Agribusiness
B-AGRIB

Agribusiness

Bachelor degree

Get the skills to address agricultural concerns such as food security, farming systems, climate challenges and changing markets.

Course outline
  • ATAR

    ATAR

    Guaranteed ATAR 70
  • Qualification
    Bachelor of Agribusiness
  • Duration

    Duration

    3 years full-time
  • Credit

    Credit

    600
  • CRICOS

    CRICOS

    029345C
  • Location

    Location

    Curtin Perth
Course outline

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2024

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On campus

Semester 2

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2025

Semester 1

On campus

Semester 2

On campus

2026

Semester 1

On campus

Semester 2

On campus

Course outline
Agribusiness

Outline

Outline

Agribusiness links agricultural producers with consumers, encompassing the entire food production system from paddock to plate.

Agribusiness also has a key role in addressing global challenges such as food security and farming systems under fluctuating markets, changing climates and changes in consumer demand.

In this course, you'll gain the scientific knowledge and business principles of agriculture and production systems, including soil, crop and livestock management technologies.

Working individually and in teams, you'll learn how to apply problem-solving techniques to management strategies, and develop agribusiness risk management and farm management skills.

You'll also engage in research-led activities and self-directed experiments, at Curtin's field-trial and glasshouse facilities.

During the course, you'll develop links with industry experts and undertake field trips to research centres, agronomic field sites and farms. You'll also complete about 38 hours of fieldwork and/or a work placement with an agriculture research, production or business organisation in Australia or overseas.

How this course will make you industry ready

  • You'll engage in self-directed experiments at Curtin's dedicated field-trial site and glasshouse facilities.
  • During the course you can participate in work experience and field tours that enable you to develop networks across the agricultural sectors, engaging with people working in agricultural research, production and management in government and industry.
  • You'll engage with the Centre for Crop and Disease Management; CSIRO; government departments of agriculture; agribusiness, agronomy and financial  advisors; research-trial operators; farmers and grain traders.

What jobs can the Agribusiness course lead to?

Careers

  • Agricultural and resource economist
  • Agronomist
  • Biotechnologist
  • Farm manager
  • Farming consultant
  • Grain trader
  • Research trials manager
  • Soil scientist

Industries

  • Agriculture and precision agriculture
  • Agriculture marketing
  • Agricultural supply-chain logistics
  • Agricultural product supply
  • Agronomy services
  • Banking and finance
  • Consultancy
  • Farmer grower groups
  • Farming
  • Agricultural research

Further study

What you'll learn

  • apply agribusiness systems management principles and concepts in a range of theoretical and practical situations through research and practical application
  • employ logical and rational process, think creatively and reflectively to generate innovative solutions to complex agribusiness systems problems
  • access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from a range of sources appropriate to the agribusiness and agricultural science disciplines
  • communicate effectively by demonstrating the capacity to listen and respond (using both written and spoken language) to clients, staff, professionals, management and industry and conform to discipline standards in presentations and publications
  • consider profitability, sustainability and impact of the environment, health and society when using new and established technologies in agribusiness related industries
  • continue to acquire new knowledge and expertise in the field of agribusiness and agricultural science
  • describe and evaluate the impacts of agribusiness in a global system; apply international standards and practices within the field of agribusiness
  • value professional and community partnerships through integrating socio cultural contexts and ethics with in agribusiness practice
  • work professionally and ethically both independently and in teams, complying with appropriate legislation in the field of agribusiness and agricultural science

Why study Agribusiness

Get the Curtin edge

This course is unique in Western Australia, combining agricultural science and agribusiness with options in spatial science, data analytics, supply-chain management and business management.

Get the Curtin edge

Engage with world-class research programs in crop and disease management, post-harvest horticulture, aquaculture management and land rehabilitation.

Professional recognition

Graduates may be eligible to commence the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science's professional development for Certified Practising Agriculturalist.

Admission criteria

What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.

Select an option that best suits you:

You’re considered a high school leaver if you:

  • Completed year 12 in Australia or overseas in the past two years, or
  • Completed TAFE or VET studies in the past two years.

ATAR pathway

  • Guaranteed ATAR 70

    This course has a guaranteed ATAR of 70

  • Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Mathematics Applications ATAR

  • Desirable WACE subjects

    Desirable WACE subjects

    Animal Production Systems ATAR
    Applied Information Technology ATAR
    Aviation ATAR
    Biology ATAR
    Chemistry ATAR
    Computer Science ATAR
    Earth and Environmental Science ATAR
    Engineering Studies ATAR
    Human Biology ATAR
    Integrated Science ATAR
    Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR
    Physics ATAR
    Plant Production Systems ATAR
    Psychology ATAR

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

StepUp Entry

StepUp Entry

Successful StepUp Entry and StepUp Equity Adjustment Admission Pathway (StepUp Bonus) applicants will be eligible to be considered for admission into this course.

Alternative pathways

  • Portfolio entry

    Portfolio entry is available for those who can demonstrate equivalence to Curtin’s ATAR entry through the submission of a portfolio that includes evidence of your academic achievements, qualifications and ability.

  • UniReady

    If you don’t meet our minimum admission criteria, the UniReady Enabling Program can help you qualify for entry into a range of undergraduate courses.

  • Certificate IV + English Competency

    The certificate IV is the minimum requirement for university entry. It qualifies you for entry to Curtin courses with a 70 ATAR. You must also meet English language proficiency.

  • Indigenous applicant

    If you’re an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicant who hasn’t met Curtin’s minimum admissions criteria, the Centre for Aboriginal Studies offers bridging courses that are tailored to help you gain entry into this course.

  • STAT entry

    Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

    Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.  

