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Bachelor of Agribusiness
- Duration: 3 Years Fulltime (or equivalent part-time)
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Location: Gatton Campus, Lockyer Valley
- External Study Option Available: This program is available internally only (some individual courses may be available by external mode)
- Entry Requirements: Standard Qld Year 12 plus English, either Chemistry or Mathematics B are for Gatton only, the St Lucia Entry requirements are Standard Qld Year 12 plus English, Chemistry and Mathematics B
- 2006 Entry Score: OP 17, Rank 62
- Honours: Available as an extra year of study
- QTAC Codes: 766 001
What is Agribusiness?
Agribusiness is about delivering food and fibre products to global customers. It is a major part of the Australian economy in terms of the value of production and employment opportunities.Agribusiness firms play an important role in the economy because they:
- create innovative, value-for-money food and fibre products for consumers in Australia and internationally
- employ specialist professionals in areas such as finance, marketing, logistics and supply chain management
- provide world class inputs such as chemicals, fertiliser, machinery and advisory services for other businesses in the supply chain, and
- commercialise new biotechnologies and information technologies in the production and marketing of food and fibre products.
For Australian agribusiness to remain successful, it needs graduates who are internationally orientated, consumer focused, commercially aware, technically competent and innovative.
Careers in Agribusiness
The UQ Agribusiness program is designed for students who aspire to be the business leaders and managers of the future. This course will equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and self-confidence to assist in effective and successful management, within constantly changing and highly competitive national and international business environments.Our graduates establish careers in the private and public sector, both within Australia and internationally. Agribusiness graduates find employment in a variety of fields including (but not limited to):
- exporting
- commodity trading
- sales and marketing banking, finance and insurance
- supply chain management
- government agencies
- policy development and analysis within agricultural and regional agencies, and
- agribusiness management.
Examples of graduate employment include: market research, commodities trader, export manager, supply chain
manager, business development, account manager and financier.
Program highlights
The highlight of the program is the overseas marketing project you may undertake in your final year of study. You, together with a small group of your classmates, will be engaged as consultants by an agribusiness firm to undertake market research in Asia. The project will provide you with invaluable experience in a foreign country and is highly valued by potential employers. Over the past five years, students have undertaken projects in countries such as China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore.Dual program opportunities
Dual programs enable you to study two complete programs at the same time, significantly reducing the time it would take to complete two programs one after the other. Dual programs available for the Bachelor of Agribusiness include:- Bachelor of Agribusiness/Bachelor of Applied Science (Gatton), and
- Bachelor of Agribusiness/Bachelor of Applied Science (St Lucia)
Professional memberships
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Agribusiness Association of Australia and New Zealand.
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