The Bachelor of Agriculture at CQUniversity Australia will enable you to develop the cutting edge knowledge and skills required for employment in today’s technology-driven Agribusiness, Cropping and Livestock industries.
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- 36 monthsDuration
- Unknown (University site)Tuition Fee30120 AUD/yearTuition Fee
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Overview
The agricultural industry is faced with new and emerging challenges creating a need for graduates who have practical experience, knowledge of cutting-edge technology and the leadership potential to help drive adoption of innovation at every stage of primary production.
The Bachelor of Agriculture at CQUniversity Australia prepares you for the rigours of the ‘real’ world and ensures graduates are skilled to make a difference in the context of the emerging opportunities that a high tech agricultural industry provides.
You will benefit from a practical based training that provides the basis for the application of theory that will underpin the knowledge in new and innovative practices.
Career Opportunities
Completion of the Bachelor of Agriculture will prepare you to pursue employment opportunities in areas such as:
- agribusiness support sectors such as banking, consultancy, marketing, trading and logistics
- agritech
- agronomy
- cropping
- government policy development
- horticulture
- industry analysis
- landcare coordination / management
- livestock
- production enterprise
Employment opportunities exist within public and private sectors for example in management, consulting and research in cropping, agribusiness, horticulture, landcare, sustainability and livestock management.
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- Programme intensity
You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.
Full-time- Full-time duration 36 months
- Average part-time duration 72 months
- Credits 144 alternative credits
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus, Online
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Programme Structure
- The first year of the Bachelor of Agriculture will provide the foundation framework that you will use to develop increasingly complex learnings developed in the context of industry-relevant problems.
- In the second year, you will build your core skills by developing your systematic thinking by learning about emerging agricultural innovation through an industry placement. You will select to complete either a major in agribusiness or two out of three minors in livestock, cropping or business, during the course.
- In your third year, you will acquire information about agricultural practices and technology and develop advanced-level technical and people-management skills. You will complete the course by producing a real-world consulting project that will address a client-driven whole-of-system problem.
English Language Requirements
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Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Required score: 4
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 4 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
General Requirements
CRICOS: 088550J
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- tertiary diploma level qualification, or
- bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
Tuition Fee
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30120 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 30120 AUD per year and a duration of 36 months.
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Living costs for Rockhampton
- 1200 - 2000 AUD/monthLiving Costs
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Funding
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