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Bachelor of Land and Water 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*

In Year 4 students will complete:
AFNR4101
Research Project A
12    P 144 credit points of level 1000-3000 units of study
Semester 1
LWSC3007
Advanced Hydrology and Modelling
6    P LWSC2002
Semester 1
SOIL3009
Contemporary Field and Lab Soil Science
6    P SOIL2003
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
And one unit of study from Table C.
* 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 Tables B or C. 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 B

Agricultural Economics
AGEC3101
Agribusiness Management
6    P AGEC2103 or AGEC2003 or AGEC1006
N AGEC3103, AGEC3001
Semester 2
AGEC2101
Market and Price Analysis
6    P AGEC1006 or (AGEC1003 and AGEC1004) or AGEC1002 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 or AGEC1031
N AGEC2001
Semester 2
AGEC3102
Agricultural and Resource Policy
6    P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)
N AGEC3002
Semester 1
Agronomy
AGRO3004
Managing Agro-Ecosystems
6    P AFNR1001, AFNR1002, PLNT2003, SOIL2003 and (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001)
Semester 2
Geography/Science
GEOS3018
Rivers: Science, Policy and Management
6    P 24 credit points of Intermediate units of study including 6 credit points of Intermediate Geoscience (GEOG or GEOS) units of study
N GEOS3918
Semester 1
ENVI3111
Environmental Law and Ethics
6    A Intermediate Environmental Science.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Science or Agriculture units.
N ENVI3001, ENVI3003
Semester 1
ENVI3112
Environmental Assessment
6    A Intermediate Environmental Science.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Science or Agriculture units.
N ENVI3002, ENVI3004
Semester 2
Plant Science
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
PLNT3001
Plant, Cell and Environment
6    P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics or equivalent
N PLNT3901
Semester 2
or
PLNT3901
Plant, Cell and Environment (Advanced)
6    P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology, Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics or equivalent with average grade of distinction
N PLNT3001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
PLNT3002
Plant Growth and Development
6    P 12 credit points of intermediate PLNT, BIOL, AGCH or CROP units of study including at least one of PLNT2001, PLNT2901, PLNT2003, PLNT2903, BIOL2016, BIOL2916, BIOL2003, BIOL2903, BIOL2006, BIOL2906, CROP2001, AGCH2002 or equivalent
N PLNT3902, BIOL3021, BIOL3931
Semester 2

Table C

Agricultural Chemistry
AFNR5107
Principles of Biochemical Analysis
6    N AGCH4007
Semester 1
Agronomy
AGRO4003
Crop and Pasture Agronomy
6    P AGRO3004
Semester 1
AGRO4004
Sustainable Farming Systems
6    P AGRO3004
Semester 1
Ecology
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
BIOL3009
Terrestrial Field Ecology
6    A BIOL (3006 or 3906). Prior completion of one of these units is very strongly recommended.
P 12 credit points of Intermediate Biology or (ANSC2004 and (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001).
N BIOL3909


One 6 day field trip held in the pre-semester break (22- 27 July 2012), and 4x4 hr practical classes during weeks 1-4 in Semester 2.
Int August
GIS
ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6    A Recommended units include GEOS2111/GEOS2911 (Natural Hazards: a GIS approach), ENVX3001 (Environmental GIS), SOIL3004 (The Soil Resource), GEOS3014/GEOS3914 (GIS in Coastal Management)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Consent of the unit coordinator required.
Semester 2
Resource Economics
RSEC4131
Benefit-Cost Analysis
6    P (ECON2001 or ECOS2001) and (AGEC2103 or AGEC2003)
N AGEC4037
Semester 1
RSEC4132
Environmental Economics
6    A (ECON2001 or ECOS2001), (ECON2002 or ECOS2002), AGEC3001, AGEC2101, AGEC2105
P ECON2001 or ECOS2001 or AGEC2103 or AGEC2003
N ECON3013, AGEC4035
Semester 1
Soil Science
PPAT4005
Soil Biology
6    P MICR2024 or 6cp intermediate microbiology
Semester 1
SOIL3010
The Soil at Work
6    P SOIL2003 or SOIL2004
Semester 2