Bachelor of Agriculture

Program of study:

Majors

• Animal Production and Plant Production majors added to Rule (b)

Admission to Candidature:

Change to rule (b) to include:

• *approved Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation qualifications to include: Diploma of Applied Agronomy code AHC51920

Note changes to Rule (b) majors and admission to candidature

Program of study:

EMM100 removed from listed units in Business Minor

Note changes to listed units in minors

Program of study

• New minor -  High Intensity Cropping
• Core units - STAT100 - replaced with QMER100
• all majors - ANSC101 replaces ANSC120
• Mixed Farming major and Plant production major: added GRNS300 and GRNS301
• Plant production minor: Added GRNS300 and GRNS301
• Business minor: added WOOL322
• Sustainability minor - added ENVSC201

Note changes to core units and majors/minors

Program of Study:

Core Block units:

• AGEX310 has been removed
• AGRO211 has been removed
• AGRO223 has been removed
• RSNR110 has been removed
• RSNR120 has been removed
• AGFN100 has been added
• AGRO200 has been added
• AGSY101 has been added
• AGSY102 has been added
• AGCS300 has been added

Admission to Candidature

Change to rule (b) to include:

• *approved Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation qualifications are: AHC50116/AHC50110 Diploma of Agriculture

Advanced Standing

Changed to include:

• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) shall be granted 48 credit points of Block Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature, according to the relevant program of study under the Articulation Program.

Note changes to units

Admission to Candidature

Changed to include:

• (b) hold an approved Diploma, including the required VET units for the chosen Major, from an Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO) under the Articulation Programs; or
  (c) hold an approved Diploma and Advanced Diploma, including the required VET units for the chosen Major, from an Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation RTO under the Articulation Programs.
• Approved Diplomas
  * Diploma of Agriculture (AHC50116 or AHC50110)
• Approved Advanced Diplomas
  * Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management (AHC60316)

Advanced Standing

Changed to include:

• Candidates admitted under Rule (b) or Rule (c) shall be granted Block Advanced Standing, based on their admission to candidature, according to the relevant program of study under the Articulation Programs.

Nil

Program of Study

Majors:

General Agricultural Production

• SOIL431 title change

Plant Production

• SOIL431 title change

Technology

• ERS381 title change

Note unit title changes.

Program of Study

• PRACEXP component – wording clarified
• PLTY302 deleted from Animal Production and General Agricultural   Production Majors
• COSC230 title changed to Data Structures and Algorithms in the   Technology Major
• HORT420 added to Listed Units in Plant Production Major
• HORT420 added to Listed Units in General Agricultural Production Major

Note unit deletion, unit title change and added unit.

Program of Study

Core Units: Credit points have changed from 66 cps to 78 cps

• AGRO100 has been withdrawn as a core unit and placed into individual Majors as appropriate

Majors

Credit points have changed from 54-66 cps to 66 to 78 cps

Animal Production Major

Prescribed Units: Credit points have changed from 30 cps to 36 cps

• AGRO100 has been added
• MTHS100 and MTHS110 have been added, students select one

Listed Units:

• ANUT321, BCHM240 and PA335 have been added

Plant Production Major

Prescribed Units: Credit points have changed from 30 cps to 36 cps

• AGRO100 has been added
• MTHS100 and MTHS110 have been added, students select one

Listed Units:

• BCHM240 and PA335 have been added

General Agricultural Production Major

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

• AGRO100 has been added
• MTHS100 and MTHS110 have been added, students select one

Listed Units:

• ANUT321 and BCHM240 have been added

Technology Major - New

For full unit details please see the Technology Program of Study

Note the addition of a new Major: Technology

Note credit point changes to Core Units and all Majors

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Current students will be able to complete course requirements under the  current rules but may elect to transfer to the Technology Major depending on the student's progression

Continuing students may undertake new units subject to meeting overall course requirements

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2018 course rules

Program of Study

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 72 cps to 78 cps
• AGRO100 has been added
• CHEM100 has been added; students must complete CHEM100 or CHEM110
• MTHS100 has been added; students must complete MTHS100 or MTHS110

Majors:

