Agribusiness University of Tasmania

Overview

The Associate Degree in Agribusiness from University of Tasmania  combines business management, planning, finance, people management, innovation, and primary production in an authentic learning approach, utilising applied, blended, and online interaction. The course content has been developed in consultation with industry experts and they are actively involved in its delivery.

The course content has been developed in consultation with industry experts and they are actively involved in its delivery.  

A key feature of the course is the focus on hands-on learning, where students develop knowledge and skills through work integrated learning opportunities such as industry placements, fieldwork, case studies and applied research. 

This aims to enhance students' problem-solving, communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills by allowing them to 'learn through practice'. It's designed to make university study less daunting and more practical.

Career

The Associate Degree in Agribusiness will help you to progress from assistant positions to managerial roles, lead a small team, become a field officer, research team member or salesperson and liaise better with suppliers and/ or customers. Career opportunities exist both within the agriculture industry, and sectors and occupations that are connected through agribusiness. These include:

• Upstream of the farm: suppliers of seed, fertiliser, chemicals, machinery, stockfeed, labour, finance, business advisory, transport, consultancy, and specialist services such as harvesting contractors.
• Primary production: cropping, horticulture, animal based enterprises, aquaculture, pharmaceuticals, wineries, farm-based tourism.
• Downstream of the farm: processors and value-adders, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, transport and storage operations, logistics, consultants.