Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours

Bachelor (Honours)

Students with above average grades are encouraged to undertake a fourth year of advanced study in their specialised stream, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor (Honours)

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

BAgBus(Hons), 050061F

Study Mode

In person, Online

About this course

Students with above average grades are encouraged to undertake a fourth year of advanced study in their specialised stream, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours. This course is designed to allow well-qualified graduates to extend their studies in areas of agribusiness, either to improve their career prospects or to proceed to higher degree studies.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall have:

(a)

either

fulfilled the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness

or

the Bachelor of Business with a major in Agribusiness,

or

an equivalent AQF Level 7 award as determined by the school;

and

(b) completed units to the value of at least 36 credit points at 300 level in the discipline;

and

(c) passed units to the value of at least 36 credit points at 200 level or above with a GPA of 5 (Credit) or better in the discipline.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate an advanced understanding, explanation and application of disciplinary concepts to complex agricultural and agribusiness issues;
with initiative and judgement apply critical thinking and advanced problem solving skills to address complex agricultural and agribusiness issues, and develop new understanding;
be effective communicators of research and results to informed professional audiences;
conduct a research investigation under supervision in a research or professional environment by critically analysing a challenging complex or multi-faceted problem, identifying research questions, designing and planning a project; selecting and applying practical and/or theoretical techniques or tools to address a research question; analysing, interpreting and critically evaluating research findings; and
be accountable for their own learning and work by being independent and self-directed learners; working effectively, responsibly and safely in an individual or team context; taking responsibility and accountability for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters; and demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory frameworks relevant to agribusiness and personally practising ethical conduct.

Career pathways

Examples include positions in rural lending and investment, farm products merchandising, rural politics, stockbroking, public accounting, small and medium enterprise management and government departments such as trade and industry. Honours graduates are also able to go on to complete higher degree research studies.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Agriculture & Environmental Studies courses at University of New England (UNE).

88.5%

Overall satisfaction

80.8%

Skill scale

79.5%

Teaching scale

90.1%

Employed full-time

$72.2k

Average salary

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