303450 v.4 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 Entry Requirement/Prerequisites
None.
Specific Requirements
STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q.
Duration and Availability
3 years full-time study or equivalent part-time
Further Information
For further information about the program, contact staff in the Muresk Academic Office freecall telephone: 1800 246 622, email: muresk@curtin.edu.au or visit our website at www.muresk.curtin.edu.au.
Combined Degree Information
Agribusiness Marketing may be combined with Food Science and Technology, Sustainable Aquaculture.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 303220 | v.4 | Food Chain Systems 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 303227 | v.4 | Agribusiness Communications 101 | 1.5 | 12.5 | |
| 309728 | v.3 | Land Resources 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 2 OPTIONS | 37.5 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| 303232 | v.5 | Farm Management Practices 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309729 | v.2 | Agricultural Statistics 102 | 4.0 | 12.5 | |
| SELECT 3 OPTIONS | 62.5 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| 303244 | v.4 | Agribusiness Management 201 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 303324 | v.3 | Food and Agribusiness Marketing 201 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312367 | v.1 | Agribusiness Accounting Practices 102 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| 303252 | v.5 | Commodity Trading and Risk Management 202 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309730 | v.2 | Agribusiness Taxation 202 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 309774 | v.2 | Agribusiness Law 202 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 312368 | v.1 | Agribusiness Financial Management 202 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| 303277 | v.4 | Corporate Agribusiness Management 301 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 308079 | v.2 | Operations Research for Agribusiness 301 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312369 | v.1 | Agribusiness Marketing Research 301 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| 303440 | v.3 | Agribusiness Planning (Capstone) 302 | 8.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312370 | v.1 | Agricultural Extension and Information Systems 302 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312371 | v.1 | International Agricultural Trade 202 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 303294 | v.3 | Food and Fibre Production 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 303224 | v.3 | Horticultural Production Systems 101 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309734 | v.3 | Principles of Plant and Animal Production 101 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| OR | |||||
| 309758 | v.2 | Horticultural Agronomy 101 | 2.5 | 12.5 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 303299 | v.4 | Agricultural Market Analysis 102 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309750 | v.2 | Broadacre Crop Agronomy 102 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309759 | v.2 | Horticultural Plants and Grapevine Physiology 102 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309764 | v.2 | Irrigation Science and Technology 102 | 4.0 | 12.5 | |
| OR | |||||
| 309732 | v.2 | Agribusiness Economics 102 | 6.0 | 12.5 | |
| 312366 | v.1 | Principles of Plant and Animal Production 102 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 303340 | v.5 | Animal Production 201 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312373 | v.1 | Integrated Pest Management 302 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312432 | v.1 | Post Harvest Horticulture and Quality Management 301 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 1730 | v.7 | Plant Propagation 202 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 303364 | v.6 | Agricultural Production Systems 202 | 25.0 | 25.0 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 303345 | v.3 | Intensive Animal Production 301 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 303368 | v.4 | Sustainable Agricultural Systems 301 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 303393 | v.4 | Vegetable Production 401 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Semester 2 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 303365 | v.7 | Broadacre Crop and Pasture Science 202 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312433 | v.1 | Plants within the Built Landscape 302 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9670 | v.7 | Agribusiness Project 392 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 9690 | v.8 | Comparative Agriculture 400 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
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