Program Overview

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness is designed for recent business, agricultural, or rural science graduates, and for established professionals wanting to upgrade their management skills or redirect their career into agribusiness. This program develops a keen market focus, commercial awareness, and an innovative and international outlook to succeed in the food and fibre industries.

Program Details

• Location: External, Gatton
• Duration: Half Year (or part-time equivalent)
• Start Semester: Semester 1 (23 Feb, 2026), Semester 2 (27 Jul, 2026)
• Program Code: 5007
• AQF: Level 8
• Scholarships available

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
• 2 years full-time equivalent, relevant work experience. You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

Relevant Work Experience

Relevant work experience means work:

• in any managerial or supervisory roles in agribusiness firm along the agrifood supply chain, or
• in any other profession where you’ve built a portfolio demonstrating your agribusiness expertise.

GPA Equivalent

Select where you studied and your qualification to see the GPA equivalent you need to be considered for this program.

English Language Requirements

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ:

• TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
• PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
• BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
• CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.

Student Visas

International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).

Fees and Scholarships

Indicative Annual Fee

Approximate yearly cost of tuition (8 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.

• Domestic: $4,920 (2026)
• International: AUD $27,048 (2026)

How to Apply

All international applications should be submitted to UQ. If you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent near you. The program code for the Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness is 5007.

Career Possibilities

Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

• Agribusiness manager
• Agribusiness researcher
• Agribusiness banker
• Commodity trader
• Sales and marketing professional
• Supply chain manager
• Property manager
• Export trader
• Agricultural economist
• Agribusiness analyst

Next Steps After Graduation

Your scientific expertise and knowledge of agribusiness managerial principles will place you in high demand within the Australian and international agriculture sectors. You’ll graduate with a keen market focus, commercial awareness, innovative approach, and relevant technical skills. You can expect to find employment in:

• government departments and agencies
• research institutions, including universities and CSIRO
• banks, financial institutions, and investment and insurance companies
• agribusinesses, such as agricultural service companies, seed companies, food producers and agricultural consultancies
• biosecurity, extension and animal production enterprises
• organisations involved in production, post-harvest and marketing of horticultural products
• commodity trade, sales and marketing companies
• export marketing and management companies
• feed mills, stock equipment manufacturers, and livestock and poultry health companies within allied industries
• property management companies
• supply chain management organisations
• tourism bodies.