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Agriculture

Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours)

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Requirements for award

Agriculture Honours

Honours in Agriculture requires 48 credit points of 4000-level units of study comprising:
(i) 6 credit points of Honours placement units, and
(ii) 6 credit points of selective Honours coursework units, and
(iii) 24 credit points of Honours project units and SCIE4999, and
(iv) 12 credit points of 4000-level elective units of study from Science Advanced Coursework Units and/or (AGRI4001, ANSC4100, AVBS4002, ENVX4001, FOOD4002, SOIL4000)

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed Knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Honours Placement units

AFNR4001
Professional Development
6 N AGRF4000

Selective Honours coursework units

AGRI4001
Advanced Plant Production Systems
6 P 144 credit points of units including AGRI2001 and AGRI3888
ANSC4100
Applied Livestock Systems
6 A 3000-level knowledge in animal production management and behaviour 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)]}
N AVBS4012 or AVBS3010
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 48 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level units
AVBS4020
ONE Health
6 A Fundamental understanding of disease epidemiology and risk
P 144 credit points of units including AVBS3001 or FOOD3000 or VIRO3X01 or MICR3X52 or BIOL3019 or BIOL3033
N AVBS4004
ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6 A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor
P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units
FOOD4002
Future Foods
6 P 144 credit points of units of study including 12 credit points of FOOD3XXX
SOIL4000
Soil and Water in the Changing Environment
6 A Understanding of Soil Science concepts
P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005

Honours project units

AFAB4103
Agriculture and Food Honours Project A
6 C AFAB4104
N AFNR4101 or FOOD4103 or AGRI4103 or SOIL4103
AFAB4104
Agriculture and Food Honours Project B
6 C AFAB4103
N AFNR4101 or FOOD4104 or AGRI4104 or SOIL4104
AFAB4105
Agriculture and Food Honours Project C
6 C AFAB4106
N AFNR4102 or FOOD4105 or AGRI4105 or SOIL4105
AFAB4106
Agriculture and Food Honours Project D
6 C AFAB4105 and SCIE4999
N AFNR4102 or FOOD4106 or AGRI4106 or SOIL4106
SCIE4999
Final Honours Mark
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Science Advanced Coursework

Students must select 12 credit points of Science Advanced Coursework units or the below units of study.
AGRI4001
Advanced Plant Production Systems
6 P 144 credit points of units including AGRI2001 and AGRI3888
ANSC4100
Applied Livestock Systems
6 A 3000-level knowledge in animal production management and behaviour 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)]}
N AVBS4012 or AVBS3010
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 48 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level units
ENVX4001
GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management
6 A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor
P 144 credit points of 1000-3000 level units
FOOD4002
Future Foods
6 P 144 credit points of units of study including 12 credit points of FOOD3XXX
SOIL4000
Soil and Water in the Changing Environment
6 A Understanding of Soil Science concepts
P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005