Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Year 1 |
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| Year 1 will have the following 48 credit point structure: | |||
| AGEN1001 Shaping our Landscapes |
6 | N AFNR1001 |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1500 or BIOL1901 or BIOL1101 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (in February). |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced) |
6 | A (85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent) P 80+ in HSC Biology, or a minimum of Distinction level in a University level Biology unit N BIOL1500 or BIOL1001 or BIOL1101 or BIOL1901 or BIOL1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1905 or CHEM1906 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 |
Semester 1 |
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| CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A HSC Chemistry and Mathematics. Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1905 or CHEM1906 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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| CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent P HSC Chemistry result of 80 or more N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1905 or CHEM1906 or CHEM1909 or CHEM1109 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N : ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN1002 Sustaining our Landscapes |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics, some Biology and Chemistry. |
Semester 2 |
| AGEC1006 Economic Environment of Agriculture |
6 | A HSC Mathematics N AGEC1003 or AGEC1004 |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN1004 Applied Biology for Ag and Environment |
6 | A BIOL1001 and CHEM1001, or equivalents N BIOL1002 |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN1006 Biological Chemistry |
6 | P CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 N CHEM1002 |
Semester 2 |
Year 2 |
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| Please note in Year 2 AGEN2006 replaces AVBS1002 | |||
| Year 2 will have the following 48 credit point structure: | |||
| ENVX2001 Applied Statistical Methods |
6 | P ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 |
Semester 1 |
| GENE2002 Veterinary and Agricultural Genetics 2 |
6 | A Knowledge of biology, chemistry and statistics from, or equivalent to that in, the 1st year Units of Study in the degrees in which this Unit is available. P At least one of (BIOL1001, BIOL1002, BIOL1101, BIOL1901, BIOL1911, VETS1018) N GENE2001 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN2001 Plant Function |
6 | P (BIOL1001 or BIOL1911) and 12 Credit Points of Junior Chemistry ((CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901) and (CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or AGEN1006)) |
Semester 1 |
| SOIL2003 Soil Properties and Processes |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AGEN2006 Animal Production and Management |
6 | A HSC level Mathematics and Biology P 12 Credit Points of Junior Biology ((BIOL1001 or BIOL1911) and (BIOL1002 or BIOL1902 or AGEN1004)) and 12 Credit Points of Junior Chemistry ((CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901) and (CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or AGEN1006)) N AVBS1002 |
Semester 2 |
| ENTO2001 Introductory Entomology |
6 | P 12 Credit Points of Junior Biology ((BIOL1001 or BIOL1911) and (BIOL1002 or BIOL1902 or AGEN1004)) |
Semester 2 |
| MICR2024 Microbes in the Environment |
6 | P 12 Credit Points of Junior Biology ((BIOL1001 or BIOL1911) and (BIOL1002 or BIOL1902 or AGEN1004 or MBLG1001 or MBLG1901 or MBLG1991) N MICR2021 or MICR2022 or MICR2921 or MICR2922 |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN2005 Plant Systems Biology |
6 | P AGEN2001 or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3* |
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| Year 3 will have the following structure: a core (24 credit points) of | |||
| AGCH3025 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Foods |
6 | A 6 credit points of Intermediate Biochemistry or Chemistry N AFNR5102 or AGCH3017 or AGCH3024 |
Semester 1 |
| PPAT3003 Plant Health and Disease |
6 | P 6 credit points of Microbiology units |
Semester 1 |
| AGRO3004 Managing Agro-Ecosystems |
6 | P (BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 or PLNT2003 or AGEN 2001) and SOIL2003. |
Semester 2 |
| SOIL2004 The Soil Resource |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| And 24 credit points from Table D. | |||
Table D - Year 3 Electives |
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| AFNR3001 Agro-ecosystems in Developing Countries |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC2102 Agribusiness Marketing |
