Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness - GradCertAgribus

• General
• Course objectives
• Entrance requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
• Course structure
• Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 1674
Course director: Dr Lawrie Dooley
Agribusiness includes all private firms, public agencies and statutory marketing authorities that bring food and fibre products to consumers or industrial customers. The course provides an overview of the agribusiness system, introduces the basic management functions of marketing, accounting and finance and applies these concepts to the various participants in the agribusiness system.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

• have a thorough appreciation and understanding of how the agricultural sector works, and in particular, the inter- and intra-relationships which exist between the various subsectors, marketing channels, and firms which comprise the agribusiness system;
• be in a position to develop conceptual and managerial decision-making skills in functional and operational areas of agribusiness.

Entrance requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of two years relevant employment experience. Applicants without a first degree who have at least six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.

Fees

This is a fee-paying graduate course. Candidates should consult the Department of Marketing as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

The course is offered on-campus as a series of four intensive five-day residential sessions presented at the Peninsula campus.

Credit for work done previously

No credit for work done previously is available in this graduate certificate.

Course structure

The course consists of the following four core subjects:

• MKP9710 Agribusiness marketing
• MKX9720 Agribusiness 1
• AFX9830 Agribusiness financial control
• MGX9420 Agribusiness management

Progression to further studies

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness students may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness.

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