Bachelor of Agriculture

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, or 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 agricultural 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).

We’re also 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 has a proven history in producing high-quality agriculture experts who are known in the industry as adaptable, innovative, and deeply knowledgeable, driving advancements in sustainable farming practices worldwide. Our 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.
• 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.
• Learn from world-leading and ground-breaking researchers and teaching staff in areas including agronomy, soil science, animal production, genetics, and plant production.
• Gain formal practical experience in agricultural enterprises and apply coursework theory to workplace situations during your studies to improve your employability as a graduate. 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 develop skills and techniques that you will use throughout your working life.
• 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.

Majors

• Animal Production
• Mixed Farming
• Plant Production

Minors (Rule A only)

• Agricultural Sustainability
• Agricultural Technology
• Business
• Climate Resilience
• High Intensity Cropping
• Genetics
• Livestock Production
• Plant Production
• Sheep and Wool

Q Fever
It is a condition that all students enrolled in this course must be vaccinated against Q Fever (unless initial skin test indicates pre-existing immunity). This must be completed as soon as possible and by no later than the end of the first trimester of study. Q Fever screening and vaccination can be arranged through the University Medical Centre, or through your own GP. The cost of the vaccination program is separate to tuition fees.

Study on campus
Many of our Bachelor of Agriculture students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation in our residential colleges 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.

Study online
Some of our Bachelor of Agriculture students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. They bring valuable experience with them and form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities. Bringing their life and work experience together at UNE, they study to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.

* 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.