Program Overview

Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management

The Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management is a postgraduate program designed for individuals with a relevant background in Agricultural Science or Agribusiness.

Admission Criteria

To be eligible for this program, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• A completed Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline related to Agricultural Science or Agribusiness from a University or other tertiary education provider.
• A completed Honours degree in any field from a University or other tertiary education provider (or equivalent).
• Relevant Agribusiness industry experience of at least 3 years. Additionally, applicants must meet the minimum CSU English Language Proficiency requirements.

Credit and Articulation

No credit packages exist for this course. However, the Master, Graduate Diploma, and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses, and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower level courses.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The Graduate Diploma of Agricultural Business Management consists of 8 subjects (64 points), including:

• 4 Core subjects (one of which is a 16-point subject)
• 3 Restricted Electives The core subjects are:
  • AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment
  • AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
  • MGT510 Strategic Management
  • AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (16 points) The restricted electives can be chosen from the following list:
  • ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
  • AGB440 Resource Economics
  • AGR475 Sustainable Agriculture: Issues and Viewpoints
  • AGB520 Supply Chain Management
  • AGB533 Agribusiness Management
  • AGB550 International Agriproduct Trade
  • AGR501 Special Topic 1
  • AGR520 Extension
  • AGR580 Research Methods
  • HRM502 Human Resource Management
  • MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
  • MGT553 Project Management
  • MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
  • STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics

Enrolment Pattern

The program is structured over two years, with the following enrolment pattern:

• Year 1 Session 1 (30): AGB450 Agricultural Business Risk and Investment, AGB410 Agricultural Marketing
• Year 1 Session 2 (60): MGT510 Strategic Management, *Restricted Elective
• Year 2 Session 1 (30): AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Commenced) (16 points), *Restricted Elective
• Year 2 Session 2 (60): AGB575 Agribusiness Planning (Completed) (16 points), *Restricted Elective Note: If students are planning to complete AGB583 Agricultural Business Management Dissertation for Master's qualification, they must complete AGR580 Research Methods and STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics prior to enrolling.