Prerequisites
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C). Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) is recommended. Students studying Specialist Mathematics will have increased flexibility in their studies.
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.
Gain practical business skills and strong agribusiness insight while pursuing your interests in wildlife science, placing you in high demand by employers, with this dual degree.
This 4-year dual degree will deepen your scientific knowledge of wild and captive animal management while developing your commercial and business acumen through one of Australia’s leading agribusiness programs.
The program will introduce you to the commercial world behind agriculture, and the complex and rapidly changing distribution channels linking producers with consumers.
You'll learn about marketing, finance and managing people and technologies in agriculture and animal-specific settings. You’ll graduate with commercial awareness, an international outlook and technical industry insight.
Under the wildlife science program, you'll focus on whole animal biology and the management of wild animals, including their ecology and conservation, biodiversity and issues associated with human-wildlife interactions.
You'll learn how to implement and evaluate management programs for captive and free-ranging wildlife. You’ll be taught by experts involved in the conservation and management of wildlife and exotic animals, and access UQ’s specialist animal research and veterinary facilities.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to enter the workforce in innovative management positions where your high-level technical skills in animal health and welfare, along with your business knowledge, will be highly sought-after by employers.
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Bachelors of Agribusiness
Core Courses
Complete 32 units
Level 1 compulsory courses
Complete these 8 units —
Course Title
Accounting for Decision Making
Food & Fibre Case Studies
Organisational Behaviour
Foundations of Marketing
Level 2 compulsory courses
Complete these 8 units
Course Title
Food & Fibre Case Studies II
Agribusiness Planning & Management
Agricultural Economics
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Level 3 compulsory courses
Complete these 16 units —
Course Title
Food & Fibre Case Studies III
Agrifood Strategy & Competitiveness
Agribusiness Investment Project Appraisal
Export Marketing & Practices
Sustainable Food Supply Chains
Applied Market Research
Commodities, Futures & Options
Bachelor of Wildlife Science
Core Courses
Complete 32 units
Level 1 compulsory courses
Complete these 12 units
Course Title
Biological Concepts & Plant Science
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Elements of Ecology
Applied Animal Biology
Australian Vertebrates
Chemistry
Level 2 compulsory courses
Complete these 8 units
Course Title
Agricultural Biochemistry
Human Wildlife Interactions
The Management & Husbandry of Zoo Animals
Applied Animal Physiology
Level 3 compulsory courses
Complete these 12 units
Course Title
Animal Health & Epidemiology
Wildlife Technologies
Animal Reproduction
Animal Breeding & Genetics
Biology of Australian Marsupials & Monotremes
Game Management - the Science of Sustainable Use
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
Agribusiness analyst
Export trader
Farm management consultant
Commercial manager, grain and commodities
Wildlife scientist
Ecotourism guide
Conservation officer
Land manager
Ranger
Environmental assessment officer
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
