Institute of Land and Food Resources : Guide to courses

1. Overview

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 1. Overview

The Institute of Land and Food Resources is the largest faculty of its kind in the southern hemisphere providing specialist education, research and training in the vital fields of agriculture and agribusiness; natural, environmental and resource management; forestry; food production horticulture; and dairy and food technology, production and marketing. Across a diversity of disciplines and eight campuses, 'Land and Food' equips students with the skills necessary to pursue a successful career in a wide variety of disciplines within the agrifood sector.

Land and Food was established in 1997 following the merger of the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture with the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.

Land and Food provides students with a vast and dynamic range of courses designed to meet the demands of distinctive careers across nearly all fields of professional endeavour. Close association with industry and government ensures that courses provide training and skills valued by both graduates and employers. Practical and relevant work experience components which develop students' skills and provide an insight into career options are an essential element of all courses. Graduates of Land and Food are well-equipped to work in the main employing industries, and career opportunities continue to grow.

Resources available to students include on-site accommodation, test farms, ornamental gardens, a demonstration forest, a pilot food processing plant and state of the art laboratories. All students have full access to the myriad of services and facilities of Australia's leading university - the University of Melbourne.

Students today are part of a dynamic educational environment inspired by academics of international reputation, leading edge technology, an energetic and creative social and cultural network, and campuses equipped with the latest in educational, sporting and recreational facilities.

Land and Food offers the potential to realise dreams of contributing to an environmentally sustainable future.

 1.1. The campuses

Land and Food comprises eight campuses, five of which are located in rural areas.

Parkville campus, the location of Land and Food's headquarters, is the University of Melbourne's original site. The campus is set on 22.5 hectares about a five minute tram journey north of the city of Melbourne.

Burnley College is the University's specialist horticultural campus and is set on 13 hectares of historic gardens and field station, seven kilometres of the city centre.

Creswick campus is located 15 kilometres north of Ballarat and adjacent to 610 hectares of demonstration forest and is an important teaching location for the Institute's forestry courses.

Dookie College is situated in the Goulburn Valley region, 200 kilometres north of Melbourne, and has an established reputation in agricultural education. It has a 2240 hectare commercial farm and a large natural bush reserve.

Gilbert Chandler College is located only 25 kilometres south of Melbourne and is Australia's exclusive specialist education provider for the dairy and food technology industry.

Glenormiston College is near Terang in Victoria's Western District. It is equipped with an indoor equestrian complex, an artificial insemination program and a high-technology woolclassing facility.

Longerenong College is a leader of productivity improvements in intensive farming and is situated on a 1500 hectare property on the edge of Horsham.

McMillan College is predominantly an external studies (distance education) campus located near Warragul in the Gippsland region of Victoria. The National Milk Harvesting Centre is also based there.

For more information about any of these campuses, visit the Institute's website: www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au

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