Agribusiness is the study of food and fibre consumers, retailers, marketers, processors and primary producers, with a focus on profitably managing the producer-to-consumer chain.

This program gives students opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills and practice;

develop their careers;

and be able to deliver more profitable outcomes for agribusiness.

Students learn to locate, analyse, interpret, synthesise and apply information to agribusiness problems and opportunities.

Graduates demonstrate specialized knowledge of agribusiness management, and business and communication skills associated with their selected areas of study.

This program is designed to meet the needs of professionals working in agribusiness who wish to upgrade their management skills;

those wishing to redirect their careers into agribusiness;

and new graduates in either business or agricultural/rural science wishing to enhance their employment prospects or work towards a research-based higher degree.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Master of Agribusiness.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Doctor of Philosophy

To complete the Master of Agribusiness

To fulfil the requirements of the Master of Agribusiness, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

Early exit points

Based upon course selection, students may be able to exit this award with the:

• Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness (#8)