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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 62.50 credit points of Core subjects, 12.50 credit points of Animal Toolbox 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 five subjects (62.5 points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90085 | Securing Sufficient and Healthy Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BIOL90027 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Animal Subject Toolbox
Students must select one of the following Animal subject (12.5 point) choices:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL90023 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| DASC90010 | Dairy Systems | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Professional Toolbox
Students must complete two (25 points) Professional Toolbox subjects - 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 subjects (12.50 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 (12.50 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 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| NRMT90019 | Business Strategy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90243 | No longer available | ||
| SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Project
Students must complete a minimum of two subjects (25 points) from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90064 | Minor Research Project | No longer available | |
| AGRI90070 | Minor Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| AGRI90065 | Major Research Project | No longer available | |
| 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) from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL90025 | Genetics and Animal Breeding | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NRMT90002 | Management of Plant and Animal Invasions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90009 | |||
| BIOL90021 | Nutrition and Feed Science | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| DASC90010 | Dairy Systems | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90019 | |||
| FOOD90025 | Health Aspects in Functional Foods | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| PPMN90053 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BIOL90026 | Adv Reproduction & Breeding Technology | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| FOOD90028 | Sensory Analysis and Practice | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90293 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90019 | Indigenous Land Management | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Other Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90014 | Managing Markets |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FOOD90011 | Food Biotechnology | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| NRMT90018 | Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| AGRI90039 | Australian Wine - A World Perspective | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| AGRI90030 | Concepts in Viticulture and Wine Science | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 21 February 2025