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Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (GD-AGSC) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
- Notes
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:
Coordinator
Brendan Cullen
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
Students must 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
All students need to complete the following two Degree Core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (Online) |
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 |
March (Online)
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Animal Science Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90004 | Monogastric Science | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90006 | Genetics and Animal Breeding | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Crop Production Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90091 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Food Sustainability Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Agricultural Innovation and Extension Specialisation Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90093 | Agricultural Extension | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
and one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90089 | Human Resource Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AGRI90090 | Leadership | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AGRI90094 | Managing Innovation and Change | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - 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 | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
FOOD90028 | Sensory Evaluation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90004 | Monogastric Science | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90089 | Human Resource Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ANSC90005 | Behaviour of Farm & Companion Animals | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AGRI90013 | Financial Management for Agribusiness |
March (Online)
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness Management Economics | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90058 | Agronomy & Cropping Systems | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90009 | Dairy Systems | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90002 | Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90075 | Research Methods For Life Sciences | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ANSC90007 | Animal Welfare | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90093 | Agricultural Extension | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2021