• Credit points changed from 72 cps to 54-66 cps

Electives:

• Complete 0-12 cps

Animal Production Major

• Credit points changed to 66 cps

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 30 cps to 24 cps
• AGRO100 has been withdrawn

Listed Units:

• ANPR440 has been withdrawn
• ANPR340 and OSSE300 have been added
• MM110 title changed to Fundamentals of Marketing

Plant Production Major

• Credit points changed to 66 cps

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 30 cps to 24 cps
• AGRO100 has been withdrawn

Listed Units:

• HORT220 has been deleted
• MM110 title changed to Fundamentals of Marketing
• OSSE300 has been added

General Agricultural Production Major

Changed from Combined Major to Major

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 18 cps
• AGRO100 has been withdrawn

Listed Units:

• ANPR440 has been withdrawn
• ANPR340, OSSE300 and SOIL311 have been added
• HORT220 has been deleted
• MM110 title changed to Fundamentals of Marketing

Note credit point changes to Core Units and all Majors

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.

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

Program of Study

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 78 cps to 72 cps
• AGRO211 title changed to Identification and Adaptation of Agricultural Plants
• STAT100 title changed to Introduction to Statistical Modelling
• AGRO321 has been withdrawn
• MATH120 has been withdrawn and replaced with MTHS110 Quantitative Skills with Applications

Majors:

• Credit points changed from 66 cps to 72 cps

Animal Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 30 cps
• AGSY300 Grazing Systems has been added

Listed Units:

• ANPR460 Beef Production has been added
• WOOL472 has been withdrawn and replaced with WOOL372 Wool Technology
• WOOL482 has been withdrawn and replaced with WOOL382 Wool Processing

Elective Units:

• “not more than 6 cps at 300-level” has been added

Plant Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 24 cps to 30 cps
• AGRO321 Crop Production has been added

Listed Units:

• AGSY300 Grazing Systems has been added
• SOIL431 title changed to Soils for Sustainable Ecosystems

Elective Units:

• “not more than 6 cps at 300-level” has been added

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

Prescribed Units:

• Credit points changed from 12 cps to 24 cps
• AGRO321 Crop Production and AGSY300 Grazing Systems have been added

Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 42-54 cps to 36-48 cps
  at least 24 cps at 300-level changed to at least 18 cps at 300-level
• ANPR460 Beef Production has been added
• SOIL431 title changed to Soils for Sustainable Ecosystems
• WOOL472 has been withdrawn and replaced with WOOL372 Wool Technology
• WOOL482 has been withdrawn and replaced with WOOL382 Wool Processing

Elective Units:

• “not more than 6 cps at 300-level” has been added

Note credit point changes to Core Units and all Majors

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.

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

Program of Study

Majors:

• Primary Industries major has been withdrawn

Animal Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 code changed to SOIL222

Listed Units:

• Complete 18 cps from the following units changed to Complete 30-42 cps with at least 12 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 cps at 400-level
• And complete at least 12 cps from the following units has been withdrawn
• PSIO210 replaced with ANSC201 Animal Structure and Function
• ANSC314, PLTY302 and WOOL300 have been added
• ANPR415 code changed to ANPR315
• PLTY302 and WOOL300 have been added
• WOOL412 code changed to WOOL312
• WOOL422 code changed to WOOL322

Plant Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 code changed to SOIL222

Listed Units:

• Complete 18 cps from the following units changed to Complete 30-42 cps with at least 12 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 cps at 400-level
• And complete at least 12 cps from the following units has been withdrawn
• HORT420 code changed to HORT220

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 code changed to SOIL222

Listed Units:

• Complete 18 cps from the following units changed to Complete 42-54 cps with at least 12 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 cps at 400-level
• And complete at least 24 cps from the following units has been withdrawn
• ANPR415 code changed to ANPR315
• HORT420 code changed to HORT220
• PLTY302 and WOOL300 have been added
• WOOL412 has been withdrawn

Note withdrawn Major

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.

