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
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Session code |
Description of how the unit will be offered |
|---|---|
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |