Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL iBT: 80 overall (min 19 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 50 Overall (min 42 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 170
It is desirable to have credit for NCEA Level 3 in Agriculture / Horticulture / Biology / Chemistry / Geography, Economics / Modelling and Statistics, plus literacy and numeracy. Study in at least some of these subjects will help your transition to University study
Specialise in Rural Valuation for your Bachelor of Agribusiness at Massey
Massey’s Bachelor of Agribusiness (Rural Valuation) will help you build the skills you need to have a successful career in today’s rural property market. Whether it’s a dairy farm sale, estimation of orchard capital value, or getting a bank loan to purchase a new farm, almost every financial transaction involving land requires a valuation to support it.
You’ll learn about land-based systems and agribusiness. You’ll gain specialist valuation knowledge preparing you for opportunities in the rural property industry.
A relevant qualification
Visiting a wide range of farm properties is an integral part of the qualification. This is essential to the relevance of your study of farm management, investment and valuation. You’ll also learn the communication skills you’ll need to operate within the industry and to work effectively with future clients.
You will cover a range of topics relevant to rural valuation such as property markets, resource management, property law and building technology.
Practical experience while you study
During your degree you will gain a huge amount of practical experience. This experience will include at least 26 weeks of paid employment undertaken in agriculture and related sectors.
A growing, innovative industry
New Zealand’s economy is dominated by agriculture and food. It generates tens of billions in export earnings a year. International demand is predicted to continue to grow.
Relevant international knowledge
Massey’s Agribusiness qualification aligns itself with agribusiness industries throughout the world. This ensures our graduates have the skills and industry knowledge employers want today, and in the future.
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Year One
Accounting for Business
Economics of Business
Finance Fundamentals
Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to Animal Production in New Zealand
Introduction to Agribusiness
Agri-Statistics
Chemistry for Modern Sciences or Chemistry for Biological Systems
Year Two
Plants for Agriculture ad Horticulture
Principles of Soil Science
Food and Agribusiness Value Chains
Business Law
Practicum I *
Decision Tools for Primary Industries
Planning Studies
Construction Technology: Residential
One course from:
Agricultural and Horticultural Infrastructure
Introduction to Property Valuation
Engineering Principles in Food and Fibre Production
International Business
Year Three
Practicum II*
Law of Property
Decision-Making in Primary Industry
Opportunity Analysis
Rural Valuation
One course from:
Integrative Studies
AgriCommerce Capstone
Massey University’s rural valuation major in the Bachelor of AgriCommerce provides the knowledge, skills and competencies to be a registered valuer, specifically in the rural context. But there are also other exciting career opportunities in the rural property sector. You can choose to specialise, or become a generalist. Examples include:
Private practice firms as a generalist rural valuer
A specialist valuer with expertise in a class of property e.g. viticulture, forestry, Māori land
Farm consultancy, property management planning
Rural banking
Insurance companies as a rural consultant
Real Estate firms as a rural agent
The requirements of lending institutions, local authorities, rental assessments, insurance valuations, and asset valuations for company accounts generate the bulk of valuation work in New Zealand.
The Property Institute of New Zealand (PINZ) is the professional organisation that you will most likely join as a rural valuation graduate. PINZ is closely involved with the development of Massey's courses and actively encourages students to get involved in the affairs of the local branch and, upon graduation, to become a member of the organisation.
New Zealand’s agribusiness sector is flourishing, and there is strong demand for graduates, from running large farm-based businesses through to international trade. Massey's AgriCommerce programme brings in the most recent developments in both business and primary production, because we actively research in all our subjects. Therefore, you'll have the knowledge and foundation skills for several career paths.
Potential careers from the rural valuation major include banking, consultancy, insurance companies, local and regional authorities and rural valuation practices.
Insurance/year: 810 NZD
