Bachelor of Agribusiness

Rules Variation Summary for 2025

Summary of Changes for 2025

Implications for current students

There are no changes for 2025

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2024

Summary of Changes for 2024

Implications for current students

There are no changes for 2024

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2023

Summary of Changes for 2023

Implications for current students

Program of study

Core units:

  • AGRO100 withdrawn, replaced with AGFN100
  • RSNR120 withdrawn, replaced with AGSY102

Rural Science major:

  • Major renamed Agricultural Production
  • AGRO211 withdrawn, replaced with AGRO200
  • ANPR440 withdrawn, replaced with ANPR340
  • WOOL422 withdrawn, replaced with WOOL322

Economics major:

  • ECON303 withdrawn, replaced with ECON203

Accounting major:

  • AFM302 and AFM367 withdrawn

Finance major:

  • AFM242 withdrawn, replaced with ECON203
  • ECON203/ECON303 removed from Listed

Note changes to program of study

Rules Variation Summary for 2022

Summary of Changes for 2022

Implications for current students

  • Change to Core unit:
  • MM200 recoded to MM203
  • Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2021

Summary of Changes for 2021

Implications for current students

  • There are no changes for 2021
  • Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2020

Summary of Changes for 2020

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study

Rural Science Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ANPR350 added

Continuing students may undertake ANPR350 under the Rural Science Major

Rules Variation Summary for 2019

Summary of Changes for 2019

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

No changes

No changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2018

Summary of Changes for 2018

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Two new majors have been added to the Bachelor of Agribusiness in 2018:

  • Accounting
  • Technology and Data Analytics

These majors are not available to students admitted under Rule (b).

For complete unit details for these Majors please see the Program of Study - Overview.

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • ECON121 title changed to Food Security and Environmental Scarcity

Listed Units for students admitted under Rule (a):

  • BUS399 has been added as a Listed Unit to all Majors
  • Students may complete a maximum of 12 credit points from BUS399, OSSE300 or WORK300.

Marketing and Management Major

Listed Units:

  • MM221 has been added

Articulation Program

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON221 title changed to Food Security and Environmental Scarcity

Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units:

  • MM110 has been added
  • ECON221 has been deleted

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Current students will be able to complete under current rules or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements.

Rules Variation Summary for 2017

Summary of Changes for 2017

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • ECON334 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness
  • MM110 title changed to Fundamentals of Marketing

Economics Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON335 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre Markets

Listed Units:

  • ECON317 title changed to International Trade and Finance
  • ECON339 and QM264 have been withdrawn
  • OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added
  • QM367 title changed to Analytics for Business Research

Finance Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON303 and ECON339 have been withdrawn
  • ECON203, OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added
  • ECON335 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre Markets

Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON335 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre Markets

Listed Units:

  • ECON339 has been withdrawn
  • MM202 code changed to BUS202
  • MM324 title changed to Organisational Leadership
  • OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added
  • QM367 title changed to Analytics for Business Research

Rural Science Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON339 has been withdrawn
  • HORT420 has been deleted
  • OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added

Articulation Program

Economics Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON334 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness

Listed Units:

  • ANPR350, ECON202, ECON303, ECON317, ECON331, ECON351, ECON371, ECON377, OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added
  • MM202 code changed to BUS202
  • QM264 has been deleted

Finance Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON334 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness

Listed Units:

  • ECON203/303 replaced with ECON203
  • ECON335 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre Markets
  • OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added

Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units:

  • MM202 code changed to BUS202
  • ECON334 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness
  • ECON335 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre Markets

Rural Science Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON334 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness
  • MM105 title changed to Personal Skills for the Workplace

Listed Units:

  • HORT420 has been deleted
  • OSSE300 and WORK300 have been added

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2017 course rules

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Rules Variation Summary for 2016

Summary of Changes for 2016

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • Change of credit points from 108 cps to 102 cps
  • QM161 title changed to Business Statistics
  • QM262 title changed to Introduction to Business Analytics
  • ECON339 has been withdrawn and added to Listed Units within Majors

Majors:

  • Change of credit points from 36 cps to 42 cps
  • Listed Units change of credit points from 12 cps to 18 cps

Applied Finance Major renamed Finance Major

Rural Science Major

Prescribed Units:

  • AGRO211 title changed to Identification and Adaptation of Agricultural Plants
  • AGRO321 title changed to Crop Production

Listed Units:

  • PA335 has been added

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Note renamed Major

Rules Variation Summary for 2015

Summary of Changes for 2015

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • BUS301 title changed to Business and Economic Analysis of Chains and Networks
  • QM265 has been withdrawn – QM365 remains

Applied Finance Major

Prescribed Units:

  • AFM232 code changed to AFM242

Listed Units:

  • ECON203 has been withdrawn – ECON303 remains
  • ECON271 has been withdrawn – ECON371 remains

