Bachelor of Agribusiness

at University of New England

Core Units

102 credit points

Complete the following units:

• Financial Management I (AFM217) – 6 credit points

• Financial Management II (AFM219) – 6 credit points

• Agriculture in Practice (AGRO100) – 6 credit points

• Business and Economic Analysis of Chains and Networks (BUS301) – 6 credit points

• Introductory Microeconomics (ECON101) – 6 credit points

• Introductory Macroeconomics (ECON102) – 6 credit points

• Food Security and Environmental Scarcity (ECON121) – 6 credit points

• Australian Economic Institutions and Performance (ECON143) – 6 credit points

• Farm and Resource Management (ECON223) – 6 credit points

• Risk Management in Agribusiness (ECON334) – 6 credit points

• Introduction to Business Law (LSSU251) – 6 credit points

• Fundamentals of Marketing (MM110) – 6 credit points

• Management Practices in Responsible Organisations (MM203) – 6 credit points

• Business Statistics (QM161) – 6 credit points

• Introduction to Business Analytics (QM262) – 6 credit points

• Business Decision Making (QM365) – 6 credit points

• Sustaining Our Rural Environment II (RSNR120) – 6 credit points

A candidate shall:

• be qualified for admission ; or

• hold an approved qualification from an Australian TAFE or Registered Training Organisation under the Articulation Program.

Assumed Knowledge

Any two units of English.

Recommended Studies

Any two units of mathematics. For units in the economics, finance and quantitative areas, it is recommended that students have previously studied mathematics.

Advanced Standing

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.

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:

• English is the applicant's first language; or

• Satisfactory completion, within five years of the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed; or

• A pass grade or better in an English language subject at Australian Year 12 level or overseas equivalent; or

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*; or

• Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component*; or

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50*; or

International Fees
 

$28,216*

UNE’s Bachelor of Agribusiness prepares you for a range of roles in the food and agribusiness industries within farms and primary production businesses, government departments, international agencies and multinational companies. You could consider positions in: 

• government departments and bureaus 

• industry bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia, and Graincorp 

• agribusiness and primary production 

• commodity trading 

• agribusiness banking, finance and insurance 

• investment banking.