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Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Sciences (GC-AGSC) // Course structure
About this course
Contact
Prospective students:
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Coordinator
Brendan Cullen
Course structure
The program comprises of one core subject (12.5 credit points), one specialisation core subject (12.5 credit points) and two elective subjects (25 credit points)
Subject options
Specialisations
If you are considering continuing onto the Master of Agricultural Sciences, you should note that there are four specialisations
- Agribusiness
- Animal Science
- Crop Science
- Food Sustainability
You should determine which specialisation you wish to undertake, especially if you are considering progressing to further study as some subjects could be a pre-requsite for other subjects within the Masters. Choose your specialisation core subject and elective subjects to suit your chosen specialisation.
Core Subject
All students are required to take this core subject;
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90085 | Securing Sufficient and Healthy Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Discipline Core Subjects
Students must select ONE discipline core subject. The following subjects are recommended for specific disciplines:
- Agribusiness - Choose AGRI90013 Financial Management for Agribusiness (Please note that AGRI90013 is a pre-requisite subject for AGRI90016 Managing Risk at Masters level)
- Animal Science - Choose BIOL90023 Monogastric Science
- Crop Science - Choose AGRI90066 Soil Science and Management
- Food Sustainability- Choose AGRI90057 Climate Change: Agric. Impacts & Adaptation
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90023 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Students should choose their remaining 25 credit points from the following elective subject choices:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
NRMT90017 | Leadership | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90023 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PPMN90053 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90024 | Behaviour of Farm & Companion Animals | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90021 | Project Management |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90025 | Health Aspects in Functional Foods | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
POPH90293 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DASC90010 | Dairy Systems | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL90021 | Nutrition and Feed Science | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90002 | Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
DASC90012 | Animal Welfare | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020