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Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (GD-AGSC) // Course structure
About this course
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- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
- Notes
Coordinator
Brendan Cullen
Contact
Prospective students:
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-diploma-in-agricultural-sciences/
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Course structure
The Graduate Diploma consists of 100 credit points of study. The Graduate Diploma may be undertaken as either full-time over one year, or part-time study over two years, and will be delivered at the Parkville campus. This 100 point program comprises of two core subjects (25 credit points), three specialisation core subjects (37.5 points), and three elective subjects (37.5 credit points).
Subject options
Graduate Diploma Subject Options
You will be required to complete two core subjects (25 credit points), three specialisation core subjects (37.5 points), and three elective subjects (37.5 credit points) to qualify for this degree.
Degree Core
You will need to select the following two Degree Core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90039 | Securing Sufficient and Healthy Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Specialisation Core Subjects
You are required to choose three (37.5 points) subjects from any of the specialisation core subjects. While you are able to select any of the subjects below, it is important if you wish to progress one of the Master of Agricultural Sciences specialisations that you select appropriate discipline core subjects, especially for the Agribusiness specialisation which has pre-requisites within the Masters.
Agribusiness Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
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 |
Animal Science Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90004 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90006 | Genetics and Animal Breeding | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Crop Production Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90091 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Food Sustainability Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
You will need to choose three (37.5 points) elective subjects from the list below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90090 | Leadership | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90028 | Sensory Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90004 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90089 | Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ANSC90005 | Behaviour of Farm & Companion Animals | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90087 | 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 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90009 | Dairy Systems | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90002 | Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90007 | Animal Welfare | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90093 | Agricultural Extension | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020