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Master of Agricultural Sciences (MC-AGSC) // Course structure
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Course structure
Completion of one specialisation is required.
The Master of Agricultural Sciences has four entry point programs: 200pt, 150pt, 100pt (A) and 100pt (B) programs.
The course structures for the Master of Agricultural Sciences are dependent on the course entry point.
Subject Options
Degree Core/Selective and Specialisation subjects
*Please refer to the relevant Entry Point Program and Specialisation pages for respective Degree Core/Selective and Specialisation subjects.
Capstone subjects
Students enrol in a minimum of 25 points and a maximum 50 points of capstone subjects for 200pt Program (in Year 2) and 150pt Program. Students enrol in 25 points of capstone subjects for 100pt (A) and (B) Program.
Students undertaking a research project or internship that continue across two semesters are required to enrol in both Part 1 and Part 2 of the relevant subject.
Students select one of:
- Minor research project
- Major research project
- Internship
Students cannot undertake both a research project and an internship.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90070 | Minor Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| AGRI90079 | Minor Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| AGRI90081 | Minor Research Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| AGRI90072 | Major Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
| AGRI90080 | Major Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| AGRI90082 | Major Research Project Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| AGRI90078 | Internship for Agricultural Sciences |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
| AGRI90083 | Internship for Agricultural Sciences Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| AGRI90084 | Internship for Agricultural Sciences Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Not all subjects are offered every year.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRI90088 | No longer available | ||
| FOOD90028 | Sensory Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| AGRI90091 | Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90012 | Current Issues in Dairy Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90066 | Soil Science and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90077 | Agribusiness 2 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ENST90032 | Sustainability and Behaviour Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ANSC90004 | Monogastric Science | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANSC90003 | No longer available | ||
| ANSC90007 | Animal Welfare | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90057 | Climate Change:Agric.Impacts&Adaptation | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANSC90006 | Genetics and Animal Breeding | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90012 | Agribusiness 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NRMT90002 | Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90094 | Managing Innovation and Change | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90014 | Managing Markets | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90010 | Meat and Meat Products | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90034 | Sustainable Food Production | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90033 | Sustainable Food: Policy and Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90035 | Plant Food Products | 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 |
| FRST90033 | Farm Trees & Agroforestry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANSC90005 | Behaviour of Farm & Companion Animals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| AGRI90092 | Agricultural Advisory Practice & Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90093 | Agricultural Extension | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90096 | Advances in Crop Monitoring Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AGRI90089 | Human Resource Management | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90018 | Managing Behaviour in Organisations |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 6 January 2025