Specialisation

Key Program - Agricultural Business

Western Sydney University Key Program Code: KT3011.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : NO


The agribusiness sector is one of Australia’s largest and most vibrant industry sectors, and provides a broad range of exciting career opportunities. The Sydney basin is the focus for Australia’s agricultural business. Local agribusiness companies enjoy major competitive advantages on a global scale, and Australia is recognised as having one of the most sophisticated agricultural industries in the world, with extensive trade and investment alliances. Based at the intersection between production and business, the Western Sydney University Agricultural Business program provides a critical stepping-stone to a varied career, and has been developed to enable graduates to service this diverse and essential sector of the economy with its innovative mix of science, production and business studies, and a focus on agricultural supply chains.


Key Program Structure

Year 1

Autumn

300497 Professional Skills for Science
300221 Biology 1
200083 Marketing Principles
300523 Agricultural Supply Chains

Spring

200263 Biometry
300663 Resource Sustainability
200525 Principles of Economics
300616 Crop Production

Year 2

Autumn session

300664 Science in Society
300452 Postharvest

And two electives

Spring session

300662 Research Methods

Two Business Specialisation Units

And one elective

Year 3

Autumn session

300659 Field Project 1
300524 Agronomy
300284 Environmental Risk Management

And one elective

Spring session

300660 Field Project 2

Choose one of

300534 Analysis of Agricultural Supply Chains

Business Specialisation Unit

And two electives

Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

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Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

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