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Agriculture and Environment

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Requirements for award

Master of Agriculture and Environment

Students must complete 72 credit points, comprising:
(i) 24 credit points of core units of study
(ii) 24 credit points of elective units of study
(iii) 24 credit points of Master of Agriculture and Environment capstone units of study

Graduate Diploma in Agriculture and Environment

Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(i) 24 credit points of core units of study

(ii) 24 credit points of units of study consisting of either:

(a) 24 credit points of elective units of study; or

(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study and 12 credit points of Graduate Diploma in Agriculture and Environment capstone units of study

Graduate Certificate in Agriculture and Environment

Students must complete 24 credit points comprising:
(i) 12 credit points from Master of Agriculture and Environment core units of study; and
(ii) 12 credit points of elective units of study

Unit of study table

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

Master of Agriculture and Environment Core Units of Study

AFNR5511
Soil Processes, Assessment and Management
6  
AFNR5801
Climate Change: Process, History, Issues
6 A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues
AGRI5001
Sustainable Food Systems
6 N AGRI4001
SIEN5001
Foundation in Strategy, Innovation and Mgmt
6 N IBUS5002 or WORK6002

Electives

AFNR5210
Sustainable Horticultural Cropping
6 N HORT3005
AFNR5502
Remote Sensing, GIS and Land Management
6 A Basic GIS knowledge
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6 N ECON5040
ENVI5708
Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
6  
ENVI5809
Environmental Simulation Modelling
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
ENVI5903
Sustainable Development
6  
GEOG5001
Geographic Information Science A
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
GEOG5004
Environmental Mapping and Monitoring
6 A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics
GOVT6135
Global Environmental Politics
6  
INFC7000
Inventing the Future
6 A Students are expected to be experienced in their own discipline at a postgraduate level
PHYS5031
Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis
6  
PHYS5033
Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5034
Life Cycle Analysis
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
PHYS5803
Sustainability in a Post-Growth World
6 Minimum class size of 5 students.
STAT5002
Introduction to Statistics
6 A HSC Mathematics
SUST5001
Introduction to Sustainability
6 Note: Students in the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, Graduate Diploma in Sustainability or Master of Sustainability must take this unit in their first semester of study. This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed.
SUST5002
Food and Water Security
6  

Master Capstone Units of Study

AFNR5901
Research Review
6 C AFNR5904
N AFNR5902 or AFNR5903
AFNR5904
Research Proposal and Approach
6 C AFNR5901
AFNR5905
Research Paper
6 P AFNR5901 and AFNR5904
C AFNR5906
AFNR5906
Research Communication
6 P AFNR5901 and AFNR5904
C AFNR5905

Graduate Diploma Capstone Units of Study

AFNR5901
Research Review
6 C AFNR5904
N AFNR5902 or AFNR5903
AFNR5904
Research Proposal and Approach
6 C AFNR5901