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Institute of Land and Food Resources : Guide to courses

5. Institute courses

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5. Institute courses
    5.1. Undergraduate
    5.2. Postgraduate
    5.3. Technical and Further Education programs
    5.4. Articulation
    5.5. Credit policy
    5.6. Internal transfers
    5.7. Transfers from other institutions

 5. Institute courses

 5.1. Undergraduate

From 2001, the Institute of Land and Food Resources will be offering a new higher education curriculum for undergraduate study in the area of resource management covering agriculture, natural resource management, horticulture, forestry, equine management, and food science and technology. This extensive and broad-ranging curriculum has been designed to combine the best of the former curriculum with current and future needs of graduates, employers and industry. Inherent within each course is the need for the student to apply self-learning principles, to 'learn how to learn' and to apply problem-solving skills to the challenge of an ever-changing and developing workplace and environment.

The following courses will be available for first year entry in 2001:

The following courses are being progressively phased out and will have no first year entry in 2001:

 5.2. Postgraduate

Details of postgraduate courses are summarised in the Institute's Postgraduate Handbook, or on the Institute's web site at http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au.

 5.3. Technical and Further Education programs

The Institute also offers Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs, which are designed for those who want to establish or extend their careers or business interests in the land and food industries.

TAFE courses are developed in association with industry and business so they closely match the needs of the market place. Delivery of our courses is designed to be as flexible as possible, to enable the widest participation ranging from school leavers seeking to establish a career, through to those already engaged in positions of responsibility in the land and food industries.

Further information relating to any of the following courses is available from the Institute on 1800 815 803.

Advanced Diploma of Agriculture (Dairy)

Three years full-time at McMillan

Advanced Diploma of Agriculture (Rural Business Management)

flexible delivery, Glenormiston, Longerenong and McMillan

TAFE Agribusiness on line

(Flexible delivery using the internet)

Manage Borrowed Funds

Market Products

Further information available at http://128.250.170.208/ilfrvc/Agribus/Agribus.htm

Diploma of Agriculture

Two years full-time at Dookie

Diploma in Natural Resource Management

Two years full-time at Dookie

Diploma of Viticulture

Flexible delivery, Dookie

Diploma of Production Horticulture

flexible delivery, Glenormiston

Certificate IV/Diploma of Agriculture

Two years full-time at Longerenong

Certificate IV/Diploma of Food Technology (Dairy)

Flexible delivery, Gilbert Chandler

Certificate IV in Agriculture (Horse Breeding)

Full-time, flexible delivery, Glenormiston, McMillan

Certificate IV in Racing (Standardbred)

One year full-time at McMillan

Certificate IV in Horticulture

Two years full-time at Burnley

Certificates II - IV (Apprenticeships/Traineeships)

ILFR also offers a range of certificate courses suited to the needs of apprentices and trainees in agriculture, amenity horticulture, food production horticulture, horse breeding, forestry and food processing (wine and dairy).

 5.4. Articulation

Articulation pathways have been established between courses at different levels which enable students with qualifications from other undergraduate courses or TAFE programs to gain credit towards a degree. Please note that these arrangements provide eligibility for admission into the higher education course but they do not guarantee entry as students are selected on the basis of marks and/or relevant work experience.

 5.5. Credit policy

The Institute has a positive approach to the granting of credit for studies completed elsewhere and, on occasion, for work experience. It participated in the TAFE/Higher Education Pathways Project conducted in 1993 and has agreed to grant specified credit for subjects completed in certain associate diplomas. Subjects completed at bachelor degree level in any recognized tertiary institution in Australia or overseas will be credited if they are judged to contain sufficient equivalence of content and standard to those required for the degree courses. However, credit is not granted for final-year subjects.

Please refer to the Institute's Undergraduate Academic Guidelines for more information regarding the Institute's credit policy.

 5.6. Internal transfers

The Institute welcomes internal transfers of students already enrolled in a course at The University of Melbourne into any course of the Institute of Land and Food Resources. Application forms are available from Student Administration Offices at each campus. Generally applications close at the end of November of each year. Credit will be granted where appropriate and generally applicants will be notified by mid January of the outcome of their application.

 5.7. Transfers from other institutions

The Institute welcomes applications for entry into any of our courses from interested students enrolled at other tertiary institutions. Applicants must apply through VTAC (Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre).

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