Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science
Overview
Improve your employment prospects and broaden your skills and knowledge by combining your Bachelor of Agricultural Science with an Agribusiness program.
This four-year dual program will develop your business skills and deep scientific expertise to prepare you for a career in the agriculture sector in Australia and overseas. You'll study the scientific and managerial principles required to help commercial farmers sustainably increase their output of food and fibre with the least environmental and social impact.
Under the Agribusiness program, you'll learn about marketing, finance, people management and technology along the agrifood value chain, and study business courses in accounting, economics and market research.
For the Agricultural Science component of your program, you'll specialise in Agronomy, Animal Science or Horticulture, and graduate ready to enter the workforce in innovative management positions.
During your studies, you'll benefit from interacting with industry representatives, undertaking professional placements or internships and the Summer Research Scholarships program.
This Agribusiness program has been developed in close and ongoing collaboration with the international and Australian agricultural sector to prepare you for a career in global agriculture. You'll be taught by internationally ranked business experts, ensuring you receive the most relevant, up-to-date knowledge and practical experience.
Program highlights
- Enjoy exceptional learning experiences with highly awarded teachers, and access some of the best animal and veterinary facilities in the Southern Hemisphere as well as research greenhouses, nursery and more than 1000 hectares of farmlands.
- Join one of Australia's leading agribusiness programs and learn from internationally respected business experts.
- Enhance your studies with practical experiences including case studies, research projects and agribusiness site visits.
- Benefit from a program developed in close collaboration with the agricultural sector, both in Australia and internationally.
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Horticulture
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Overseas study
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Fieldwork
- Seminars
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Depending on which major you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Agronomist
- Research manager
- Crop scientist
- Animal technician
- Biosecurity officer
- Animal health officer
- Horticulturalist
- Propagator
- Plant scientist
Graduate salary
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Next steps after graduation
Your scientific expertise and knowledge of agribusiness managerial principles will place you in high demand within the Australian and international agriculture sectors.
You’ll graduate with a keen market focus, commercial awareness, innovative approach, and relevant technical skills.
You can expect to find employment in:
- government departments and agencies
- research institutions, including universities and CSIRO
- banks, financial institutions, and investment and insurance companies
- agribusinesses, such as agricultural service companies, seed companies, food producers and agricultural consultancies
- biosecurity, extension and animal production enterprises
- organisations involved in production, post-harvest and marketing of horticultural products
- commodity trade, sales and marketing companies
- export marketing and management companies
- feed mills, stock equipment manufacturers, and livestock and poultry health companies within allied industries
- property management companies
- supply chain management organisations
- tourism bodies.
“Studying agribusiness at UQ opened my eyes to the enormous opportunity the industry can provide for Australia and really inspired me to be part of it. My degree has enabled me to become consumer-focused, commercially aware, innovative, internationally oriented and technically competent.”
Tom FeezGraduate, Bachelor of Agribusiness
“Studying agricultural science from a rural campus means I'm with like-minded students and can immerse myself in the agricultural sector while studying. The lecturers are eager to share knowledge and explore avenues for students to gain further experience or education.”
Michael WellingtonCurrent student, Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours)
“Studying agribusiness at UQ opened my eyes to the enormous opportunity the industry can provide for Australia and really inspired me to be part of it. My degree has enabled me to become consumer-focused, commercially aware, innovative, internationally oriented and technically competent.”
Tom FeezGraduate, Bachelor of Agribusiness
“Studying agricultural science from a rural campus means I'm with like-minded students and can immerse myself in the agricultural sector while studying. The lecturers are eager to share knowledge and explore avenues for students to gain further experience or education.”
Michael WellingtonCurrent student, Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours)
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry score
Check the minimum entry scores for the individual programs. You must meet the higher score.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Entry score threshold
| OP | Rank | IB |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 77 | 27 |
These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2020. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in April each year. Meeting the threshold doesn't guarantee admission.
ATAR scores: See QTAC's OP to ATAR conversions (PDF) for a rough guide to equivalent ATARs.
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.
Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Need help meeting the entry requirements?
Student visas
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the genuine temporary entrant (GTE) requirement.
