Graduate Diploma in Agriculture and Environment
Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Agriculture and Environment complete a total of 48 credit points from Table A, including:
- at least 12 credit points of specialisation elective units
Candidates do not normally complete a research project.
Unit of study Table A
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Table A units of study |
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Core units |
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| AFNR5511 Soil Processes, Assessment and Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AGRO4003 Crop and Pasture Agronomy |
6 | P AGRO3004 |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3013 Environmental Economics |
6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
Capstone units |
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| AFNR5905 Research Paper |
6 | P AFNR5901 and AFNR5904 C AFNR5906 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR5906 Research Communication |
6 | P AFNR5901 and AFNR5904 C AFNR5905 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR5901 Research Review |
6 | C AFNR5904 N AFNR5902 or AFNR5903 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR5904 Research Proposal and Approach |
6 | C AFNR5901 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Specialisation electives |
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Agricultural and Environmental Economics |
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| AREC3004 Economics of Water and Bio-Resources |
6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3006 International Trade |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS2201 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| 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 |
Agricultural and Environmental Technologies |
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| AGRO4004 Sustainable Farming Systems |
6 | P AGRO3004 |
Semester 1 |
| ENVI5708 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5110 Crop Improvement |
6 | A Basic knowledge of plant genetics and breeding, similar to that covered by GENE4012 and GENE4013. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5502 Remote Sensing, GIS and Land Management |
6 | A ENVX3001 and SOIL3004. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5510 The Soil at Work |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| AFNR5512 Water Management and Variable Climate |
6 | A UG Maths or Physics or Hydrology. |
Semester 2 |
Horticultural Technologies |
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| AFNR5210 Sustainable Horticultural Cropping |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5110 Crop Improvement |
6 | A Basic knowledge of plant genetics and breeding, similar to that covered by GENE4012 and GENE4013. |
Semester 2 |
| HORT4005 Research and Practice in Horticulture |
6 | P HORT3005 |
Semester 2 |
Forest and Atmosphere Interactions |
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| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENSY3002 Fire in Australian Ecosystems |
6 | P AGEN2005 or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR5705 Australian Forest Systems |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENSY3003 Forest Ecosystem Science |
6 | P AGEN2001 or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 or GEOS2121 Prerequisites: Students require a basic understanding of plant biology. Understanding principles of plant taxonomy and ecology will also be an advantage. |
Semester 2 |
Other electives |
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| AFNR5107 Principles of Biochemical Analysis |
6 | N AGCH4007 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN5001 Agricultural and Environmental Extension |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOS3002 Development Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI5708 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PHYS5031 Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3003 Econ of Minerals and Energy Industries This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3002 Development Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS2201 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ENVI5809 Environmental Simulation Modelling |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2a |
| GEOG5004 Environmental Mapping and Monitoring |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| PHYS5033 Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SUST5001 Introduction to Sustainability |
6 |
This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |