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Course structure
The Master of Animal Science (coursework) consists of 200 credit points of study. The Master course may be undertaken as either full time study over two years or part time study over four years and will be delivered at the Parkville campus. International students may only enrol in the course on a full time basis.
The program comprises of 75 credit points of Core subjects, 25 credit points of Professional Toolbox subjects, a minimum of 25 credit points of Research Project and a minimum of 25 credit points of discipline electives.
Subject options
Core Subjects
Students must complete all of the following six subjects (75 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL90023 | No longer available | ||
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90022 | No longer available | ||
DASC90010 | Dairy Systems | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90021 | No longer available | ||
AGRI90085 | No longer available |
Professional Toolbox
Students must complete two Professional Toolbox subjects (25 points) , one subject (12.5 points) from Science Tools and one subject (12.5 points) from Business Tools or Scientific Communication
Science Tools
Students must complete one of the following subjecs (12.5 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business Tools/Scientific Communication
Students must complete one of the following subjects (12.5 points):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90017 | Leadership | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90018 | Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
NRMT90021 | Project Management |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
NRMT90019 | Business Strategy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90023 | Managing Innovation and Change |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Project
Students must complete a minimum of two subjects (25 points) of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90064 | Minor Research Project | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
AGRI90070 | Minor Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90065 | Major Research Project | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
AGRI90072 | Major Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Discipline Electives
Students must complete a minimum of two subjects (25 points) of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL90024 | No longer available | ||
BIOL90025 | No longer available | ||
DASC90012 | Animal Welfare | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90026 | No longer available | ||
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other Electives
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
NRMT90002 | Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90018 | Managerial Psychology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90025 | Health Aspects in Functional Foods | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
PPMN90053 | No longer available | ||
FOOD90028 | Sensory Analysis and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90293 | No longer available | ||
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024