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Bachelor of Science (Agricultural Science and Agribusiness) and Master of Agricultural Science

Combine practical business skills with your interests in agriculture to tackle the global challenge of creating a sustainable food future.
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Careers and further study

This major opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.

Career Pathways

Agricultural Science is a growing industry resulting in a wide range of career opportunities from the laboratory to field work and the city to the rural areas. Industries hiring graduates in this field include government agencies, universities, consulting firms, food industries and fertiliser companies.

Graduates are employed as:

  • Agronomists
  • Breeders
  • Farm Managers
  • Researchers
  • Consultants
  • Managers

 

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Career Pathways

Agricultural Science is a growing industry resulting in a wide range of career opportunities from the laboratory to field work and the city to the rural areas. Industries hiring graduates in this field include government agencies, universities, consulting firms, food industries and fertiliser companies.

Graduates are employed as:

  • Agronomists
  • Breeders
  • Farm Managers
  • Researchers
  • Consultants
  • Managers

 

This course could lead to these

Career Opportunities

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Postgraduate study at UWA

Master of Agricultural Science

Master of Agricultural Science

Enhance your knowledge and skills for a future in the rapidly evolving field of agricultural science with a specialisation of either Agricultural Economics, Crop and Livestock Farming Systems, Genetics and Breeding or Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

Fees and scholarships

Fees for this course are currently being finalised, refer back to this page in the coming weeks as more information will be made available then.

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Admission requirements

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers, mature-age applicants and those with previous tertiary study. If you’re interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.

Admission requirements

For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry standards page.

Admission requirements

English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

English competency

Mathematics requirement

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR

Mathematics requirement

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Course details

This Combined Bachelor and Master (CBM) is a four-year accelerated program for those with an ATAR of 90 or above. Over the first three years you’ll complete a double major in Agricultural Science and Agribusiness, and some units from the Master of Agricultural Science. You can then choose to exit after three years with an Advanced Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science and Agribusiness, or continue with the Master of Agricultural Science and be awarded a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Agricultural Science at the end of the four years.

About the course

In your first three years, you will complete the Agricultural Science and Agribusiness (double major) and a semester of postgraduate study. You will then complete the Agribusiness specialisation in the Master of Agricultural Science.
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About the course

In your first three years, you will complete the following and a semester of postgraduate study:

 

The global population is increasing and with it comes the need for a profitable and economically viable agribusiness sector to meet the food and fibre demand of humanity. The double major in Agribusiness and Agricultural Sciences will combine practical business skills with your interests in agriculture to tackle the global challenge of creating a sustainable food future.

 

You will then complete a final year of postgraduate study in the Master of Agricultural Science in your selected specialisation:

 

  • Agribusiness Specialisation - The Agribusiness specialisation is designed to prepare you for professional employment in a variety of fields related to agriculture, including finance, marketing, international trade, policy formation, business management, and rural development. You will learn the business and economics skills needed to assume managerial and leadership roles in agriculture and other related industries. The specialisation teaches you how to understand the unique nature of businesses in agricultural sector.  
  • Agricultural Economics Specialisation - The Agricultural Economics Specialisation is focuses on the application of economics, risk management and marketing within Agricultural enterprises and the wider international industry and social contexts. This specialisation explores optimisation of resource management using applied economics within the physical, biological and social constraints in selected agricultural sectors. Sustainable agricultural industries must be underpinned by sound economic principles.  

 

If you decide not to continue in the CBM you can exit after three years with an Advanced Bachelor Degree in a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Agribusiness (Advanced). Note that the Advanced Bachelor Degree is available only as a CBM exit award. It is not offered for direct enrolment and is not awarded on completion of the CBM. 

Why study this course?

  • Gain the professional skills and knowledge expertise to understand the economic and societal conditions as well as the biological and physical factors that shape global agricultural production
  • Job opportunities, particularly for those with an understanding of the science, economics, and business of agriculture, continue to expand
  • UWA has built strong links with industries and professional networks to increase your career opportunities upon graduation
     

     

Why study this course?

You'll learn to

  • obtain a focused expertise on the physical and social sciences of the agricultural sector
  • research and apply principles associated with clean, ethical and sustainable production as well as proven methodologies and leading strategies in business management and resource management
  • develop hands-on, transferable scientific and business skills for attractive employability across the spectrum of the agricultural industry

You'll learn to

 

Postgraduate study at UWA

Master of Agricultural Science

Master of Agricultural Science

Enhance your knowledge and skills for a future in the rapidly evolving field of agricultural science with a specialisation of either Agricultural Economics, Crop and Livestock Farming Systems, Genetics and Breeding or Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.
Student story

Ming Chua

Ming Chua
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Student story

Ming Chua

Ming Chua
As predicted by the UN, the world population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. We need to find ways to intensify agriculture to meet our needs but at the same time look after the environment we live in. I want to change the world for the better and make a difference.  The opportunity to pick up a second major in Conservation Biology (with advanced standing) gives me the knowledge required to understand the link between conserving the environment while achieving optimal output in agriculture.

UWA is a world-class institution for Agriculture, with esteemed professors and researchers who provide us all the tools to excel. 

One thing I enjoyed most about my course was the opportunity to attend the 16th International Students Summit in Tokyo with a classmate. I made so many friends from top agricultural universities and I am sure we will be working together in the future to solve major agricultural challenges.

Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing opportunities for students to gain hands-on, practical industry relevant experience and for employers to help shape the graduates of tomorrow.

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Work Integrated Learning

Develop your employability skills through a science work placement. The following units are available to all science undergraduate students who are looking to gain practical hands-on industry relevant experience:

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Plant Growth Facility

The UWA Plant Growth Facility (PGF) provides a high-quality, functional and practical growing site for carrying out experiments under controlled conditions.

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Plant Growth Facility

The UWA Plant Growth Facility (PGF) provides a high-quality, functional and practical growing site for carrying out experiments under controlled conditions. Users are able control light quality, temperature, water, nutrients and soil composition while eliminating the variability found in nature. The facility has the capacity for a wide range of research projects and is available to all staff and students while also supporting national and international collaborative research.

The PGF consists of 19 greenhouses, 8 phytotrons, 29 plant growth rooms and 8 plant growth cabinets. Other facilities include an autoclave, soil storage areas and sterilisation equipment, ancillary equipment storage spaces and a deionised water production facility.

 

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Shenton Park Field Station

Dedicated facility supporting plant and animal research

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Shenton Park Field Station

The Shenton Park Field Station is a centrally located large scale agricultural research facility that caters to the broader scale experiments with less reliance on artificial conditions. Being 7 kilometres from the Crawley Campus and the ability to grow out large scale crop, pasture, horticultural or native plants gives a real world perspective.

 

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