Outline Outline Curtin offers an Associate Degree in Agribusiness at the Muresk Institute in Northam.
In this course you will gain an understanding of the agricultural systems and business principles involved in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of food. The topics you'll study include:
- agribusiness accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing
- agricultural production systems, including animal and cropping systems
- broadacre crop and pasture science
- farm business management
- international agricultural trade
- soil and water resources.
This course has been designed in collaboration with industry and involves substantial exposure to practical farm management, to ensure you graduate with the technical and business skills needed in agricultural production, farm management and equipment consultancy and sales.
The associate degree is also a pathway into the Bachelor of Agribusiness, providing at least 12 months credit.
See our handbook for more course information.
How this course will make you industry ready This course has been developed in close collaboration with industry, which ensures its relevancy to industry needs. It includes substantial exposure to practical farm management, and includes intensive laboratory elements delivered at Muresk Institute.
What jobs can the Agribusiness (Associate Degree) lead to?
Careers
- Agribusiness banking
- Agronomic and livestock sales
- Agronomic and livestock technical services
- Business consulting
- Commodity trading
- Exporting
- Financial management
- International marketing
- Professional farm management.
Industries
- Agriculture
- Agriculture marketing and supply chain logistics
- Agricultural product supply
- Agronomy services
- Banking and finance
- Consultancy
- Farmer grower groups
- Farming
- Research.
Further study
- Bachelor of Agribusiness
- Bachelor of Commerce.
What you'll learn
- apply principles and concepts of agribusiness systems management in a range of theoretical and practical situations
- apply critical thinking and process skills to generate innovative solutions to agribusiness systems problems
- use a range of technologies to locate, extract and appraise information relevant to the agribusiness discipline.
- communicate effectively to clients, staff, professionals, management and industry and conform to discipline standards in presentations and publications.
- consider profitability and sustainability when using new and established technologies in agribusiness related industries
- acquire new knowledge and expertise in the field of agribusiness
- consider the impacts of agribusiness issues from a global perspective, applying international standards within the field of agribusiness
- build professional and community partnerships, and incorporate indigenous and other community perspectives in agribusiness practice
- work professionally and ethically both independently and in teams, complying with appropriate legislation in the field of agribusiness