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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

301414 v.2 Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness

GradCertAgribus(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 041899A
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 0 Years

Introduction

This course is aimed at those intending to add to their existing skills to adapt them to the needs of such industries including organisations that manufacture and supply farm inputs, farms that produce food and fibre and organisations that store, process and distribute the products to the consumer. Major areas that can be studied in the course are marketing, management, finance and technology.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

A bachelor degree from a recognised institution and/or relevant qualifications and experience.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is one semester full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Professional Recognition

Graduates are eligible for membership to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Special Note

Students undertaking this course are required to meet with staff prior to enrolment to plan career pathways and select units appropriately.

Course Structure Disclaimer

Curtin University reserves the right to alter the internal composition of any course to ensure learning outcomes retain maximum relevance. Any changes to the internal composition of a course will protect the right of students to complete the course within the normal timeframe and will not result in additional cost to students through a requirement to undertake additional units.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   100.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
12786 v.3   Project 590 4.0 25.0
304034 v.3   Agribusiness Systems 501 5.0 25.0
304036 v.3   Food and Fibre Production 501 5.0 25.0
304039 v.3   Agribusiness Economics and Policy 502 5.0 25.0
304041 v.4   Farm Management 502 5.0 25.0
304042 v.3   Plant and Soil Systems 502 5.0 25.0
304045 v.3   Farm Accounting and Finance 501 5.0 25.0
304046 v.5   Advanced Farm Management 501 5.0 25.0
304047 v.3   Food and Agribusiness Marketing 501 5.0 25.0
304048 v.3   Agribusiness Finance 502 5.0 25.0
305306 v.2   Horticultural Production Systems 501 5.0 25.0
305316 v.2   Irrigation Science and Technology 502 4.0 25.0
305317 v.2   Advanced Horticulture Principles 502 5.0 25.0
305323 v.3   Fisheries Resource Management 501 5.0 25.0
305324 v.3   Aquatic Resource Management 502 5.0 25.0
305325 v.2   Post Harvest Horticulture and Quality Management 501 5.0 25.0
305327 v.2   Sustainable Agronomic Systems 501 5.0 25.0
305335 v.3   Advanced Cropping Systems 502 5.0 25.0
305338 v.2   International Agribusiness Marketing 502 5.0 25.0
305340 v.2   Fruit Production 502 5.0 25.0
305342 v.2   Landscape Management and Technology 502 5.0 25.0
305344 v.2   Ornamental Plant Production Systems 502 5.0 25.0
305345 v.2   Parks and Amenity 501 5.0 25.0
305346 v.3   Vegetable Production 501 5.0 25.0
305352 v.4   Finfish Aquaculture 501 13.0 25.0
305354 v.3   Genetics and Stock Improvement 501 4.0 25.0
305366 v.3   Agribusiness Project Design 501 20.0 25.0
305368 v.5   Aquaculture Nutrition 501 5.0 25.0
305369 v.3   Hatchery Technology 502 5.0 25.0
305370 v.3   Applied Agricultural Statistics 501 5.0 25.0
307285 v.3   Wine Industry Project 501 5.0 25.0
307287 v.3   Wine Industry Project 502 5.0 25.0
307288 v.3   Viticulture Resource Management 501 5.0 25.0
308044 v.2   Agribusiness Accounting and Finance 501 5.0 25.0
308048 v.2   Agribusiness Planning 502 4.0 25.0
308511 v.2   Agribusiness Marketing Research 501 5.0 25.0
308517 v.2   Operations Research for Agribusiness 501 5.0 25.0
309249 v.2   Agribusiness Risk and Resource Management 502 5.0 25.0
309736 v.2   Animal Nutrition 502 8.0 25.0
309739 v.2   Animal Welfare 501 5.0 25.0
309751 v.4   Broadacre Crop and Pasture Nutrition 501 4.0 25.0
309763 v.4   Integrated Pest Management 502 5.0 25.0
309765 v.2   Planning and Evaluating Extension Programs 500 5.0 25.0
309976 v.3   Equine Exercise Physiology 501 7.0 25.0
310015 v.2   Equine Science 502 5.0 25.0
310142 v.2   Agricultural Soils 501 5.0 25.0
310143 v.2   Horticultural Agronomy 501 5.0 12.5
310145 v.2   Equine Industries 501 5.0 25.0
310149 v.2   Equine Nutrition 501 5.0 25.0
310150 v.2   Broadacre Crop Agronomy 502 5.0 25.0
310151 v.2   Agribusiness Law 502 3.0 12.5
310152 v.2   Agribusiness Taxation 502 3.0 12.5
310278 v.2   Agronomy 501 3.0 12.5
311696 v.1   Agricultural Risk Management 501 5.0 25.0
312624 v.1   Shellfish Aquaculture 502 13.0 25.0
312629 v.1   Aquatic Environmental Management 501 4.0 25.0
312630 v.1   Seafood Technology 502 5.0 25.0

NB    Optional units must be selected in consultation with the course coordinator

Availability

Year Location Period All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 1   Y      
2011 Bentley Campus Semester 2   Y      
2011 Northam Campus Semester 1   Y      
2011 Northam Campus Semester 2   Y      

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

* The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^ Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

# Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.