Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

303450 v.3 Agribusiness Marketing Major


Introduction

This major provides skills and knowledge in agribusiness marketing and management and also provides sufficient grounding in technical subjects such as crop and pasture production, soils and animal production to interpret and apply new information as itbecomes available. Graduates mainly gain employment in marketing and management roles in agribusiness organisations that provide input and services to agricultural industries, such as financial institutions, rural media companies, farm lobby groups, research and development, agricultural consultants, exporters, fertiliser and merchandise companies.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

303220 v.2   Agribusiness Systems 101 5.0 25.0
303227 v.3   Agribusiness Communications 101 2.5 12.5
303294 v.2   Food and Fibre Production 101 5.0 25.0
309728 v.1   Agricultural Soils 101 5.0 25.0
309734 v.1   Agronomy 101 3.0 12.5
  100.0

Year 1 Semester 2

303232 v.3   Agribusiness Management 102 5.0 25.0
303297 v.2   Animal Science 102 5.0 25.0
309729 v.1   Agricultural Statistics 102 2.5 12.5
309732 v.1   Agribusiness Economics 102 6.0 12.5
309750 v.1   Broadacre Crop Agronomy 102 5.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 1

303244 v.3   Agribusiness Management 201 5.0 25.0
303246 v.2   Agribusiness Accounting and Finance 201 5.0 25.0
303324 v.2   Food and Agribusiness Marketing 201 5.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0

Year 2 Semester 2

303252 v.3   Agribusiness Risk and Resource Management 202 5.0 25.0
303338 v.2   Agribusiness Finance 202 5.0 25.0
309730 v.1   Agribusiness Taxation 202 2.5 12.5
309774 v.1   Agribusiness Law 202 2.5 12.5
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 1

303277 v.3   Corporate Agribusiness Management 301 5.0 25.0
308078 v.1   Agribusiness Marketing Research 301 5.0 25.0
308079 v.1   Operations Research for Agribusiness 301 5.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0

Year 3 Semester 2

303366 v.2   International Agribusiness Marketing 302 5.0 25.0
303369 v.2   Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems 302 5.0 25.0
303440 v.2   Agribusiness Planning (Capstone) 302 5.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 2 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credits
303333 v.3 # Crop Protection 201 5.0 25.0
303340 v.3 # Animal Science 201 5.0 25.0
 
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 2 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credits
303364 v.3 # Grazing Animal Production Systems 302 5.0 25.0
303365 v.4 # Cropping Systems 302 5.0 25.0
 
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 3 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credits
303345 v.2 # Intensive Animal Production 301 5.0 25.0
303368 v.2 # Sustainable Agronomic Systems 301 5.0 25.0
 
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 3 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credits
9670 v.6   Agribusiness Project 392 5.0 25.0
303364 v.3 # Grazing Animal Production Systems 302 5.0 25.0
303365 v.4 # Cropping Systems 302 5.0 25.0
 
# Students may select an elective instead of this unit with the approval of the course coordinator
 
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