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6

Speaking

6

Reading

6

Listening

6

Overall band score

6

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

How others gained admission

View the ATAR breakdown to see the low, median and high ATAR scores of students who started studying this course recently.

To see the other pathways students have taken, see the pathway breakdown.

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone with work and life experience if:

You have left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.

How we define ‘experience’
‘Experience’ includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience. Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.

Pathways

  • Portfolio entry

    Portfolio entry is available for those who can demonstrate equivalence to Curtin’s ATAR entry through the submission of a portfolio that includes evidence of your academic achievements, qualifications and ability.

  • STAT entry

    Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

    Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.  

ATAR pathway

  • Guaranteed ATAR 70

    This course has a guaranteed ATAR of 70

  • Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Mathematics Applications ATAR

  • Desirable WACE subjects

    Desirable WACE subjects

    Animal Production Systems ATAR
    Applied Information Technology ATAR
    Aviation ATAR
    Biology ATAR
    Chemistry ATAR
    Computer Science ATAR
    Earth and Environmental Science ATAR
    Engineering Studies ATAR
    Human Biology ATAR
    Integrated Science ATAR
    Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR
    Physics ATAR
    Plant Production Systems ATAR
    Psychology ATAR

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6

Speaking

6

Reading

6

Listening

6

Overall band score

6

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who studied at TAFE or have done an apprenticeship if:

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.

Pathways

  • TAFE entry

    To meet the entry criteria with VET studies you need to have:  

    1. AQF Certificate IV – Separate evidence of English language proficiency is required

      or

      AQF Diploma 

      or

      AQF Advanced Diploma 

    2. Met ATAR Mathematics Applications prerequisite (or equivalent)

    Prerequisite Information
    The Mathematics Applications prerequisite can be met with either : 
    Maths Applications ATAR
    MATH1013 Introductory Mathematics

  • Portfolio entry

    Portfolio entry is available for those who can demonstrate equivalence to Curtin’s ATAR entry through the submission of a portfolio that includes evidence of your academic achievements, qualifications and ability.

  • STAT entry

    Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

    Written English and either Multiple Choice Verbal or Quantitative will be assessed.  

ATAR pathway

  • Guaranteed ATAR 70

    This course has a guaranteed ATAR of 70

  • Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Mathematics Applications ATAR

  • Desirable WACE subjects

    Desirable WACE subjects

    Animal Production Systems ATAR
    Applied Information Technology ATAR
    Aviation ATAR
    Biology ATAR
    Chemistry ATAR
    Computer Science ATAR
    Earth and Environmental Science ATAR
    Engineering Studies ATAR
    Human Biology ATAR
    Integrated Science ATAR
    Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR
    Physics ATAR
    Plant Production Systems ATAR
    Psychology ATAR

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6

Speaking

6

Reading

6

Listening

6

Overall band score

6

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

You’re considered someone who has recently left university if:

Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Curtin course switcher criteria

Our admission criteria for minimum entry apply to those who are switching courses from at Curtin. 

In addition, you need to have:  

  1. Met the ATAR Mathematics Applications prerequisite (or equivalent)

Prerequisite Information:
The ATAR Mathematics Applications prerequisite can be met with one of the following Curtin units:
MATH1013 Introductory Mathematics
MATH1014 Foundations of Calculus
MATH1015 Linear Algebra 

Higher education course switcher criteria

Our admission criteria for minimum entry apply to those who are switching courses from another higher education course provider. 

In addition, you need to have:  

  1. Met the ATAR Mathematics Applications prerequisite (or equivalent)

 

ATAR pathway

  • Guaranteed ATAR 70

    This course has a guaranteed ATAR of 70

  • Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Essential WACE subjects (prerequisites)

    Mathematics Applications ATAR

  • Desirable WACE subjects

    Desirable WACE subjects

    Animal Production Systems ATAR
    Applied Information Technology ATAR
    Aviation ATAR
    Biology ATAR
    Chemistry ATAR
    Computer Science ATAR
    Earth and Environmental Science ATAR
    Engineering Studies ATAR
    Human Biology ATAR
    Integrated Science ATAR
    Marine and Maritime Studies ATAR
    Physics ATAR
    Plant Production Systems ATAR
    Psychology ATAR

Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System)

Writing

6

Speaking

6

Reading

6

Listening

6

Overall band score

6

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

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We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of university admission. Choose the support you need from the options below.

Find your pathway to Curtin

Think you don’t have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.

Pathway finder tool

Application Requirements

Credit for recognised learning (CRL)

Use your experience to get credit towards your degree

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

Fees and charges

Australian and New Zealand student indicative fees

2024 Fee year:

$8,700*

Commonwealth supported

Commonwealth supported

Fees are indicative first year only and are subject to passage of legislation.

*The indicative first-year fee is calculated on 200 credit points, which is the typical full-time study load per year, however some courses require additional study to be completed, in which case the fee will be higher than that shown.

This fee is a guide only. It may vary depending on the units you choose and does not include incidental fees (such as lab coats or art supplies) or the cost of your textbooks – visit other fees and charges for more information. For more information on fees and to determine your eligibility for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP, please visit fee basics or the Study Assist website

To be eligible for the Commonwealth supported fee:

  • Australian citizens must complete some of their course of study while residing in Australia.
  • Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens must be residing in Australia for the entire course.

For further information on eligibility please refer to the Australian Government Study Assist website.

If you’re not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen, please see information for international students.

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2024

Semester 1
  • On campus
Semester 2
  • On campus

2025

Semester 1
  • On campus
Semester 2
  • On campus

2026

Semester 1
  • On campus
Semester 2
  • On campus

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  • Curtin course code: B-AGRIB
  • CRICOS code: 029345C
  • Last updated on: 9 November 2024

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