Graduate Certificate in Agriculture
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate complete a total of 24 credit points (cp) made up of 12cp from their selected specialisation as specified in Table A and the balance from elective units chosen from any other units listed in Table B (subject to meeting prior learning requirements and timetabling). Students who have completed relevant prior learning at an equivalent level may be given up to 6cp advanced standing.
Table A units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Table A units of study |
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Agribusiness |
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| At least two of: | |||
| AGEC5401 Agricultural Marketing Analysis |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| AGEC5403 Agricultural Trade |
6 | P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103) N AGEC4003 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC5404 Industrial Organization of Agribusiness |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Agricultural Economics |
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| At least two units of study beginning with the prefix AGEC54 | |||
Agricultural Technologies |
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| At least two of: | |||
| AFNR5110 Crop Improvement |
6 | A Basic knowledge of plant genetics and breeding, similar to that covered by GENE4012 and GENE4013. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5201 Crop Agronomy |
6 | P PLNT2003 or equivalent AGRO3004 or equivalent SOIL2003 or equivalent |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR5210 Sustainable Horticultural Cropping |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5307 Crop Protection |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Forest Systems |
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| At least two of: | |||
| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5705 Australian Forest Systems |
6 | A A broad understanding of plant physiological and ecological concepts |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
Natural Resource Management |
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| At least two of: | |||
| RSEC5431 Benefit Cost Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5502 Remote Sensing, GIS and Land Management |
6 | P Consent of the unit coordinator. Recommended units include GEOS2111/GEOS2911 (Natural Hazards: a GIS approach), ENVX3001 (Environmental GIS), SOIL 3004 (The Soil Resource), GEOS3014 (GIS in Coastal Management) |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5510 The Soil at Work |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment & Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Resource Economics |
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| At least two of: | |||
| RSEC5431 Benefit Cost Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| RSEC5433 Economics of Mineral & Energy Industries |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Sustainable Agriculture |
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| At least two of: | |||
| RSEC5431 Benefit Cost Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5201 Crop Agronomy |
6 | P PLNT2003 or equivalent AGRO3004 or equivalent SOIL2003 or equivalent |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR5210 Sustainable Horticultural Cropping |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment & Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Sustainable Horticulture |
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| At least two of: | |||
| AFNR5110 Crop Improvement |
6 | A Basic knowledge of plant genetics and breeding, similar to that covered by GENE4012 and GENE4013. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5210 Sustainable Horticultural Cropping |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5307 Crop Protection |
6 | Semester 1 |
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