Note credit point changes Listed Units in all Majors

Students who have not completed PSIO210 must complete ANSC201

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

Animal Production Major

Listed Units:

• MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

Note unit title change

Plant Production Major

Listed Units:

• MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

Note unit title changes

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

Listed Units:

• MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

Note unit title change

• The Practical Experience component has changed from 16 weeks to 12 weeks

Note change Practical Experience component

Animal Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 title changed to Soil Science

Listed Units:

• And complete 24 credit points changed to ... at least 12 credit points ... and now reads 12-24 cps

• ZOOL326 has been added
• ANPR417 title changed to Disease and its Control in Animals

Elective Units have been added

• Or complete a maximum of 12 credit points and now reads 0-12 cps

Note unit and/or title changes

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

Plant Production Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 title changed to Soil Science

Listed Units:

• And complete 24 credit points changed to ... at least 12 credit points ... and now reads 12-24 cps

Elective Units have been added

• Or complete a maximum of 12 credit points and now reads 0-12 cps

Note unit title changes

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

Primary Industries Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 title changed to Soil Science

Listed Units:

• Complete 6 credit points changed to 0-6 credit points
• And complete 6 credit points changed to 0-6 cps

Elective Units have been added

• Or complete a maximum of 12 credit points and now reads 0-12 cps

Note unit title change

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

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

Prescribed Units:

• SOIL220 title changed to Soil Science

Listed Units:

• And complete 36 credit points changed to ... at least 24 credit points ... and now reads 24-36 cps
• ZOOL326 has been added
• ANPR417 title changed to Disease and its Control in Animals

Elective Units have been added

• Or complete a maximum of 12 credit points and now reads 0-12 cps

Note unit and/or title changes

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

Animal Production Major

• WOOL472 title changed to Wool Biology and Measurement

Note unit title change

Plant Production Major

• SOIL311 title changed to Productive Soil Systems
• SOIL431 title changed to Advanced Soil Science Topics

Note unit title changes

Primary Industries Major

• AGRO335 code changed to PA335 Precision Agriculture

Note unit title change

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

• AGRO335 code changed to PA335 Precision Agriculture
• SOIL431 title changed to Advanced Soil Science Topics

• WOOL472 title changed to Wool Biology and Measurement

Note unit and/or title changes

Animal Production Major

• ENVE352 code changed to ENGT352 Principles of Hydrology
• ECON326 has been withdrawn
• PLTY300 title changed to Poultry (Avian) Physiology

Note the unit and/or title changes

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

Plant Production Major

• SOIL310 has been replaced with SOIL311 Soil and Nutrient Cycles
• AGRO420 has been withdrawn
• ENVE352 code changed to ENGT352 Principles of Hydrology

Note the unit and/or title changes

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

Students in this Major must complete SOIL311 if they have not already completed SOIL310

Primary Industries Major

• ENVE335 code changed to AGRO335 Precision Agriculture

Note the unit change

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

• AGRO420 has been withdrawn
• ECON326 has been withdrawn
• ENVE335 code changed to AGRO335 Precision Agriculture
• ENVE352 code changed to ENGT352 Principles of Hydrology
• PLTY300 title changed to Poultry (Avian) Physiology

Note the unit and/or title changes

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

Animal Production Major

• MM200 title change to Contemporary Management
• ECON326 Benefit-Cost Analysis has been added

Note the unit/title changes

Plant Production Major

• MM200 title change to Contemporary Management
• ECON223 Farm and Resource Management has been added
• GRNS300 Agronomy of Grains Production has been added

Note the unit/title changes

Primary Industries Major

• COTT300 Applied Cotton Production has been added

Note the unit change

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

• MM200 title change to Contemporary Management

Note the unit title change

Animal Production Major

• ECON225 has been withdrawn

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit change.

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.

Plant Production Major

• ECON225 has been withdrawn
• ECON333 has been withdrawn
• note change of title for HORT420

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit change.

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.

Primary Industries Major

• note change of title for HORT420

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit change.

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.

General Agricultural Production Combined Major

• ECON225 has been withdrawn
• ECON333 has been withdrawn
• note change of title for HORT420

For students who began in or after 2008

Note the unit change.

For students who began before 2008

You may not undertake this major under pre 2008 course rules.