Course Structure
Our Agribusiness program has been designed specifically for those driven towards management positions within businesses that deal with the products of primary production. Students will learn business management over a wide range of business sizes and structures with particular emphasis on agricultural and horticultural output with skills in the following key areas:
- Business management systems
- Agricultural production and sustainable resource systems
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Information management
- Accounting, finance and planning
- Tax and law
The Degree program, Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) consists of 24 units of study, each unit has equal weighting and students will be required to complete all 24 units prior to being eligible to graduate at the degree level. The Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness (1 year) program is offered as an exit qualification for this degree.
The Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) requires the successful completion of the 24 units offered over two years of full-time, on-campus study, on the following basis:
| Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) First Year |
4 units per trimester, 12 units overall, full-time, on-campus study (all compulsory) delivered over three trimesters, each extending 13 weeks (39 weeks in total).
A one week break from study is incorporated near the middle of each trimester. |
| Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) Second Year |
4 units per trimester, 12 units overall, full-time, on-campus study (all compulsory) delivered over three trimesters, each extending 13 weeks (39 weeks in total).
A one week break from study is incorporated near the middle of each trimester. |
Course Units
For further details on what each unit covers see Course Units.
Tours
Both 1st year and 2nd years of the course curriculum are underpinned by two major study tours, the first each year taking in many parts of Victoria, New South Wales or South Australia and the second at the end of August often internationally. International tours have in the past been conducted to New Zealand, China, Indonesia, and Singapore and Malaysia.
Study Experience
Marcus Oldham’s program delivery offers a unique opportunity to gain the most from your study experience. First year students are encouraged to reside full-time on campus. The collegiate environment provides an opportunity to draw upon the broad network of experiences and contacts to enhance the learning outcomes. The emphasis on valuable pre-entry experience before enrolling to study enhances the experience for all students. There is some capacity to accept second year students in the residences. The course is delivered using a range of teaching methodologies that includes using case studies, industry visits, practical demonstrations and experiential learning along with a strong systems thinking based curriculum.