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Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences (GD-AGSC)
Graduate DiplomaYear: 2024 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
Award title | Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences |
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Year & campus | 2024 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 085100D |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 8 |
Credit points | 100 credit points |
Duration | 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time |
Students will be introduced to many of the issues underpinning the advances in food and fibre production within the Australian and International Agriculture sectors. The subjects within the Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences cover a range of plant and animal disciplines as well as a focus on current and emerging environmental agricultural and associated industry impacts.
Graduates will have a foundation in the scientific principles and analytical skills behind improved agricultural production systems and their sustainability. Students undertake interdisciplinary studies in the nature of agricultural crop, food and fibre production and markets at an advanced level. Knowledge and skills are developed in environmental, economic, social and ethical factors related to plant- and animal-derived food and fibre production in Australia and globally.
The Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences is a pathway into the Master of Agricultural Sciences.
Links to further information
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-diploma-in-agricultural-sciences/
Last updated: 8 November 2024