Economics Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON203 has been withdrawn – ECON303 remains
  • ECON271 has been withdrawn – ECON371 remains
  • ECON351 title changed to Employment Relations

Marketing and Management Major

Listed Units:

  • MM300 code changed to MM403

Rural Science Major

Listed Units:

  • GENE251 has been replaced with 300-level GENE351

Note unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules

Rules Variation Summary for 2014

Summary of Changes for 2014

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

Note unit title change

Economics Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON351 title changed to Employment Relations in Australia

Note unit title change

Marketing and Management Major

Listed Units:

  • NEBS305 code changed to BUS305 Organisational Research Methods

Note unit code change

Rules Variation Summary for 2013

Summary of Changes for 2013

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Program of Study – Overview

Core Units:

  • BUS301 has been added
  • ECON335 has been withdrawn

Note unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules

Applied Finance Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON335 has been added

Note unit change

Economics Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON224/324 has been withdrawn
  • ECON335 has been added

Note unit title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON335 has been added
  • MM314 has been moved to Listed Units
  • MM311 title changed to Consumer Behaviour
  • MM313 title changed to Integrated Marketing Communications
  • MM316 title changed to Strategic Marketing

Listed Units:

  • MM314 has been added

Note unit and/or title changes

Rural Science Major

  • There are no changes for 2013

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2012

Summary of Changes for 2012

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Applied Finance Major

Listed Units:

  • ECON226 has been withdrawn - ECON326 remains

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Economics Major

Prescribed Units:

  • ECON329 title changed to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Listed Units:

  • ANPR350 title changed to Sheep Management
  • ECON226 has been withdrawn - ECON326 remains
  • ECON251 has been withdrawn - ECON351 remains
  • QM364 has been withdrawn - QM264 remains
  • QM267 has been withdrawn - QM367 remains

Note unit title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units:

  • MM213 has been withdrawn - MM313 remains
  • MM214 has been withdrawn - MM314 remains

Listed Units:

  • QM267 has been withdrawn - QM367 remains

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Rural Science Major

Listed Units:

  • AQUA200 has been withdrawn

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Rules Variation Summary for 2011

Summary of Changes for 2011

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Core Units:

  • LS251 code changed to LSSU251 Introduction to Business Law
  • RSNR120 title changed to Sustaining Our Rural Environment II

Note unit and/or title changes

Marketing and Management Major

Listed Units:

  • MM302 has been withdrawn - MM202 remains
  • MM324 title changed to Organisational Leadership and Performance

Note unit and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Rural Science Major

Listed Units:

  • GENE251 title changed to Introduction to Breeding and Genetics

Note unit and/or title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2010

Summary of Changes for 2010

Implications for current Bachelor of Agribusiness students

Core Units:

  • MM300 has been replaced by ECON335 Commodity Markets
  • MM200 title change to Contemporary Management
  • QM267 has been replaced by QM262 Business Statistics 2

New Major: Applied Finance

Renamed Majors:

  • Agribusiness Major renamed Economics Major
  • Marketing Major renamed Marketing and Management Major

Note unit and/or title changes

Note new Major

Note renamed Majors

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2010 course rules

New – Applied Finance

Prescribed Units:

  • AFM231 Corporate Finance
  • AFM232 Financial Instruments and Markets
  • AFM332 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • AFM335 International Financial Management

Listed Units: Complete 12 cps

  • AFM322 Small Business Finance
  • ECON203/303 Banking and Finance
  • ECON226/326 Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • ECON271/371 Introductory Econometrics
  • ECON374 Econometric Analysis of Financial Markets

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2010 course rules

Agribusiness Major renamed Economics Major

Prescribed Units: Credit points have changed from 18 cps to 24 cps

  • ECON329 Natural Resource Economics has been added

Listed Units: Credit points have changed from 18 cps to 12 cps

  • The following units have been added:
  • ANPR350 Commercial Management of the Sheep Enterprise
  • ECON202 Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • ECON203/303 Banking and Finance
  • ECON226/326 Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • ECON251/351 Australian Industrial Relations
  • ECON317 International Trade and Payments
  • ECON331 Introduction to Bioeconomics
  • ECON377 Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
  • QM267/367 Survey Methods for Business and Economics

Note unit and/or title changes

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2010 course rules

Marketing Major renamed Marketing and Management Major

Prescribed Units: Credit points changed from 30 cps to 24 cps

  • MM318 has been withdrawn

Listed Units: Credit points changed from 6 cps to 12 cps

  • 200/300 level unit has been withdrawn
  • MM202/302 International Business has been added
  • MM300 Strategic Planning and Management has been added
  • MM324 Critical Issues in Organisational Behaviour and Leadership has been added
  • NEBS305 Organisational Research Methods has been added
  • QM267/367 Survey Methods for Business and Economics has been added

Note unit and/or title changes

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2010 course rules