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University of Western Australia

Perth , Western Australia ,Australia

Bachelor of Agribusiness - Agricultural Science and Agribusiness (Extended Major)

The Bachelor of Agribusiness prepares you for employment in areas related to agriculture, including finance, marketing, policy formation, business management and rural development. Learn the business and economics skills needed to assume managerial and leadership roles. As part of the degree, take 12 core units with the opportunity to take electives to pursue your interests.

Agribusiness refers to the collective business activities involved in production, financing, processing, and marketing of food and fibre to sustain humanity. With the need to feed the growing world population, the agribusiness sector is emerging to be one of the most important and dynamic in terms of production, consumer spending and employment.

Undertaking the Agribusiness major will provide you with the opportunity to be part of this growing sector. You will learn about the management of businesses operating from the farm gate to consumer plates, applying business and economic principles to address the managerial challenges in the food systems and value chains.

Campus Information

Perth (Crawley campus)

Situated on the Swan River in Crawley, UWA is one of Australia’s most picturesque campuses

Intakes

  • Feb
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More information Required
10 Days
possible interview call
10 Days
Conditional offer
20 Days
Visa process
20 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Students graduating in with the extended major in agribusiness and agricultural sciences are in high demand by employers.

Graduates will thrive in:

  • Agricultural businesses 
  • Banks
  • Insurance companies
  • Private consulting firms
  • Government departments 
  • Non-governmental organisations

Graduates may work as:

  • Policy analyst 
  • Commodity trade analyst 
  • Financial analyst 
  • Production supervisor 
  • Marketing coordinator

PSW Opportunity

3 Years of PSW (on A Bachelors and Masters course)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards

  • 80

Mathematics requirement

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR