Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

303328 v.3 Agribusiness Enabling Course



This course is not available to International Onshore Students on Student Visas

Introduction

This course is designed for applicants who have not undertaken the Tertiary Entrance Examination or achieved the minimum Tertiary Entrance Rank to gain entry to Muresk agribusiness courses.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

Available for students who do not meet the University's usual entry requirements. Successful completion will qualify students for entry to the Associate Degree and Agribusiness degree courses at Muresk Institute.

Specific Requirements

Applicants are selected on the basis of an interview.

Duration and Availability

The course is one year full-time study.

Course Organisation

The course involves one year of full-time work on a commercial property or an organisation involved in agribusiness. Part of this study is undertaken during the compulsory residential seminars and part is undertaken while working on the property. It is agovernment directive that students undertaking this enabling course can only undertake designated enabling/bridging units. Students intending to study mainstream units may only undertake them in accordance with their conditions of admission and then onlyas part of a non-award extension fee-paying program.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other vital study materials. Some units within this course may have a field component, for which costs may be incurred.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Full Year
4465 v.7   Agribusiness Computing 013 10.0 50.0
4466 v.7   Farm Practice 013 5.0 25.0
4467 v.7   Agribusiness Mathematics 013 5.0 50.0
4468 v.7   Agribusiness Communication 013 5.0 75.0
  200.0
 

Availability

Year Location   All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2006 Northam Campus Semester 1   Y      
2006 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.



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