6 | P AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 or RSEC1031 |
Semester 1 |
| ANSC3102 Animal Reproduction |
6 | A ANSC3104 |
Semester 1 |
| ANSC3103 Animal Structure and Function A |
6 | A AVBS1002 P 12 credit points of junior Biology |
Semester 1 |
| AREC2001 Econ of Biological Production Systems |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 1 |
| AREC2003 Concepts in Enviro and Resource Economics |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL3018 Gene Technology and Genomics |
6 | P (MBLG2072 or MBLG2972) and 6 credit points from (MBLG2071 or MBLG2971 or BIOL2XXX) N BIOL3918 |
Semester 1 |
| Department Permission required for enrolment | |||
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| BIOL3918 Gene Technology and Genomics (Adv) |
6 | P An average mark of 75 in (MBLG2072 or MBLG2972) and (6 credit points from MBLG2071 or MBLG2971 or BIOL2XXX). N BIOL3018 |
Semester 1 |
| Department Permission required for enrolment | |||
| ECMT2150 Intermediate Econometrics |
6 | P (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015) and ECMT1020 N ECMT2110 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENVX3002 Statistics in the Natural Sciences |
6 | P ENVX2001 or BIOM2001 or STAT2012 or STAT2912 or BIOL2022 or BIOL2922 |
Semester 1 |
| HORT3005 Production Horticulture |
6 | A AGEN1001 and AGEN1004 P (AGEN2001 and AGEN2005) or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 |
Semester 1 |
| AGEC3102 Agricultural and Resource Policy |
6 | P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103) N AGEC3002 |
Semester 1 |
| AGCH3033 Environmental Chemistry |
6 | A SOIL2003 and LWSC2002 P 12cp of Junior Chemistry N CHEM2404 |
Semester 2 |
| ANSC3101 Animal Nutrition 3 |
6 | A Fundamentals of Biochemistry P AVBS1002 and (VETS1032 or PLNT2001 or PLNT2901) C AVBS2001 or MICR2024 |
Semester 2 |
| ANSC3104 Animal Structure and Function B |
6 | P ANSC3103 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC2002 Commodity Market and Price Analysis |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC2004 Benefit-Cost Analysis |
6 | P ECON1001 or AGEC1006 or AGEC1102 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3001 Production Modelling and Management |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ENVX3001 Environmental GIS |
6 | P AGEN1002 or 6cp of Junior Geoscience or 6cp of Junior Biology |
Semester 2 |
| LWSC2002 Introductory Hydrology |
6 | P 6cp of Junior Geoscience or AGEN1002 |
Semester 2 |
| PLNT3001 Plant, Cell and Environment This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 credit points from any of Intermediate (Biology or Plant Science or Molecular Biology and Genetics) N PLNT3901 |
Semester 2 |
Year 4^ |
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| Year 4 students will complete: | |||
| AFNR4101 Research Project A |
12 | P 144 credit points of level 1000-3000 units of study |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR4001 Professional Development |
6 | N AGRF4000 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR4102 Research Project B |
12 | P AFNR4101 |
Semester 2 |
| Year 4 students will complete one specialisation comprising two 6cp units of study and up to one elective unit from Table D, E or F. | |||
| ^ A student may apply to the degree coordinator for permission to enrol in up to one (6 cp) elective University of Sydney unit of study in year 3 and up to one (6 cp) University of Sydney unit of study in year 4 which is not listed in Tables D or E. The application must (1) be made prior to enrolment in the unit (2) be submitted with a written academic justification for enrolment by the student and (3) be submitted with written approval of the relevant unit of study coordinator. | |||
Table E - Year 4 Specialisations |
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Agricultural Chemistry |
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| AFNR5107 Principles of Biochemical Analysis |
6 | N AGCH4007 |
Semester 1 |
| AGCH3033 Environmental Chemistry |
6 | A SOIL2003 and LWSC2002 P 12cp of Junior Chemistry N CHEM2404 |
Semester 2 |
Agricultural Economics |
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| AREC3001 Production Modelling and Management |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3002 Agricultural Markets |
6 | P AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
Agricultural Genetics |
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| GENE4012 Plant Breeding |
6 | P (GENE2001 or GENE2002) and GENE4013 |
Semester 2 |
| GENE4015 Cytogenetics |
6 | P (BIOM2001 or ENVX2001) and GENE2001 |
Intensive July Semester 2 |
Agronomy |
