Overview

This degree will provide you with a solid understanding of the major disciplines that underpin modern agricultural industries including soil, plant and livestock science and management, digital agriculture, agribusiness and farm practice change. With a science-base, the course also focuses on contemporary, relevant and practical issues facing modern agriculture, producers, agribusiness and the environment.

Walk to Charles Sturt University’s 1600 hectare farm managed to national standards in best management practice and be hands on with our commercial sheep, beef and broadacre cropping enterprises. 

Gain international experience through our annual agricultural study tours or international exchanges through Charles Sturt University global.  Build skills in consultancy, entrepreneurship and leadership.

Located in the heart of one of Australia’s most productive agricultural regions and with a long, proud history in agricultural education Charles Sturt aims to deliver graduates with an authentic understanding of the agricultural industry and real skills to make them job-ready for both regional and metropolitan career paths.

Students can progress to the Bachelor of Agricultural Science.

Majors

Areas of study

Agribusiness, agronomy, farm management and farm practice change, livestock production.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Agronomist, farm manager, livestock officer/manager, extension officer, catchment management officer, field officer, biosecurity officer, agriculture/science teacher (with a graduate entry Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) available at Charles Sturt University). 

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 offer92.599.95
Median rank to receive an offer65.973.05
Lowest rank to receive an offer55.166.1

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Charles Sturt University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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