Bachelor of Food and Agribusiness
Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The following units require Departmental Permission: CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) AFNR3001 Agro-ecosystems in Developing Countries AGEN3002 Agricultural Markets AGEN3008 Indigenous Land and Food Knowledge |
09/02/2017 |
Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| All students complete an Agribusiness major and a Food Science major. | |||
Year 1 |
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| Year 1 will have a minimum of 48 credit points comprised of: | |||
| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent. N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS1000 Future of Business |
6 | N BUSS1001 Note: Students who fail (or receive a low pass in) diagnostic test on academic skills (administered during Week 1 of BUSS1000 tutorials) be required to attend a 1.5 hour weekly workshop from Week 3 on Business Communication and Academic Writing (BCAC). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS1000 is scheduled for Semester 1 | |||
| CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, see http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics. Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February, http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| or | |||
| CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC1006 Economic Environment of Agriculture |
6 | A HSC Mathematics N AGEC1003 or AGEC1004 |
Semester 2 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Semester 2 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN1006 Biological Chemistry |
6 | P CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 N CHEM1002 |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Year 2 |
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| Year 2 will have a minimum of 48 credit points comprised of: | |||
| AGEC2102 Agribusiness Marketing |
6 | P AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| MKTG1001 Marketing Principles |
6 | N MKTG2001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AGEN2001 Plant Function |
6 | P 6cp from (BIOL1XX1, BIOL1XX6) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN2002 Fresh Produce Management |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics and Biology P 12cp from (BIOL1XXX, AGEN1004) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society |
6 | N ACCT1001 or ACCT1002 or ACCT1003 or ACCT1004 or ACCT1005 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS1030 is scheduled for Semester 1 | |||
| ITLS2000 Managing Food and Beverage Supply Chains |
6 | N AGEN2003 or AGEN1005 |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN2006 Animal Production and Management |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics and Biology P 12cp from (BIOL1XXX, AGEN1004) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) N AVBS1002 |
Semester 2 |
| MICR2024 Microbes in the Environment |
6 | P 12cp from (AGEN1004, MBLG1XXX, BIOL1XXX) N MICR2021 or MICR2022 or MICR2921 or MICR2922 |
Semester 2 |
| And one elective unit from Table FA1. | |||
| Students who commenced the Bachelor of Food and Agribusiness prior to 2017 may follow the Course Rules that applied when they were admitted to the Degree, simply by choosing AGEC2102 (Year 2, semester 1) and FINC2011 (Year 2, semester 2) instead of the alternate units that are now being offered. | |||
Year 3 |
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| Year 3 will have a minimum of 48 credit points comprised of: | |||
| AGCH3025 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Foods |
6 | A 6 credit points of Intermediate Biochemistry or Chemistry N AFNR5102 or AGCH3017 or AGCH3024 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN3004 Food Processing and Value Adding |
6 | A 6cp from (BIOL1XXX, MBLG1XXX) and 6cp from CHEM1XXX P 36cp Junior/Intermediate units including 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| And two elective units from Table FA1. | |||
| AGEN3001 Food Product Development |
6 | A 6cp from (BIOL1XXX, MBLG1XXX) and 6cp from CHEM1XXX P 6cp from AGEN3004 |
Intensive August |
| AGEN3003 Global Food and Nutrition Security |
6 | A 48 Credit Points of Junior and Intermediate units. P AGEN2002 and AGEN2003 and AGEN2006 |
Intensive August |
| The units of study AGEN3001 Food Product Development and AGEN3003 Global Food and Nutrition Security will be delivered in intensive mode at the beginning of second semester prior to AGEN3002 Industry Internship. | |||
| AGEN3002 Industry Internship |
12 | P A minimum of 78 credit points of Year 1 and Year 2 Units of Study, or on Faculty Approval. Costs: students to cover internship related costs (e.g. travel, accommodation) where required |
Semester 2 |
Year 4 |
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| Year 4 will have a minimum of 48 credit points comprised of: | |||
| AFNR4101 Research Project A |
12 | P 144 credit points of level 1000-3000 units of study |
Semester 1 |
| and 12 credit points of electives from Table FA1 and FA2. | |||
| AFNR4102 Research Project B |
12 | P AFNR4101 |
Semester 2 |
| and 12 credit points of electives from Table FA1 and FA2. | |||
Elective unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Table FA1 |
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| Students may only select one 1000 level unit of study from Table FA1 to fulfil part of the requirements for Year 3. Students may only select two 2000 level units of study from Tables FA1 and FA2 to fulfil part of the requirement for Year 4. A maximum 60 credit points of 1000 level units of study may be included to satisfy the requirements of the degree. | |||
School of Economics units |
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| AREC2001 Econ of Biological Production Systems |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 1 |
| AREC2002 Commodity Market and Price Analysis |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3001 Production Modelling and Management |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3002 Agricultural Markets |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3005 Agricultural Finance and Risk |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or AREC2002 or AGEC2101 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 |
