Agriculture
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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AGRICULTURE |
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Agriculture stream |
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| The Agriculture stream is 120 credit points, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level stream core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level stream core units | |||
| (iii) A 108 credit point program in Agriculture | |||
Agriculture program |
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| This program is only available to students enrolled in Agriculture stream. | |||
| A program in Agriculture requires 108 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level program core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level program core units, according to the following: | |||
| a) AGRI- and SOIL- coded units for students in the Animal Production major | |||
| b) GEGE- and SOIL- coded units for students in the Plant Production major | |||
| c) AGRI- and GEGE- coded units for students in the Soil Science and Hydrology major | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 4000-level program core units | |||
| (iv) 30 credit points of 4000-level units according to the following rules: | |||
| (a) For students undertaking advanced coursework in Agriculture: 12 credit points of 4000-level program project units and 18 credit points of 4000-level selective advanced coursework or project units | |||
| (b) For students undertaking honours in Agriculture: 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units and 6 credit points of 4000-level selective Honours coursework units | |||
| (v) A 48 credit point major in Animal Production, Plant Production or Soil Science and Hydrology | |||
Units of study |
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| The units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Stream core |
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| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N ENVX1001 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 Available as a degree core unit only in the Agriculture, Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, and Food and Agribusiness, and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams |
Semester 1 |
Program core |
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| ENVI1003 Global Challenges: Food, Water, Climate |
6 | N AGEN1002 |
Semester 2 |
| GEOS1001 Earth, Environment and Society |
6 | N GEOS1901 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 |
Semester 1 |
| GEOS1901 Earth, Environment and Society Advanced |
6 | A (ATAR 90 or above) or equivalent N GEOS1001 or GEOG1001 or GEOG1002 or GEOL1001 or GEOL1002 or GEOL1902 or ENSY1001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
2000-level units of study |
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Stream core |
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| ENVX2001 Applied Statistical Methods |
6 | P [6cp from (ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901)] OR [3cp from (MATH1XX1 or MATH1906 or MATH1XX3 or MATH1907) and an additional 3cp from (MATH1XX5)] |
Semester 1 |
Program core |
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| AGRI2001 Plant Management in Agroecosystems |
6 | A Understanding of experimental design and analysis including dependent and independent variables, random and representative sampling, t-tests a simple designs and interpretation of univariate analysis. N AGRO3004 |
Semester 1 |
| GEGE2001 Genetics and Genomics |
6 | A Mendelian genetics; mechanisms of evolution; molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance; and gene regulation and expression. N GENE2002 or MBLG2972 or GEGE2901 or MBLG2072 |
Semester 2 |
| GEGE2901 Genetics and Genomics (Advanced) |
6 | A Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of evolution, molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance, and gene regulation and expression. P Annual average mark of at least 70 N GENE2002 or MBLG2072 or GEGE2001 or MBLG2972 |
Semester 2 |
| SOIL2005 Soil and Water: Earth's Life Support Systems |
6 | N SOIL2003 or LWSC2002 |
Semester 1 |
4000-level units of study |
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Program core |
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| AFNR4001 Professional Development |
6 | N AGRF4000 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Program project |
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| LIFE4888 Applied Life Sciences Project |
12 | A Depth of knowledge in at least one Table A Science major P 144 cp of units of study of which a minimum needs to be 24 cp of 3000-level or 4000-level units of study This Unit of Study is best suited for students in Life and Environmental Sciences. Field work may form part of the project. |
Semester 2 |
Selective advanced coursework and project |
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| AGRI4001 Advanced Plant Production Systems |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including AGRI2001 and AGRI3888 Some activities will take place at the University's Camden campus and/or at other field sites around NSW. |
Semester 1 |
| 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. P 48cp of 2000-level or 3000-level units |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4012 Extensive Animal Industries |
6 | A Senior tertiary level knowledge inanimalproduction management andbehaviour and welfare of production animals P Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 or {144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 12 credit points from [ANSC3106 and (ANSC3888 or AVBS3888 or SCPU3001)]} |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management |
6 | A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor P 144 cp of 1000-3000 level units |
Semester 1 |
| SCIE4001 Science Communication |
6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications. P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A. Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study). |
Semester 1 |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level. P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A. N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
Intensive March |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science |
6 | A Successful completion of a Science major. P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
Intensive August Intensive March |
| SCPU4001 Industry and Community Science Project A |
6 | A Depth of knowledge in at least one Science discipline (completion of a major) . P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A. C SCPU4002 |
Intensive February Intensive July |
| SCPU4002 Industry and Community Science Project B |
6 | A Depth of knowledge in at least one Science discipline (completion of a major) . P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A. C SCPU4001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SOIL4000 Soil and Water in the Changing Environment |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005 |
Semester 1 |
Honours Research project |
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| AFNR4101 Research Project A |
12 | P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units of study |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR4102 Research Project B |
12 | P AFNR4101 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Selective Honours coursework |
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| AGRI4001 Advanced Plant Production Systems |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including AGRI2001 and AGRI3888 Some activities will take place at the University's Camden campus and/or at other field sites around NSW. |
Semester 1 |
| 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. P 48cp of 2000-level or 3000-level units |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4012 Extensive Animal Industries |
6 | A Senior tertiary level knowledge inanimalproduction management andbehaviour and welfare of production animals P Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 or {144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 12 credit points from [ANSC3106 and (ANSC3888 or AVBS3888 or SCPU3001)]} |
Semester 1 |
| SOIL4000 Soil and Water in the Changing Environment |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005 |
Semester 1 |