Intake (60/90 pattern)
Session 1 (60)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture
PSC104 Soil Science *IS*
Session 2 (90)
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals *IS*
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country
Part time Session 60 Intake (60/30 pattern)
Session 1 (60)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture
Select 1 of:
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country
MCR101 Fundamentals of Microbiology *IS*
PSC104 Soil Science *IS*
WSC111 Grape and Wine Science *IS*
Session 2 (30)
Select 2 of:
CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals *IS*
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country
PSC102 Botany *IS*
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.