Bachelor of Agriculture

Bachelor

This degree produces graduates with skills in increasing demand in the rural sector. A practically orientated degree, students are provided with the tools necessary to understand the implications of land use and management change on agricultural productivity.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

BAgr, 017603M

Study Mode

In person, Online

ATAR

72.55

About this course

This degree produces graduates with skills in increasing demand in the rural sector. A practically orientated degree, students are provided with the tools necessary to understand the implications of land use and management change on agricultural productivity. Once armed with the basic knowledge to understand agricultural systems, graduates are able to continue on to further study in specific areas of interest. This degree suits students who are more interested in management of agricultural landscapes in contrast to the scientific, agricultural systems focus of other agricultural based degree programs offered at UNE. The major completed will appear on the academic record and testamur.

Students have ready access to numerous University farms located close to campus including the SMART Farms and Tullimba Research Feedlot.

Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.

Fully credited exchange programs of one trimester are in place with international universities.

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Entry requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Rule

and

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Procedures

).

Assumed knowledge: any two units of English, any two units of Mathematics.

Recommended studies: Agriculture, Biology and/or Chemistry. For Technology Major: Mathematics

For students without the recommended background knowledge, the School offers introductory units in Chemistry and Mathematics.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

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

demonstrate a coherent understanding of agriculture by articulating the methods of agriculture and explaining why current agricultural knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry and by explaining the role and relevance of agriculture in society;
exhibit depth and breadth of agricultural knowledge by demonstrating well-developed knowledge in at least one disciplinary area and by demonstrating knowledge in at least one other disciplinary area;
critically analyse and solve agricultural problems by gathering, synthesising and critically evaluating information from a range of sources, designing and planning an investigation, selecting and applying practical and/or theoretical techniques or tools in order to conduct an investigation and collecting, accurately recording, interpreting and drawing conclusions from data;
be effective communicators of agriculture by communicating agricultural results, information or arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes and using a variety of modes; and
be accountable for their own learning and scientific work by being independent and self-directed learners, working effectively, responsibly and safely in an individual or team context, demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory frameworks relevant to their disciplinary area and personally practising ethical conduct.

Career pathways

Graduates from this degree can expect employment in agricultural advisory fields in the public and private sector, management and consulting in the cropping and animal industries, precision agriculture, agriculture technology, agribusiness, primary production, Landcare, soil conservation and natural resource management. This degree is a relevant degree for those wishing to become secondary school agriculture teachers.

Graduate outcomes

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

87.1%

Overall satisfaction

87.1%

Skill scale

64.8%

Teaching scale

77.3%

Employed full-time

$60k

Average salary

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