agricultural science agriculture agronomy

Agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural science, bachelor degree courses at undergraduate, postgraduate master, Ph.D doctorate research degree levels at universities in Australia are listed below. For other degree courses, look here.

• What is the best university to study Agriculture, Agricultural science or Agronomy ?
• Besides ATAR, what prerequisite subjects must be passed at Year 12 HSC ?
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• Australia offers some of the best places to study Agriculture. In the near future, agricultural Food Production capability of any nation will rank as importantly as Petroleum and Water as the most vital resources that make a nation independent and powerful.
• A university degree in Agricultural science or agriculture offer excellent employment opportunities in the billion dollar agricultural industry encompassing industrial  farming and private farming in roles which include agriculturalist, agriscientist or agricultural scientist, agronomist or high tech farmer.
• Graduates typically find employment as :
  • Agricultural Consultants
  • Agricultural Technicians
  • Agricultural Scientists
  • Agricultural & Horticultural Mobile Plant Operators
  • Logging Plant Operator 
  • Foresters
    
• The agricultural industry represents a large  portion of  the Australian GDP employing  millions of  farmers.
• Agriculture was instrumental to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) .
• The study of agriculture is often termed as agricultural science.
• Agriculture concerns the production of food and goods through farming & forestry
• Agriculture employs a wide range of techniques, including ways to optimize land suitable for planting, by digging water channels and other irrigation methods. Crop cultivation on arable land and pastoral herding of livestock are essential to  agriculture.
• Agriculture covers a wide range from perma culture or organic agriculture to intensive farming as in industrial agriculture.
  
  

• Current agronomy techniques, plant breeding, pesticides and fertilizers and technology have increased yields from cultivation. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry such as intensive pig farming (and similar practices applied to the chicken) have similarly increased the output of meat.
• Agricultural products are classified into foods, fibers, fuels and raw materials.
• In recent years, plants are grown to provide a source of  bio- fuels, bio-pharmaceuticals, bio plastics and pharmaceuticals.
  Examples of foods are  cereal grains, vegetables, fruits and meat. Fibers include cotton, wool, hemp, silk and flax.
  Raw materials include lumber & bamboo. Other  materials extracted from plant products  include  resins.
  Bio fuels include methane from biomass, ethanol  and bio-diesel.
  Cut flowers, nursery plants, tropical fish and birds for the pet trade are some of the ornamental products.
• If you are interested in Agronomy, it might be a good idea to research  the individual faculty web pages listed below  as Agronomy is closely related to Agricultural science and courses may often be available in the same universities.
• Agronomy is the science and technology of using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. It is the application of a combination of sciences like biology, chemistry, ecology, earth science, and genetics.
• Modern Agronomists are involved  issues such as  producing food, creating healthier food, managing environmental impact of agriculture and energy creation from plants.Agronomists  usually focus  in areas like crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification, soil fertility, weed control, insect and pest control.

Typical admission requirements for Agriculture, Agricultural science, Agronomy  :

• Biology and/or Chemistry, English proficiency

New South Wales : NSW

• Bach degree in Rural Science & Agriculture @ Uni of New England : UNE
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources at University of Sydney
• Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) at Charles Sturt University : CSU
• Bach of Natural Science (Food Systems, Horticulture, Nature Conservation)  at Uni of Western Sydney
• Bachelor of Natural Science (Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security) at Uni of Western Sydney

Victoria : VIC

• Agricultural Sciences degree at La Trobe University
• Agricultural science course at University of Melbourne

Queensland : QLD

• Agribusiness & Management, Agriculture, Veterinary Science at University of Queensland : UQ
• Aquaculture and Agriculture bachelor, master degree, diploma , certificate courses  at James Cook University

Western Australia : WA

• Agricultural science  at University of Western Australia : UWA
• Bach of Agribusiness at Curtin University of Technology

Tasmania : TAS

• Agricultural science degree course at University of Tasmania : UTAS

South Australia : SA

• School of Agriculture, Food and Wine: courses at University of Adelaide

Northern Territory : NT

• Primary Industries at CDU, Horticulture and Aquaculture , Primary Industries , Agriculture and Rural Operation

 

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