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Undergraduate units of study - Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

General information relating to unit of study offerings

The unit of study information listed is for 2012 and was correct at the time of publication.

Students should refer to the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources website (sydney.edu.au/agriculture) or the University of Sydney's unit of study handbook (ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp) for the latest information regarding unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements.

Most units of study will be offered in standard semesters (either Semester 1 or Semester 2). Some units are also offered in intensive mode. The intensive sessions are explained in the following table.

Key to intensive unit of study offering sessions

 

Session code

Description of how the unit will be offered 

1a (7)

the unit of study will run intensively in the first half of Semester 1

1b (8)

the unit of study will run intensively in the second half of Semester 1

2a (9)

the unit of study will run intensively in the first half of Semester 2

2b (10)

the unit of study will run intensively in the second half of Semester 2

Int January (101), Int February (102), Int March (103), Int April (104), Int May (105), Int June (106), Int July (107), Int August (108), Int Sept  (109), Int October (110), Int November (111) and Int December (112). the unit of study will run intensively in the month indicated.

Summer School: Summer Early (42), Summer Main (43), and Summer Late (44)

the unit of study will be offered intensively in the Summer School session

Winter School: Winter Main (11)

the unit of study will be offered intensively in the Winter School session

Intensive sessions were introduced to cater for units of study that are delivered in non-standard ways.

Table of undergraduate units of study - Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

The following table illustrates the units required for students who wish to complete an Agricultural Economics major in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies).

For other available units offered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, please refer to the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/agriculture/).

Please note: Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources units of study are NOT available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree.

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Agricultural Economics

For the award of a major in Agricultural Economics, students complete
(i) 12 credit points in junior units of study: AGEC1101 and AGEC1102;
(ii) 24 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: AGEC2101, AGEC2103, AGEC3102 and AGEC3103; and
(iii) a minimum of 12 credit points of elective senior 4000-level units of study.
Junior units of study
AGEC1101
Agricultural and Resource Systems
6    A HSC Mathematics or HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N AGEC1001
Semester 2
AGEC1102
Agricultural Economics 1
6    A HSC Mathematics or HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N AGEC1002
Semester 1
Senior units of study
Compulsory units for the major
AGEC2101
Market and Price Analysis
6    P AGEC1006 or (AGEC1003 and AGEC1004) or AGEC1002 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 or AGEC1031
N AGEC2001
Semester 2
AGEC2103
Production Economics
6    P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or ( AGEC1003 and AGEC1004) or RESEC1031
N AGEC2003
Semester 1
AGEC3102
Agricultural and Resource Policy
6    P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)
N AGEC3002
Semester 1
AGEC3103
Applied Optimisation
6    P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)
N AGEC3101
Semester 1
Elective units for the major
AGEC4101
Agricultural Marketing Analysis
6    P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)
N AGEC4004
Semester 2
AGEC4102
Agricultural Development Economics
6    P AGEC2001 or AGEC2101 and AGEC2003 or AGEC2103
Semester 2
AGEC4104
Industrial Organization of Agribusiness
6    P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)
Semester 1
AGEC4107
Special Topics
6    N AGEC4007

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
AGEC4108
Quantitative Planning Methods
6    P AGEC3101 or AGEC3103 or AGEC3031 or AGEC3001
N AGEC4008
Semester 2
AGEC4109
Agricultural Finance and Risk
6    P {(AGEC3001 or AGEC3101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103)} OR (AGEC1102 and AGEC3103)
N AGEC4009
Semester 2