Diploma in Agricultural Studies

Rules Variation Summary for 2025

Summary of Changes for 2025

Implications for current Diploma in Agricultural Studies students

Program of Study

Core Units:
QMER100 added

Listed Units:
WRIT101 added
QMER100 removed
ANSC201 removed
GENE251 removed
MTHS100 removed

Note changes to the program of study.

Rules Variation Summary for 2024

Summary of Changes for 2024

Implications for current Diploma in Agricultural Studies students

There are no changes to this course for 2024.

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2023

Summary of Changes for 2023

Implications for current Diploma in Agricultural Studies students

Program od study:

General major:

  • STAT100 replaced with QMER100
  • ANSC120 replaced withg ANSC101

Additional core units:

  • AGSY101 and AGSY102 added

Note changes to program of study

Rules Variation Summary for 2021

Summary of Changes for 2021

Implications for current Diploma in Agricultural Studies students

From 2021, this course will be titled Diploma in Agricultural Studies

Nil.

Rules Variation Summary for 2020

Summary of Changes for 2020

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

No changes for 2020

Nil.

Rules Variation Summary for 2019

Summary of Changes for 2019

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

Listed Units:

  • PLTY302 deleted

Note unit deletion

Rules Variation Summary for 2018

Summary of Changes for 2018

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

No changes for 2018

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2017

Summary of Changes for 2017

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

General Agriculture Course Work Program

Listed Units:

  • AGSY300 has been withdrawn

Precision Agriculture Course Work Program

Prescribed Units:

  • Credit points changed from 36cps to 30cps
  • COSC100 has been deleted

Listed Units:

  • Credit points changed from 12cps to 18cps
  • BIOL120 and NR331 have been added

Note unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course. Continuing students may complete according to their current rules, or apply to transfer to 2017 rules.

Rules Variation Summary for 2016

Summary of Changes for 2016

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

Cotton Production Course Work Program

Listed Units:

  • CHEM123 code changed to CHEM100 Introductory Chemistry
  • AGRO211 title changed to Identification and Adaptation of Agricultural Plants

General Agriculture Course Work Program

Prescribed Units:

  • CHEM123 code changed to CHEM100 Introductory Chemistry

Listed Units:

  • AGSY300 has been added
  • ANPR315 has been withdrawn

Precision Agriculture Course Work Program

Prescribed Units:

  • COMP100 has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC100 Introduction to Informatics

Listed Units:

  • AGRO211 title changed to Identification and Adaptation of Agricultural Plants
  • COMP284 and COMP286 have been withdrawn

Sustainable Grains Production Course Work Program

Listed Units:

  • CHEM123 code changed to CHEM100 Introductory Chemistry
  • AGRO211 title changed to Identification and Adaptation of Agricultural Plants

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

Precision Agriculture: Students who have not completed COMP100 must complete COSC100

Rules Variation Summary for 2015

Summary of Changes for 2015

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

Approved Course Work Programs

  • The following Course Work Programs have been withdrawn:
    • Animal Health and Welfare
    • Applied Animal Nutrition
    • Feedlot Management
    • Meat Science and Technology
    • Poultry Production
    • Wool Production

Cotton Production Course Work Program

Prescribed Units:

  • COTT302 code changed to COTT202
  • COTT303 code changed to COTT203

Listed Units:

  • The general list of Listed Units for all Course Work Programs has been removed. Listed Units are now identified under this course work program as follows:
  • Complete 18 cps from the following units: AGRO100, BIOL110, BIOL120, CHEM123, RSNR110, RSNR120
  • And complete 6 cps from the following units: AGRO211, GRNS202, GRNS203, SOIL222

General Agriculture Course Work Program

  • The general list of Listed Units for all Course Work Programs has been removed. Listed Units are now identified under this course work program as follows:

Prescribed Units:

  • Complete 18 cps from the following units: AGRO100, BIOL110, BIOL120, CHEM123, RSNR110, RSNR120

Listed Units:

  • Complete 18 cps from the following units: ANPR211, ANSC201, GENE251, SOIL222
  • And complete 12 cps from the following units: ANUT300, ANPR315, ANPR321, ANSC314, PLTY301, PLTY302, WOOL300

Precision Agricultural Course Work Program

  • The general list of Listed Units for all Course Work Programs has been removed. Listed Units are now identified under this course work program as follows:

Prescribed Units:

  • Credit points changed from 24 cps to 36 cps
  • AGRO100, RSNR120 and PHYS131 have been added
  • NR331 has been withdrawn

Listed Units:

  • Complete 12 cps from the following units: ANPR211, AGRO211, COMP284, COMP286, GEPL106, PHYS211, SOIL222

Sustainable Grains Production Course Work Program

  • The general list of Listed Units for all Course Work Programs has been removed. Listed Units are now identified under this course work program as follows:

Prescribed Units:

  • GRNS302 code changed to GRNS202
  • GRNS303 code changed to GRNS203

Listed Units:

  • Complete 18 cps from the following units: AGRO100, BIOL110, BIOL120, CHEM123, RSNR110, RSNR120
  • And complete 6 cps from the following units: AGRO211, COTT202, COTT203, SOIL222

Unit code and/or title changes:

  • EM334 title changed to Introduction to GIS and Spatial Thinking
  • SOIL220 code change to SOIL222

Note withdrawal of Course Work Programs

Note unit code and/or title changes

Note removal of general list of Listed Units for all Course Work Programs

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

Current students may complete under their current course rules, or subject to meeting new admission requirements and course rules, apply to transfer to the new rules from 2015.

Rules Variation Summary for 2014

Summary of Changes for 2014

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

Program of Study

Listed Units:

  • MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

General Agriculture Course Work Program

  • MM200 title changed to Managing People and Organisations

Note the unit title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2013

Summary of Changes for 2013

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

Listed Units:

  • ANPR417 title changed to Disease and its Control in Animals

Animal Health and Welfare Course Work Program

  • ANPR417 title changed to Disease and its Control in Animals

New – Precision Agriculture Course Work Program

Prescribed Units: Complete the following units -

  • COMP100 Introductory Information Technology
  • EM334 Introduction to GIS
  • NR331 Remote Sensing and Surveying
  • PA335 Precision Agriculture

Listed Units:

  • Complete 24 cps from the Listed Units

Note the unit title changes

Note new Course Work Program

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

Rules Variation Summary for 2012

Summary of Changes for 2012

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

  • AQUA200 has been withdrawn
  • WOOL472 title changed to Wool Biology and Measurement

Note the unit title changes

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 Diploma in Agriculture students

  • GENE251 title changed to Introduction to Breeding and Genetics
  • PLTY300 title changed to Poultry (Avian) Physiology
  • RSNR110 title changed to Sustaining Our Rural Environment I
  • RSNR120 title changed to Sustaining Our Rural Environment II

Note the unit title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2010

Summary of Changes for 2010

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

  • MM200 title change to Contemporary Management

Note the unit title change

Rules Variation Summary for 2009

Summary of Changes for 2009

Implications for current Diploma in Agriculture students

  • EM234 has been recoded to EM334

Note the unit change