Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness

Demand for agribusiness professionals continues to grow.

This course provides students with the opportunity to enhance or develop their competencies in key multi-disciplinary agribusiness content areas.

It is designed for both candidates with an agribusiness background wishing to enhance their skills and candidates seeking to gain employment in the agribusiness sector.

Course Aims

The Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness is designed for professionals seeking to broaden their professional knowledge in key multi-disciplinary content areas within or beyond their current field of employment.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate specialised knowledge of agribusiness disciplinary concepts within selected areas of study; identify, critically evaluate and synthesise relevant information drawn from a range of sources; apply critical reasoning and advanced analytical skills to solve complex agribusiness problems and issues; and demonstrate proficiency in information transfer in written and oral formats at a professional level, either independently or working collaboratively.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Students develop advanced knowledge in the area of agribusiness through lectures, tutorials, readings, online activities and interaction with unit coordinators. Knowledge will be assessed through a variety of assessment tasks such as assignments, examinations and report writing. This course emphasises the use and application of business and economic skills in regional, national and international contexts. A global perspective is important in understanding issues confronting agribusiness and associated industries in continuously changing economic, environmental, social and political environments. Communication Skills Communication skills are essential in this course and students will develop both written and oral competency. These communication skills will be taught, practised and assessed in numerous activities including written assignments, report writing, oral presentations, and in-class and online discussions. Problem Solving Students will combine discipline knowledge with information literacy skills to develop their adeptness in being able to apply critical thinking to identify problems and to formulate solutions, particularly through the application of advanced discipline knowledge to real-world issues. Information Literacy Students will use various forms of media to obtain information and data for written assignments and other assessment tasks. Students will be able to use, critically analyse, interpret, construct and communicate information and data. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Students are taught numerous dimensions of social responsibility in relation to agribusiness practices. Students will be able to acknowlege and respect the viewpoints and ideas of others, behave ethically, and appreciate the importance of the environment and sustainability. Lifelong Learning Lifelong learning skills are taught and practised in assessment tasks. The discipline knowledge, information literacy and problem solving skills obtained in this course equip students with the ability to understand, interpret and critically evaluate regional, national and international issues of relevance to agribusiness. Independence and Collaboration Students will have worked independently and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary group to achieve common goals, solve problems, contribute specialist knowledge and contribute to group performance.