Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Business combined degree aims to produce professional graduates with skills in practical agriculture, accounting, agribusiness, marketing, management and international business. These students should have the ability to apply their knowledge to a diverse range of agricultural and business endeavours and to ‘problem solve’ business and technical aspects of farm and resource management. This degree provides a specialist/generalist agricultural and business training that equips students with the background to solve agricultural resource problems from a business and economic perspective.
Career outcomes
With combined skills in business, finance and agriculture, you will be sought after for employment in agribusiness companies, major banks, and other enterprises. Your career opportunities within the agricultural industry will depend on your chosen business major and agricultural minor and could include:
• agribusiness companies
• animal and agronomic industries
• accounting
• marketing
• management and consulting positions
• farm management.
1. Learning Outcomes: demonstrate a coherent understanding of agriculture by articulating its role and the major biophysical, economic, environmental, social and policy drivers that underpin agricultural practice and development for producers, processors and consumers that are contestable and testable by further inquiry
2. exhibit depth and breadth of agricultural knowledge by demonstrating well-developed knowledge in agricultural production;
3. critically analyse and solve agricultural problems by gathering, synthesising and critically evaluating information from a range of sources, designing and planning an investigation, selecting and applying practical and/or theoretical techniques or tools in order to conduct an investigation and collecting, accurately recording, interpreting and drawing conclusions from data;
4. be an effective two-way communicator of agriculture through verbal, written and visual communication of scientific results, information or arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes and using a variety of modes;
5. be accountable for their own learning and scientific work by being independent and self-directed learners, working effectively, responsibly and safely in an individual or team context, demonstrating knowledge of the regulatory frameworks relevant to their disciplinary area and personally practising ethical conduct;
6. demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of business and management theory and processes and their application to real-world business contexts, and to promote sustainable business in a globalised economy;
7. utilise cognitive and communication skills, tools and digital technologies to communicate appropriately and persuasively with a range of stakeholders;
8. apply critical and creative thinking to analyse complex real-world business problems and synthesise materials from a variety of sources in identifying solutions;
9. identify relevant information drawn from a range of sources in order to analyse data and complex business-related issues;
10. evaluate and demonstrate judgement in formulating responses to complex, social, cultural and ethical issues;
11. demonstrate a preparedness to engage in continuous learning and reflection to help inform professional practice; and
12. demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively to generate solutions to business problems.

Entry is based on Australian Year 12 equivalence. English Language Requirements: An IELTS (Academic): overall score – 6.0, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking – 5.5; TOEFL Computer-based test overall score – 213, Internet-based test overall score -79, Writing – 22; Pearson PTE (Academic) overall score -57, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking – 50.