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16. Bachelor of Agriculture
    16.1. Course objectives
    16.2. Career opportunities
    16.3. Course outline
    16.4. Elective subjects

16. Bachelor of Agriculture

This course is offered at both the Dookie and Parkville campuses of the University. The campuses offer a common first year as well as part of the second year, with increasing specialisation thereafter so not all electives will be offered at both campuses. Parkville students will need to travel to Burnley campus for some subjects.

Agriculture is essentially the study of the management of resources for the production of food and fibre in a sustainable way. When you study agriculture you are taught the principles and applications of science, economics and management.

The Bachelor of Agriculture lends itself to degree specialisation in crop production, animal production, agribusiness, and various multidisciplinary packages such as systems analysis and management.

16.1. Course objectives

Students who have completed this course will have acquired:

• an ability to demonstrate a broad knowledge of fundamental scientific precepts across a range of disciplines, with a high level of achievement in one or more of the disciplines of agricultural science relating to soils, plant and animal management and production;

• an understanding of the structures of agriculture and related industries and the principal factors that determine location, environmental impact, sustainability, profitability and international trade competitiveness;

• the capacity to apply scientific knowledge to the definition, analysis, and solution of agricultural and environmental problems;

• the ability to design and conduct scientific enquiries;

• an understanding of principles of sound practice in relation to health, safety, animal welfare and the environment in agriculture and related industries;

• a capacity for the exchange, acquisition and dissemination of scientific and industry information and for technology transfer.

16.2. Career opportunities

Agricultural graduates have the skills to take up a career in a wide variety of areas including research and development organisations, financial institutions and banks, marketing and journalism, environmental or business consulting firms, international trade, food processing companies and farm management and extension positions.

16.3. Course outline

First Year (Dookie Students): As for Parkville except that 202-101 Chemistry for Land and Food Resources is offered in Semester 2, and 202-106 Land Resources is offered in Semester 1.

*Electives can be selected from the following lists or from approved subjects from other courses.

16.4. Elective subjects

Electives may be selected from the following list and a limited number may be selected from approved subjects from other courses.

Insufficient enrolments may lead to an elective subject being suspended. Not all electives are offered at all campuses.

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