Program Overview

Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) Integrated Honours

The Bachelor of Agricultural Science provides graduates with the knowledge, skills, and experience they require to be assets in agricultural industries. The course is science-based but focuses on the practical issues facing agriculture, producers, agribusiness, and the environment and provides training in the major disciplines that underpin modern agricultural industries.

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Agricultural Science produces skilled professionals with new ideas, new ways of learning, and producing. Graduates are well-trained, knowledgeable, dynamic thinkers, who are confident and job-ready to address the many new challenges facing the agriculture industry today and in the future. This course has two pathways in the final year: one is an integrated Honours pathway and the other is a practical placement pathway.

Awards

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours)

Course Study Modes and Locations

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (4410AS): On Campus - Wagga Wagga
• Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours): Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)
• Integrated honours stream in four-year degree course [where overall duration is 4.0]: Actual duration (FTE) of honours stream 2.0
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science: Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)

Admission Criteria

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours): In order to be eligible for transfer into the Honours stream at the beginning of year 3, students will be required to achieve grades of Credit or above in at least 50% of first and second level subjects. Selection into the Honours stream will depend upon high academic merit and the availability of supervisors and research topics.
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science: Assumed knowledge is NSW HSC or equivalent 2 unit Mathematics and 2 unit Chemistry.

Credit

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours): No credit arrangements currently apply
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science: No current credit arrangements apply.

Graduation Requirements

• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours): To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science: To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

Course Structure

Common Subjects

• AGB110 Agricultural Economics
• AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
• AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
• AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
• AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
• AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
• PSC104 Soil Science

Additional Compulsory Subjects

• AGR220 Extension
• AGR203 Production Analysis and Optimisation
• AGS203 Agricultural Biotechnology
• AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
• CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
• PSC102 Botany
• PSC201 Invertebrate Pests
• PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science
• PSC271 Crop Agronomy
• PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
• PSC371 Plant Pathology
• PSC415 Soil Management
• ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
• ASC261 Animal Reproduction
• ASC273 Animal Nutrition
• ASC370 Ruminant Production
• MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
• SCI301 International Experience

4th Year Pass Stream Compulsory Subjects

• AGS401 Integrated Agriculture (16 points)
• AGS400 Practicum (32 points)

4th Year Honours Stream Compulsory Subjects

• One of:
  • HRS410 Honours Research Methods
  • STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
  • STA404 Statistical Reasoning
  • Alternative 8-point research methods as agreed by the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator, and with the approval of the Associate Dean (Research).
• And
  • HRS424 Science Honours Project/Dissertation
  • Or
  • 1-2 elective subjects, and an appropriately weighted Honours Project/Dissertation subject in consultation with the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator.
• Session 8
  • HRS432 Science Honours Project/Dissertation
  • Or
  • 1-2 elective subjects, and an appropriately weighted Honours Project/Dissertation subject in consultation with the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator.

Restricted Electives

Restricted electives can be chosen from any level 2 or above subjects with codes AGB, AGR, AGS, ASC, PSC, IRR or HRT as well as SCI301 International Experience. Other codes may be allowed if appropriate rationale is provided and accepted by the Courses Director.

Enrolment Pattern

Common Stream

• Full-time
• Session 1
  • AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
  • AGB110 Agricultural Economics
  • CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
  • PSC102 Botany
• Session 2
  • AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
  • PSC104 Soil Science
  • ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
  • MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
• Session 3
  • AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
  • AGR203 Production Analysis and Optimisation
  • AGS203 Agricultural Biotechnology
  • PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science
• Session 4
  • AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
  • AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
  • PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
  • ASC273 Animal Nutrition
• Session 5
  • AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
  • AGR220 Extension
  • PSC415 Soil Management
  • ASC261 Animal Reproduction
• Session 6
  • ASC370 Ruminant Production
  • PSC201 Invertebrate Pests
  • PSC271 Crop Agronomy
  • PSC371 Plant Pathology
• Pass Stream - 4th Year
  • Session 7
    • AGS400 Practicum (commenced) (32 points)
    • AGS401 Integrated Agriculture (commenced)(16 points)
  • Session 8
    • AGS400 Practicum (completed) (32 points)
    • AGS401 Integrated Agriculture (completed)(16 points)
    • Restricted Elective
    • Restricted Elective
• Honours Stream - 4th Year
  • Session 7
    • One of:
      • HRS410 Honours Research Methods
      • STA401 Postgraduate Scientific Statistics
      • STA404 Statistical Reasoning
      • Alternative 8-point research methods as agreed by the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator, and with the approval of the Associate Dean (Research).
    • And
      • HRS424 Science Honours Project/Dissertation
      • Or
      • 1-2 elective subjects, and an appropriately weighted Honours Project/Dissertation subject in consultation with the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator.
  • Session 8
    • HRS432 Science Honours Project/Dissertation
    • Or
    • 1-2 elective subjects, and an appropriately weighted Honours Project/Dissertation subject in consultation with the supervisor and School Honours Co-ordinator.

Workplace Learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

• AGS400 Agricultural Industry Practicum

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

• AGR220 Extension
• AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
• ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
• ASC261 Animal Reproduction
• ASC370 Ruminant Production and Welfare
• CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
• MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
• PSC102 Botany
• PSC104 Soil Science
• PSC201 Invertebrate Pest Management
• PSC202 Crop And Pasture Science
• PSC271 Crop Agronomy
• PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands
• PSC371 Plant Pathology
• PSC415 Soil Management

Accreditation

Students are eligible for the Ag Institute Undergraduate Student membership to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology. Graduated students are eligible for full membership to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.