Entry score range
This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the B Agb/BAgriSc for Semester 1, 2020
| Without adjustments | With adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | 1 / 99 | 1 / 99 |
| Median | 7 / 87 | 7 / 87 |
| Lowest | 10 / 79 | 10 / 81 |
Who you'll study with
Here's a snapshot of our student intake for this program in Semester 1, 2020:
| Applicant background | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
(A) Higher education study | 14 | 42.42% |
(B) Vocational Education and Training (VET) study | <5 | <5 |
(C) Work and life experience | <5 | <5 |
| (D) Recent secondary education | ||
| 11 | 33.33% |
| 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 15.15% |
International students | <5 | <5 |
Total | 33 | 100% |
"<5" — The number of students is less than 5.
N/A — Students not accepted in this category.
N/P — Not published. The number is hidden to protect the privacy of students in other cells.
Majors
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
Agronomy
You'll learn to utilise a number of scientific disciplines to enhance food production, create healthier food, investigate plants as a future energy source, and manage the environmental impacts of agriculture.
You'll combine the study of biological, chemical, ecological and earth sciences, or genetics to examine variables such as crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification and fertility, and the control of weeds, insects and other pests.
Animal Science
You'll study nutrition and reproduction (of both grazing animals and intensively housed animals), animal health and genetics, animal behaviour, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, and biochemistry and pasture science.
Your practical classes will be conducted in some of the best animal teaching and research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Horticulture
You'll learn to improve plant yield, quality, nutritional value and resistance to insects, diseases and environmental stresses through the use of scientific techniques in plant breeding, biochemistry, physiology and propagation.
Majors
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
Agronomy
You'll learn to utilise a number of scientific disciplines to enhance food production, create healthier food, investigate plants as a future energy source, and manage the environmental impacts of agriculture.
You'll combine the study of biological, chemical, ecological and earth sciences, or genetics to examine variables such as crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification and fertility, and the control of weeds, insects and other pests.
Animal Science
You'll study nutrition and reproduction (of both grazing animals and intensively housed animals), animal health and genetics, animal behaviour, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, and biochemistry and pasture science.
Your practical classes will be conducted in some of the best animal teaching and research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Horticulture
You'll learn to improve plant yield, quality, nutritional value and resistance to insects, diseases and environmental stresses through the use of scientific techniques in plant breeding, biochemistry, physiology and propagation.
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
AUD $43,504
Indicative annual fee 2021
This indicative annual fee is the cost of enrolling in the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science for the 2021 academic year. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load (16 units per academic year).
If you enrol in a larger or smaller study load, your fees will be calculated on a proportionate basis. All fees are reviewed annually.
Indicative annual fee
AUD $7,565
Indicative annual fee 2021 Commonwealth supported place
This indicative annual fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) in the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science for one academic year. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load (16 units over two semesters).
Actual fees will vary according to your choice of courses and their unit value. The Australian Government indexes fees each year.
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
HECS-HELP
Domestic places in the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science are Commonwealth Supported. This means the cost of your education is shared between you and the Australian Government.
Instead of tuition fees, Commonwealth Supported students pay what are called student contribution amounts.
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their student contribution amounts.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
Make your university experience more affordable with a scholarship. Opportunities include:
Scholarships
Make your university experience more affordable with a scholarship. Opportunities include:
How to apply
Applying online
How you apply depends on what type of applicant you are.
Your senior schooling is from Australia or New Zealand
Submit your application to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre if you are an international student who is currently:
- completing Australian Year 12 (either in Australia or offshore) or
- studying the International Baccalaureate in Australia.
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science is 766601.
Find out more about applying for undergraduate study
All other international applicants
Submit your application to UQ. If you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent in your country.
The program code for the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science is 2449.
Applying through QTAC
All domestic applications should be submitted to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Agribusiness / Agricultural Science is 766601.
Important dates
If you’re studying Year 12 in Australia, go to the QTAC website to check the closing date for this program.
If you’re applying to UQ, the closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in semester 1 - November 30 of the previous year.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
To check the closing date for this program, go to the QTAC website.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
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Pathway options
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If you're not offered a place in your first-choice program – or if you don't meet the entry requirements – you still have a number of options.
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