Bachelor of Horticultural Science
The last intake of students for this degree occurred in 2009. No new students will be permitted to commence this degree.
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 4* |
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| Year 4 will have the following structure: a core (42 credit points) of: | |||
| AFNR4101 Research Project A |
12 | P 144 credit points of level 1000-3000 units of study |
Semester 1 |
| HORT4004 Issues in Horticultural Science 4A |
6 | P HORT3001 or HORT3004 |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR4001 Professional Development |
6 | N AGRF4000 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR4102 Research Project B |
12 | P AFNR4101 |
Semester 2 |
| HORT4005 Research and Practice in Hort Science |
6 | P HORT3005 |
Semester 2 |
| And one elective from Table A. | |||
| * A student may apply to the degree coordinator for permission to enrol in up to one (6 cp) elective University of Sydney unit of study in year 3 and up to one (6 cp) University of Sydney unit of study in year 4 which is not listed in Table A. The application must (1) be made prior to enrolment in the unit (2) be submitted with a written academic justification for enrolment by the student and (3) be submitted with written approval of the relevant unit of study coordinator. | |||
Table A |
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| Agribusiness | |||
| AGEC2102 Agribusiness Marketing |
6 | P AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC3101 Agribusiness Management |
6 | P AGEC2103 or AGEC2003 or AGEC1006 N AGEC3103, AGEC3001 |
Semester 2 |
| Food Science | |||
| AGCH3025 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Foods |
6 | P AGCH2004 or BCHM2071 or BCHM2971 or BCHM2072 or BCHM2972 or PLNT2001 or PLNT2901 or 6 credit points of Intermediate units in Chemistry |
Semester 1 |
| AGCH3026 Food Biotechnology |
6 | P AGCH2004 or BCHM2071 or BCHM2971 or BCHM2072 or BCHM2972 or PLNT2001 or PLNT2901 or 6 credit points of Intermediate units in Chemistry C AGCH3025 |
Semester 1 |
| Environmental Chemistry | |||
| AGCH3032 Land and Water Ecochemistry |
6 | P AGCH2003 or AGCH2004 or PLNT2001 or CHEM24XX or BCHM2XXX or ENVI2001 N AGCH3030, AGCH3031 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| Agronomy | |||
| AGRO3004 Managing Agro-Ecosystems |
6 | P AFNR1001, AFNR1002, PLNT2003, SOIL2003 and (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001) |
Semester 2 |
| Entomology | |||
| ENTO4004 Insect Taxonomy and Systematics |
6 | P ENTO2001 or ENTO2002 or BIOL2017 or BIOL2917 (Note: BIOL2017/BIOL2917 are only for the BSc students who elect to take this unit of study) |
Semester 1 |
| ENTO4003 Integrated Pest Management |
6 | P ENTO2001 or ENTO2002 or BIOL2017 or BIOL2917 (Note: BIOL2017/BIOL2917 are only for BSc students who elect to take this UoS) |
Semester 2 |
| Environmetrics | |||
| ENVX3002 Statistics in the Natural Sciences |
6 | P ENVX2001 or BIOM2001 or STAT2012 or STAT2912 |
Semester 1 |
| Plant Pathology | |||
| BIOL3017 Fungi in the Environment |
6 | P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology or Plant Science, or 6 credit points of Intermediate Biology, or Plant Science, and 6 Intermediate credit points of either Microbiology or Geography. N BIOL3917 Dates: Monday 20th February to Friday 2nd of March 2012.The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units is highly recommended.Please note that this unit will not be available after 2013. |
Int March |
| or | |||
| BIOL3917 Fungi in the Environment (Advanced) |
6 | P Distinction average in 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology and Plant Science, or 6 credit points of Intermediate Biology, or Plant Science, and 6 Intermediate credit points of either Microbiology or Geography. N BIOL3017 The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units is highly recommended.Please note that this unit will not be available after 2013. |
Int March |
| PPAT4004 Advanced Mycology and Plant Pathology |
6 | P PPAT3003 |
Semester 1 |
| PPAT4005 Soil Biology |
6 | P MICR2024 or 6cp intermediate microbiology |
Semester 1 |
| Plant Sciences | |||
| PLNT3003 Systematics and Evolution of Plants |
6 | P 6 credit points of any Intermediate unit of study from BIOL, PLNT, LWSC, HORT, GEOS, GEOG, ENVI, SOIL. N PLNT3903 |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| PLNT3903 Systematics and Evolution of Plants Adv |
6 | P Distinction average in 6 credit points of any Intermediate unit of study from BIOL, PLNT, LWSC, HORT, GEOS, GEOG, ENVI, SOIL. These requirements may be varied and students with lower averages should consult the Unit Executive Officer. N PLNT3003 |
Semester 1 |
| Soil Science | |||
| SOIL3009 Contemporary Field and Lab Soil Science |
6 | P SOIL2003 |
Semester 1 |
| SOIL2004 The Soil Resource |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SOIL3010 The Soil at Work |
6 | P SOIL2003 or SOIL2004 |
Semester 2 |