Bachelor of Agricultural and Resource Economics

University of New England - Armidale

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Overview

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Food safety and security, natural resource depletion, climate change and the drive for sustainability are among the most significant global challenges of our time. There is growing demand for professionals who are skilled at solving economic problems and making decisions relevant to these critical agricultural and natural resource issues.

With UNE’s Bachelor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, you will build specialist quantitative skills to build your career in a diverse range of agricultural and natural resource settings.

Our course is uniquely positioned to equip you with the knowledge, skills and attributes you need to solve economic problems and drive decision making in various sectors grappling with agricultural and natural resource issues, such as food safety and security, natural resource depletion, climate change, sustainability and increasing globalisation and integration of agricultural and food networks, whether you work in business, government or the community. 

Majors

Areas of study

Agribusiness, agricultural economics, resource and environmental economics.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Private and public sector, international agencies, government departments, agribusiness and primary production, commodity trading, policy analysis, agriculture, education, industry bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia and Graincorp, agribusiness banking, finance and insurance, investment banking.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer97.697.6
Median rank to receive an offer80.0580.05
Lowest rank to receive an offer78.378.3

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of New England website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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