| See Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Undergraduate) Handbook | |||
Business School units |
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| Students may take units of study from the following subject areas in the Business School: Accounting; Business Analytics; Banking; Business Information Systems; Commercial Law; Finance; Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management; International Business; Management; Marketing | |||
| Notes: Prerequisites and/or co-requisites apply for most units. See the Business School (Undergraduate) Handbook | |||
Table FA2
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Table FA2 |
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| Students may only select two 2000 level units of study from Tables FA1 and FA2 to fulfil part of the requirements for Year 4. | |||
| AFNR3001 Agro-ecosystems in Developing Countries |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5107 Principles of Biochemical Analysis |
6 | N AGCH4007 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN3005 Flavour and Sensory Analysis |
6 | A Knowledge of statistics from, or equivalent to that in, the 1st year Units of Study in the degrees in which this Unit is available. P 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN3008 Indigenous Land and Food Knowledge |
6 |
Students must attend pre-trip briefing session (1 day in S1 exam period); field trip (approximately 2 weeks in mid-year break) and post-trip workshop (1 day in S2). |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN5001 Agricultural and Environmental Extension |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AVBS4002 Dairy Production and Technology |
6 | A Enrolled students are expected to have some understanding of key components of the dairy production system, including basic knowledge of animal physiology and nutrition. |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4004 Food Safety Assessment and Management |
6 | P AVBS3001 and AVBS4001 |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4008 Intensive Animal Industries |
6 | P (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3) OR (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3) |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4012 Extensive Animal Industries |
6 | P Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX2001 Applied Statistical Methods |
6 | P ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 |
Semester 1 |
| HORT3005 Production Horticulture |
6 | P (AGEN2001 and AGEN2005) or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 or AGEN2002 |
Semester 1 |
| HORT4005 Research and Practice in Horticulture |
6 | P HORT3005 |
Semester 2 |
| PHYS5031 Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PHYS5033 Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 2 |
Table 1A and Table 1B
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| All students complete an Agribusiness Major and a Food Science Major | |||
Table 1A - Agribusiness Major |
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| Year 1 | |||
| BUSS1000 Future of Business |
6 | N BUSS1001 Note: Students who fail (or receive a low pass in) diagnostic test on academic skills (administered during Week 1 of BUSS1000 tutorials) be required to attend a 1.5 hour weekly workshop from Week 3 on Business Communication and Academic Writing (BCAC). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC1006 Economic Environment of Agriculture |
6 | A HSC Mathematics N AGEC1003 or AGEC1004 |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| Year 2 and 3 Units | |||
| BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society |
6 | N ACCT1001 or ACCT1002 or ACCT1003 or ACCT1004 or ACCT1005 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AGEC2102 Agribusiness Marketing |
6 | P AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| MKTG1001 Marketing Principles |
6 | N MKTG2001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ITLS2000 Managing Food and Beverage Supply Chains |
6 | N AGEN2003 or AGEN1005 |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN3003 Global Food and Nutrition Security |
6 | A 48 Credit Points of Junior and Intermediate units. P AGEN2002 and AGEN2003 and AGEN2006 |
Intensive August |
| Students are also required to complete 18 credit points of elective units from Table FA1 for the Agribusiness Major. | |||
Table 1B - Food Science Major |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent. N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, see http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 |
| or | |||
| CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics. Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February, http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| or | |||
| CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Semester 2 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| or | |||
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN1006 Biological Chemistry |
6 | P CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 N CHEM1002 |
Semester 2 |
| Year 2 and 3 units | |||
| AGEN2001 Plant Function |
6 | P 6cp from (BIOL1XX1, BIOL1XX6) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN2002 Fresh Produce Management |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics and Biology P 12cp from (BIOL1XXX, AGEN1004) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN2006 Animal Production and Management |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics and Biology P 12cp from (BIOL1XXX, AGEN1004) and 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) N AVBS1002 |
Semester 2 |
| MICR2024 Microbes in the Environment |
6 | P 12cp from (AGEN1004, MBLG1XXX, BIOL1XXX) N MICR2021 or MICR2022 or MICR2921 or MICR2922 |
Semester 2 |
| AGCH3025 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Foods |
6 | A 6 credit points of Intermediate Biochemistry or Chemistry N AFNR5102 or AGCH3017 or AGCH3024 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN3001 Food Product Development |
6 | A 6cp from (BIOL1XXX, MBLG1XXX) and 6cp from CHEM1XXX P 6cp from AGEN3004 |
Intensive August |
| AGEN3004 Food Processing and Value Adding |
6 | A 6cp from (BIOL1XXX, MBLG1XXX) and 6cp from CHEM1XXX P 36cp Junior/Intermediate units including 12cp from (CHEM1XX1, CHEM1XX2, AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |