Agriculture

Overview

The Agriculture from CQUniversity Australia has an applied focus that will provide you with industry relevant training on a firm scientific basis. A suite of eight core units will provide the strong foundation you will use to acquire understanding of increasingly complex concepts in the context of industry relevant problems. A series of eight discipline units starting in year 2 will help you build your systemic thinking and you will learn about emerging agricultural innovations and current technological advances, culminating in a capstone unit where you reinforce and apply the principles and thinking skills acquired throughout the course to address challenging case studies. Through the professional placement or research project, you will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in your degree to an authentic professional work or research environment. 

Eight extension units offer great choices to creatively combine your agriculture core knowledge with other disciplines to give you an additional edge as a professional. If you are interested in developing strong business skills you can select a Major in Agribusiness starting with one unit in year 1. Alternatively you can choose two from a suite of Minors including Agribusiness, Food Chemistry and Nutrition, and Sustainable Landscapes.

You will profit from the University's research excellence in agriculture and its focus on regional and industry engagement through the opportunities to learn from leading industry experts, interact with top researchers, hear from experienced practitioners and engagement activities such as summer research projects, conferences attendance, or international activities. The Bachelor of Agriculture course prepares you for the rigours of the real world and ensures you have the skills to make a difference in the context of the emerging opportunities that a highly technical agricultural industry provides.

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.