Bachelor of Agriculture
Central Queensland University
About
The course is designed to enable you to build agricultural knowledge by creating pathways between theory and practice.
This course has a skills focus that aims to provide you with industry relevant training.
This first year will provide the foundation framework that you will use to develop increasingly complex learnings developed in the context of industry relevant problems.
The second year builds your core skills in developing your systemic thinking.
You will learn about emerging agricultural innovation and start to develop your critical thinking and applied business skills through an industry placement.
You will select two out of three specialisations, livestock, cropping or business, during the course.
In third year you will acquire information about agricultural practices and technology and develop advanced level technical and people-management skills.
You will complete the course by producing a real world consulting project that will address a client driven whole-of-system problem.
This course aims to prepare you for the rigours of the real world and ensure you are skilled to make a difference in the context of the emerging opportunities that a highly technical agricultural industry provides.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 15 | Total credit points: 96 |
In addition to the core units, to qualify for a Bachelor of Agriculture, a student must take 2 minors in (1 in Yr 2 and 1 in Yr 3) consisting of 2x6cpu units in Term 1 and 1x12cpu unit in Term 2 chosen from:
- Livestock
- Cropping
- Agricultural Business
To qualify for a Bachelor of Agriculture with a Major in Agribusiness, a student has to take all units listed under the Agribusiness Major. These students are not required to complete a minor.
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| Year 1 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI11008 | Introduction to Agricultural Systems | --> |
| --> BIOL11102 | Life Science Laboratory | --> |
| --> ECON11030 | Production Economics | --> |
| --> SCIE11023 | Scientific Research Fundamentals | --> |
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| Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI11001 | Soil and Irrigation Management | --> |
| --> AGRI11002 | Plant Science and Crop Production | --> |
| --> AGRI11003 | Livestock Production | --> |
| --> AGRI11007 | Plant and Livestock Breeding Strategies | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI12001 | Animal Health and Welfare | --> |
| --> AGRI12003 | Leadership and People Management | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI12002 | Crop Protection | --> |
| --> AGRI12004 | Farm Business Management | --> |
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| Year 3 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI13001 | Social Licence to Operate | --> |
| --> AGRI13006 | Data Management & Analysis for Agriculture | --> |
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| Year 3 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI13007 | Agricultural Change Implementation | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Major in Agribusiness Major
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| Number of units: 7 | Total credit points: 48 |
Agribusiness Major
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| Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> LAWS11030 | Foundations of Business Law | --> |
| --> MRKT11029 | Marketing Fundamentals | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> FINC19011 | Business Finance | --> |
| --> MGMT13151 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Start-ups | --> |
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| Year 3 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> FINC19012 | Investment Analysis and Risk Management | --> |
| --> MGMT19106 | Supply Chain Management | --> |
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| Year 3 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI13003 | Agricultural Industry Placement or Research Project | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Agricultural Business Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 24 |
Agricultural business minor
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI12011 | Developing Emerging Business Opportunities | --> |
| --> AGRI12012 | Agricultural Service Industry Business Assessment | --> |
| --> AGRI13003 | Agricultural Industry Placement or Research Project | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Cropping Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 24 |
Cropping
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI12009 | Cropping Industry Business Assessment | --> |
| --> AGRI12008 | Sustainable Crop Production | --> |
| --> AGRI13005 | Cropping Industry Placement or Research Project | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 2 minors
Livestock Minor
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 24 |
Livestock
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AGRI12005 | Specialised Food Industries | --> |
| --> AGRI12006 | Livestock Industry Business Assessment | --> |
| --> AGRI13004 | Livestock Industry Placement | --> |
Entry requirements
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
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| Rank Threshold | SR 66 | ATAR 66 |
| Rank Cut-Off | OP 14 | SR 70 | ATAR 67.95 |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisite - English (4, SA)
English Requirements:
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- tertiary diploma level qualification, or
- bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
- Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge
R - Biology, R - Maths B
Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Discuss the theoretical principles and concepts of agriculture.
- 2.
- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of emerging innovations in the context of contemporary agricultural systems.
- 3.
- Use research principles to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise information to solve complex agricultural problems.
- 4.
- Demonstrate appropriate teamwork and people skills to achieve business outcomes.
- 5.
- Communicate complex agricultural knowledge and ideas, clearly and coherently.
- 6.
- Behave ethically, demonstrating initiative and judgement in the agricultural industry.
- 7.
- Reflect on performance and take responsibility for further learning and professional development.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | --> | --> | --> | ||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | --> | --> | |||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | --> | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | --> | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | --> | --> | |||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | --> | --> | --> | ||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | --> | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | --> | --> | --> |
Major in Agribusiness Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Discuss the theoretical principles and concepts of agriculture
- 2.
- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of emerging innovations in the context of contemporary agricultural
- systems
- 3.
- Use research principles to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise information to solve complex agricultural
- problems
- 4.
- Demonstrate appropriate teamwork and people skills to achieve business outcomes
- 5.
- Communicate complex agricultural knowledge and ideas, clearly and coherently
- 6.
- Behave ethically, demonstrating initiative and judgement in the agricultural industry
- 7.
- Reflect on performance and take responsibility for further learning and professional development.
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| | Course Learning Outcomes | ||||||
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | --> | --> | --> | ||||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | --> | --> | |||||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | --> | ||||||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | --> | ||||||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | --> | --> | |||||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | --> | --> | --> | ||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | --> | ||||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | --> | --> | --> |
Agricultural Business Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Cropping Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Livestock Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Institution
