With UNE's Bachelor of Agriculture, you will gain practical, production-oriented, specialist skills. You will have the paddock-ready skills and knowledge to solve problems and adapt to future challenges as a professional. Choose a major from one of three production-based options — animal, plant, and mixed farming — to gain a specialisation allowing you to enter the agricultural industry with expert knowledge and a technical skillset in the productive management of agriculutral landscapes.

With a Bachelor of Agriculture from UNE you will be well positioned to gain employment across a range of agricultural industries, and fit for the future.

Why study the Bachelor of Agriculture with UNE?

UNE's three-year Bachelor of Agriculture will equip you with the sought-after knowledge and practical skillset that agricultural industries need in a rapidly changing world. You will develop a solid understanding of science-based agricultural systems and essential practical skills to manage farm enterprises towards success within the industry.

High achievers within the Bachelor of Agriculture have the option of undertaking a year of research in the Bachelor of Science with Honours in an area relevant to Animal Science and/or Agronomy. Honours students complete a research project and dissertation. Graduates have the opportunity to continue research through a research master's degree or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Studying an agriculture-based course at UNE offers you the opportunity to:

• Gain formal practical experience in agricultural enterprises and apply coursework theory to workplace situations during your studies to improve your employability as a graduate.
• Access the latest agricultural techniques and technology at our innovative SMART Farms. With eight properties covering 3,655 hectares, including farms within minutes of campus and a commercial scale feedlot, the UNE SMART Farms are diverse and valuable teaching and research resources that you will utilise during your course. The farms support a range of disciplines including grazing and intensive livestock, cropping, pastures, poultry, genetics, and precision agriculture.
• Further develop your knowledge through field trips to our commercial partners.
• Learn hands-on through our world class facilities including our state-of-the-art glasshouses and animal housing and handling facilities to learn skills and techniques that you will use throughout your working life.

What makes our course different?

UNE's Bachelor of Agriculture offers you the opportunity to:

• Study a broad selection of science-based agriculture units to give you specialist skills and knowledge required by the agricultural industry.
• Choose your major from three production-based options — Animal Production, Plant Production, Mixed Farming.
• Learn from world-leading and ground-breaking researchers and teaching staff in areas including agronomy, soil science, animal production, genetics, and plant production.
• Develop the technical skills and expert knowledge to work in agriculture now and in the future.
• Provide paddock-ready solutions to solve agricultural problems.
• Participate in an international exchange program or complete a short-term overseas study experience and count it towards your degree.
• Study in class sizes that are small enough to provide great support from academic mentors, but large enough for peer-to-peer group work with other students.
• Study flexibly either on campus or online. On campus classes give you the opportunity to interact and engage face-to-face with your peers and academic staff, and gain essential practical skills. If you choose to study online, some units include mandatory intensive schools on campus.
• Complete your course in three years (full time) or up to ten years (part time).

We’re highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.

When unit choice is given in Majors, Minors and/or Electives ensure overall compliance with Course Requirements: 'that the candidate must pass not more than 60 credit points at 100-level, at least 36 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 credit points at 400-level

To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 144 credit points with not more than 60 credit points at 100-level, at least 36 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 credit points at 400-level.

Rule A:

144 credit points

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

• Core units
• Practical experience
• Majors
• Minors or Elective Units

Rule B:

144 credit points

For candidates admitted under Rule (b) Candidates who have completed the Diploma of Agriculture offered by TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation shall be granted 48 credit points of Block Advanced Standing and are required to complete a specified program of study.

• Advanced Standing
• Major: For students under Rule (b)
• Practical

See UNE Handbook for more details. The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course plans, exit awards, intensive schools, and work placement requirements.

Your career opportunities within the agricultural industry will depend on your chosen major. Your career in agriculture will open options that could include:

• broadacre agronomy
• intensive and extensive animal production
• soil science
• agricultural consultancy
• breeding and genetics
• agribusiness
• farm management
• teaching and education (via our Master of Teaching (Secondary)).

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or

Equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or

At least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or

A PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50;