UWA+ STARTER

Agriculture, Economics and Nature: Towards 2050 AGRIM101

This is a multi-disciplinary course that addresses a wide range of issues confronting the agricultural sector, including rural communities, rural infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation through agriculture. By completing this course you will understand that the challenge of feeding and clothing the planet in an environmentally sustainable way requires a multidisciplinary approach. Topics are wide ranging and include the importance of soil and water and its careful management though to the conservation of biodiversity in agriculture, and life in rural communities. The overarching framework used to explain decisions, including environmental management decisions, is economics. Farmers depend on good economic decision making to survive. Governments depend on economic information to make good policy decisions on behalf of the community.

Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you'll receive:

  • Two PD Points
  • A Certificate of Achievement
  • A UWA Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials

SCSA endorsement

This micro-credential is a SCSA endorsed program. Completion of a SCSA endorsed micro-credential can provide one unit equivalent towards the achievement of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE).

Delivery mode

Online
Course dates
Term 4: 13 October 2025 - 5 December 2025
Applications close
Term 4: Registrations Closed. 
Duration
8 weeks
Total effort
55 hours
Academic lead:  Associate Professor James Fogarty

Cost

UWA Starter fees for 2025 –

Broadway Schools

$82.50 (inc GST) per micro-credential for students
from  participating partner schools (register via your school)

$165 (inc GST) per micro-credential for individual
students  from non-partner schools

Non-Broadway Schools

$247.50 (inc GST) per micro-credential for students
from participating partner schools (register via your school)

$495 (inc GST) per micro-credential for individual
students from non-partner schools

Critical information summary
Agriculture, Economics and Nature: Towards 2050 (242 Kb) 
 

What you'll learn

The historical pattern of agricultural productivity and agricultural product prices

How to evaluate different agricultural land conservation practices

Understand how government policy impacts rural communities

Understand the role soil and water management play in agriculture

Demonstrate familiarity with the concept of ecological cropping

The principles that underpin "Clean, Green and Ethical" livestock management

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What's next after this course?

Future study
Students who successfully complete this micro-credential will: 
  • Receive a UWA Professional Development Transcript at the end of your studies, listing all completed UWA micro-credentials – great for uni entry and your resume!
  • Earn 2  stackable  PD Points -  complete two more UWA Starter micro-credentials to earn 6 PD Points and gain credit for one unit towards selected UWA bachelor degrees.
  • Gain points that can contribute towards admission to UWA via Experience-based entry.

 

 
 

Registrations:

Registrations will open in November 2025

If your school is a UWA Partner School, you could be eligible for a discount by registering through your school - be sure to check with your school so you can access the discounted fee - before registering here.

(If your school is on the list of Broadway schools (or you are a student in a regional area) - please select YES to 'Is your school a Broadway school?' on the registration form)