Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours
Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours
A degree in Agricultural Science is your opportunity to help change the world and be part of a profession where jobs are in demand. Choose a future-focused degree that equips you to address some of the world’s biggest challenges and opportunities. Using science, technology and business skills, you’ll learn to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A degree in Agricultural Science is your opportunity to help change the world and be part of a profession where jobs are in demand.
Choose a future-focused degree that equips you to address some of the world’s biggest challenges and opportunities. Using science, technology and business skills, you’ll learn to tackle sustainability issues and build a career in a growing industry.
Taught by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), a specialist research and teaching institute at the University of Tasmania, your education is at the cutting-edge of agriculture, informed by the latest world leading research and our strong connections with industry.
The course offers two majors; Crop Science and Plant Health and Sustainable Agriculture.
Crop Science and Plant Health
With a strong focus on crop production and protection, you’ll learn how to apply this knowledge to increase productivity and sustainability in diverse production settings. You’ll also study a broad range of topics including plant physiology, agronomy, horticultural science, entomology, plant pathology, chemistry, botany, microbiology and farm business economics.
Sustainable Agriculture
The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs – and never has this been more important.
With a focuses on agricultural sustainability and animal production systems, at both a biophysical and landscape level, you will gain an understanding of the factors impacting our diverse agriculture industries and the practical and scientific skills to achieve sustainable practices.
This major includes the study of chemistry, spatial sciences, ecology, microbiology, farm business economics, pasture science, soil science and the animal sciences.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Agricultural Science provides a sound basis in the physical and biological sciences before you specialise in a broad range of agricultural science disciplines, giving you comprehensive multi-disciplinary knowledge suitable for careers all over the world.
Your studies, assessment tasks and learning experiences will also help to develop additional workplace skills such as evidence-based problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making, effective communication and time management. These skills are in high demand by all employers and will serve you well no matter what industry you join.
Learning Outcomes
1 Explain the role, relevance, contemporary issues and major drivers of sustainable agricultural production and their value chains in society.
2 Guide multi-disciplinary decision-making through integrating knowledge and skills from the core sciences, business and agriculture.
3 Design and implement sustainable agricultural applications and solutions using scientific investigations, including quantitative and qualitative analyses, and critical evaluation of results.
4 Compile and communicate scientific results, information, and arguments using a variety of modes including a research thesis or a professional report to a range of audiences to expand the knowledgebase and inform agricultural decision making.
5 Use ethical, responsible, respectful and safe work and project management practices while adhering to relevant regulatory, and professional frameworks.
Career outcomes:
You can choose specialist studies that can focus on your career path, including:
- Agronomist
- Agricultural entrepreneur
- International Agricultural Development
REQUIREMENTS
Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a 12th year of education in Australia.
You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies:
Completion of an equivalent AQF Certificate IV or above
Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Bachelor level or higher
English language test scores: IELTS (Academic) – 6.0 (no individual band less than 5.5); TOEFL (iBT) – 72 (no skill below: Reading 10; Listening 9; Speaking 16; Writing 19); PTE Academic – 50 with no score lower than 42; UTAS English for Academic Purposes – EAP2 – 60% (no individual score less than 55%); Cambridge English C1 Advanced or B2 First – 169 with no less than 162 in any skill; Australian Education Management Group (AEMG) DEP EAP2 – Minimum overall score of 70% and no section score of less than 65%.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Tasmania was officially founded on 1st January 1890 and is located at Sandy Bay, Tasmania. In addition to the main campus at Sandy Bay, it also operates out of the Newnham Campus and the Cradle Coast Campus. The most popular courses offered are the environmental studies that include wilderness management, marine sciences and indigenous studies in Tasmanian literature. Other unconventional courses include agriculture development, studies on the community and population and ocean study programs. The university also comprises of a Music Conservatorium, Art school and a School of Clinical studies.
