Master of Science (Agriculture and Food Security)

Program Overview

Master of Science (Agriculture and Food Security)

Overview

The Master of Science (Agriculture and Food Security) is a postgraduate degree that focuses on developing solutions to nourish growing populations using modern and sustainable methods. The program explores farming systems, science, and technology for crop, pasture, livestock, and food production, including the role of genetics and management of achieving sustainable production within environmental constraints.

Course Essentials

• Qualification: Master of Science (Agriculture and Food Security)
• Duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time study load
• Credit: 400 credits (approximately 16 units)
• CRICOS: K
• Location: Curtin Perth

Admission Criteria

• A bachelor degree in a science field
• English requirements:
  • IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)
    • Writing: 6.0
    • Speaking: 6.0
    • Reading: 6.0
    • Listening: 6.0
    • Overall band score: 6.0

Fees and Scholarships

• Domestic fee paying postgraduate: $27,044* (2025 Fee year)
• *Fees are indicative only. Based on a first-year full-time study load of 200 credits. The total cost will depend on your course options (i.e., units selected and time taken to complete).

Location

• Curtin Perth: On campus (2025 and 2026)

How to Apply

• Please review information on how to apply for the campus of your choice
• Each campus has different application deadlines. View our application deadlines page for further information.

Course Outline

• Overview: Develop solutions to nourish growing populations using modern and sustainable methods.
• How this course will make you industry ready: Apply the latest sustainable practices to farming and agriculture work to strengthen natural capital, production output, and profitability.
• What jobs can the Agriculture and Food Security course lead to?
  • Agronomist
  • Agricultural consultant
  • Food security analyst
  • Sustainable agricultural advisor
• Industries:
  • Agriculture
  • Farming
  • Food security
  • Agricultural technology
  • Agricultural research

What You'll Learn

• Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of agriculture and food security that extends beyond that typically associated with the bachelor-level, and that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often within a research context
• Can apply their knowledge, understanding, and problem-solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to agriculture and food security
• Can clearly and unambiguously communicate their conclusions, along with the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Can integrate knowledge, handle complexity, and formulate judgements including reflection related to relevant social and ethical responsibilities
• Comprehend and respect that agriculture and food security is an international discipline with varying perspectives as demonstrated in the diversity of opinion identified while undertaking this course
• Have developed the learning skills to allow them to continue to study and practice in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous

Deadlines for Applying Direct to Curtin

• Select your preferred campus: Curtin Perth
• Intake: Semester 1, 2025; Semester 2, 2025; Semester 1, 2026; Semester 2, 2026
• Application open: 1 May 2024; Applications now open!; 6 April 2026
• Application close: Applications now closed!; 9 July 2025; 3 February 2026; 2 July 2026

Credit for Recognised Learning (CRL)

• Use your experience to get credit towards your degree
• Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience
• Submit an enquiry CRL search

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:
  1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
  2. Advertising Design Specialisation
  3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
  5. Asian Studies Specialisation
  6. Chinese Language Specialisation
  7. Construction Management Specialisation
  8. Creative Writing Specialisation
  9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  11. Digital Design Specialisation
  12. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  13. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
  14. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  15. Fashion Design Specialisation
  16. Fine Art Specialisation
  17. Geography Specialisation
  18. Graphic Design Specialisation
  19. Graphics Specialisation
  20. History Specialisation
  21. Illustration Specialisation
  22. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  23. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  24. International Development Specialisation
  25. Journalism Specialisation
  26. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  27. Photography Specialisation
  28. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  29. Professional Writing Specialisation
  30. Screen Production Specialisation
  31. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  32. Social Justice Specialisation
  33. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
  34. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  35. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  36. Web Media Specialisation
  37. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities and Science:
  1. Actuarial Financial Mathematics Specialisation
  2. Advertising Design Specialisation
  3. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  4. Anthropology and Sociology Specialisation
  5. Asian Studies Specialisation
  6. Chinese Language Specialisation
  7. Construction Management Specialisation
  8. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
  9. Creative Writing Specialisation
  10. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  11. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  12. Digital Design Specialisation
  13. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  14. English and Cultural Studies Specialisation
  15. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  16. Fashion Design Specialisation
  17. Fine Art Specialisation
  18. Geography Specialisation
  19. Graphic Design Specialisation
  20. Graphics Specialisation
  21. History Specialisation
  22. Illustration Specialisation
  23. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  24. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  25. International Development Specialisation
  26. Journalism Specialisation
  27. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  28. Photography Specialisation
  29. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  30. Professional Writing Specialisation
  31. Screen Production Specialisation
  32. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  33. Social Justice Specialisation
  34. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Specialisation
  35. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  36. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  37. Web Media Specialisation
  38. Web Presence Specialisation

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

• Specialisations available from Humanities, Science and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies:
  1. Advertising Design Specialisation
  2. Animation and Game Design Specialisation
  3. Asian Studies Specialisation
  4. Biological Diversity Minor
  5. Climate Change Science Minor
  6. Construction Management Specialisation
  7. Corporate Screen Production Specialisation
  8. Creative Writing Specialisation
  9. Design Thinking and Visual Communication Specialisation
  10. Designing Fashion Specialisation
  11. Digital and Social Media Specialisation
  12. Environmental Management Minor
  13. Environmental Planning Specialisation
  14. Fashion Design Specialisation
  15. Fine Art Specialisation
  16. Food Science Minor
  17. Forensic Studies Minor
  18. Geophysics Minor
  19. Geospatial Technology Minor
  20. Go Global – Internship Specialisation 1
  21. Go Practice – Internship Specialisation 1
  22. Graphic Design Specialisation
  23. Graphics Specialisation
  24. Illustration Specialisation
  25. Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies Specialisation
  26. Interior Architecture – Applied Interior Design Specialisation
  27. Interior Architecture Specialisation
  28. International Development Specialisation
  29. Landscape Restoration Minor
  30. Landscape and Natural Resource Management Specialisation
  31. Mapping and Land Planning Minor
  32. Metallurgy Minor
  33. Mining Minor
  34. Optimisation Minor
  35. Photography Specialisation
  36. Principles of Planning Specialisation
  37. Screen Production Specialisation
  38. Social Inclusion and Equity Specialisation
  39. Social Justice Specialisation
  40. Strategic Studies Specialisation
  41. Theatre Arts Specialisation
  42. Urban Design and Planning Specialisation
  43. Web Media Specialisation
  44. Web Presence Specialisation