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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.

303368 (v.5) Sustainable Agricultural Systems 301

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Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 4 Hours Fortnightly
Prerequisite(s):     303340 (v.6) Animal Production 201 or any previous version
    OR
    313570 (v.1) Animal Science 503 or any previous version
AND
    303365 (v.8) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science 202 or any previous version
    OR
    313569 (v.1) Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science 500 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s): 313545 (v.1) Soil Science 200 or any previous version
Syllbus: Exploration of agricultural systems in terms of social, economic, environmental and cultural sustainability - the quadruple bottom line. Sustainable agricultural systems appropriate for land management units including intensive, rangeland and broad-acre examples. Impacts on Western Australian agriculture caused by national and global changes. Sustainable practice adoption and social capacity for change. Students will undertake field trips in this unit.
Field of Education: 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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