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| AGRO4003 Crop and Pasture Agronomy |
6 | P AGRO3004 |
Semester 1 |
| AGRO4004 Sustainable Farming Systems |
6 | P AGRO3004 |
Semester 1 |
Animal Production |
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| AGRO4005 Livestock Production Systems |
6 | A Junior plant and animal biology (or equivalent), junior chemistry biology, intermediate crop and animal production, nutrition and physiology (or equivalent). P 6 credit points of Junior Biology or equivalent |
Semester 2 |
| AGRO4006 New and Emerging Tech in Animal Science |
6 | P 6 credit points of Junior Biology or equivalent |
Semester 1 |
Entomology |
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| ENTO4004 Insect Taxonomy and Systematics |
6 | P ENTO2001 or BIOL2021 or BIOL2921 |
Semester 1 |
| ENTO4003 Integrated Pest Management |
6 | P ENTO2001 or BIOL2021 or BIOL2921 |
Semester 2 |
Environmetrics |
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| Select two of the following units: | |||
| BIOM4003 Matrix Algebra and Linear Models |
6 | P ENVX3002 |
Semester 1 |
| BIOM4004 Advanced Statistical Methods |
6 | P BIOM4003 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| BIOM4005 Biometrical Methods |
6 | P ENVX3002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management |
6 | P ENVX3001 or GEOS2111 or GEOS2911 |
Semester 2 |
Food Science |
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| AGEN3004 Food Processing and Value Adding |
6 | A Junior Biology and Chemistry P 36 cp Junior/Intermediate units including 12 cp Junior Chemistry (CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 and CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or AGEN1006) |
Semester 1 |
| HORT4005 Research and Practice in Hort Science |
6 | P HORT3005 |
Semester 2 |
Forest Science |
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| ENSY3002 Fire in Australian Ecosystems |
6 | P AGEN2005 or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 |
Semester 1 |
| ENSY3003 Forest Ecosystem Science |
6 | P AGEN2001 or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 or GEOS2121 Prerequisites: Students require a basic understanding of plant biology. Understanding principles of plant taxonomy and ecology will also be an advantage. |
Semester 2 |
Horticulture |
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| HORT3005 Production Horticulture |
6 | A AGEN1001 and AGEN1004 P (AGEN2001 and AGEN2005) or BIOL2023 or BIOL2923 |
Semester 1 |
| HORT4005 Research and Practice in Hort Science |
6 | P HORT3005 |
Semester 2 |
Hydrology |
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| LWSC3007 Advanced Hydrology and Modelling |
6 | P LWSC2002 |
Semester 1 |
| ENVX3001 Environmental GIS |
6 | P AGEN1002 or 6cp of Junior Geoscience or 6cp of Junior Biology |
Semester 2 |
Soil Science |
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| SOIL3009 Contemporary Field and Lab Soil Science |
6 | P SOIL2003 |
Semester 1 |
| SOIL3010 The Soil at Work |
6 | P SOIL2003 or SOIL2004 |
Semester 2 |
Table F - Other Year 4 electives |
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| AVBS4009 Aquaculture |
6 | P Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 |
Semester 1 |
| AVBS4012 Extensive Animal Industries |
6 | P Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 |
Semester 1 |
| VIRO3001 Virology |
6 | A Intermediate Microbiology P [(6 credit points of MBLG1XXX or MBLG2XXX) and (6 credit points of MICR2XXX or BCHM2XXX or BIOL2XXX or IMMU2XXX or PCOL2XXX or PHSI2XXX or GENE2XXX)] OR [(BMED2401 and BMED2404) and 6 additional credit points of BMED240X] OR [(GENE2002) and (MICR2024)] N VIRO3901 Students are very strongly advised to complete VIRO3001 or VIRO3901 before enrolling in VIRO3002 or VIRO3902. |
Semester 1 |
| AGEN3008 Indigenous Land and Food Knowledge |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Pre-trip briefing session (1 day) and field trip (approximately 2 weeks) to be done in mid-year break. Cultural competency training (extension of on-line kinship course available through National Centre for Cultural Competence) is required for permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| AGEN5001 Agricultural and Environmental Extension |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ANSC3107 Animal Genetics 3 |
6 | P GENE2001 or MBLG2072 or MBLG2972 |
Semester 2 |
| AREC3003 Econ of Minerals and Energy Industries This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 ANSC3101 |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS4008 Intensive Animal Industries |
6 | P (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3) OR (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3) |
Semester 2 |