Agricultural Science (24 units)

University of Queensland

About

The Master of Agricultural Science covers the integrative disciplines within the animal, plant, soil, food and social sciences continuum in 1.5 years.

Select from one of three specialised fields of study to gain comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge.

Fields available are:

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Protection.

Learn to apply your leadership, research and problem solving skills to meet the global challenges associated with feeding the world, and maintaining our environment in situations of increasing community expectations of animal welfare, biosecurity concerns, and competition for limited resources.

It is an ideal program for graduates and professionals seeking to expand their career prospects into a wide range of government, commercial, community based or research roles in the broad field of agriculture and environment.

Structure

The Plant Protection field is offered at both the St Lucia and Gatton campuses. Please be mindful of this when selecting your courses. For more information on what you can study, please visit the Agricultural Science Study Planner.

Courses

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

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

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Master of Agricultural Science

  • Agronomy Field of StudyHorticulture Field of StudyPlant Protection Field of Study

Study options

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

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Entry requirements

To complete the Master of Agricultural Science

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

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

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 Agricultural Science (#8)

Institution