Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours

    Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    AUD 22,024 / Year
    Next IntakeJune 1, 2026

    Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours

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    High-achieving agribusiness graduates can contribute to our understanding of today's complex challenges affecting agriculture and agribusiness sectors through UNE's Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours.

    In your honours year, you will undertake in-depth research targeted at solving business problems or making strategic decisions in the agricultural industries. In doing so, you will hone your knowledge, analysis and communication skills to future proof your career in the agribusiness sector.

    Why study the Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours with UNE?
    If you're achieving above average grades in the Bachelor of Agribusiness degree, it would be well worth considering a fourth year of advanced study in a subject that interests you. This will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours, which will further enhance your career prospects, and allow you to proceed to higher degree studies if you choose.

    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.

    What makes our course different?
    UNE's Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours allows you to advance your career by undertaking a research project designed to complement and enhance your previous studies and experience. You will have the opportunity to:

    • Develop your own project and conduct your research under the guidance of a supervisor who has similar research interests.
    • Choose specialised subjects to tailor your studies to match your personal interest areas. For example, you might study econometrics to brush up your economic analysis skills to assist in preparing your dissertation.
    • Progress to higher degree studies, should you wish.
    • Study online, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies with other work and personal commitments while you take advantage of our expertise in distance learning.
    • Study on campus in Armidale, where you'll be living in a regional community and will get to see the relevance of your learnings first-hand in your immediate surroundings.
    • Interact with the SMART Region Incubator, an innovative hub co-located in our Business School that connects regional businesses with growth potential with academic business research, business mentors, corporate and community partners.

    Study online
    Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.

    Study on campus
    Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.

    * 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Undergraduate Academic Entry Requirements

    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.

    English Program Requirements

    Criteria you need to meet

    IELTS Academic

    English TestOverallListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
    IELTS Academic6.05.55.55.55.5

    The English Language Requirements for admission into this course require the minimum scores shown above. Test results must be attained within 2 years of the date of application for admission.


    Criteria you need to meet

    TOEFL

    English TestOverallListeningReadingWritingSpeaking
    Computer-based test213N/AN/AN/AN/A
    Internet-based test79N/AN/A22N/A

    The English Language Requirements for admission into this course require the minimum scores shown above. Test results must be attained within 2 years of the date of application for admission.

    Career

    Career outcomes

    UNE’s Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours extends your prior studies and prepares you for more specialist positions in food and agribusiness industries, or to progress to other higher degree studies.

    Roles you could consider include:

    • agribusiness banking
    • government departments and bureaus
    • industry bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia, Graincorp
    • agribusiness firms
    • grain trading
    • investment banking.
    Other career information

    Australia is on track to reach $64 billion in agricultural revenue in 2023-24, up from $59 billion in 2019, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. The National Farmers’ Federation has an objective to lift this figure to $100 billion by 2030. Skilled agribusiness professionals are in demand to help Australia make the leap.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    22,024 / year

    How to Apply

    If you are an international student and want to study one of the following programs at UNE, you can apply online.

    • Undergraduate (Bachelor) programs
    • Postgraduate (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters) coursework programs
    • International Exchange and Study Abroad
    • English Language Centre programs
    • Individual UNE units (Non-Award)

    Ensure that you attach certified copies of transcripts of all relevant previous studies including:

    • proof of completion
    • photo page from passport or another birth record
    • evidence of English language proficiency
    • any other documentation requested in the online form

    If your documents are in a language other than English, please provide an officially certified English translation with certified copies of the original documents.

    Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours

    University of New England

    University of New England

    Australia

    Australia, Armidale