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Bill Malcolm
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Currently enrolled students:
Course structure
- Course core subjects (25 credit points)
- Discipline core subjects (37.5 points)
- Elective subjects (37.5 credit points)
Course Core
All students are required to complete the following two Course Core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90097 | Australian Agriculture | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Discipline Core Subjects
Choose three (37.5 points) subjects from any of the discipline 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 prerequisites within the Masters.
Agribusiness Discipline Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90077 | Agribusiness 2 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Animal Science Discipline Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | July (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 and Soil Sciences Discipline Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90091 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Food Sustainability Discipline Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Agricultural Innovation and Extension Discipline Core Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90088 | No longer available | ||
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
ANSC90005 | Behaviour of Farm & Companion Animals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AGRI90014 | Managing Markets | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90012 | Agribusiness 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANSC90009 | Dairy Systems | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
ANSC90002 | Nutrition and Feed Science | July (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 (Dual-Delivery - 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 (Online) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANSC90007 | Animal Welfare | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AGRI90093 | Agricultural Extension | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90096 | Advances in Crop Monitoring Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI90077 | Agribusiness 2 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
AGRI90088 | No longer available |
Last updated: 6 January 2025