Agriculture- Agribusiness Emphasis (B.S.) at Southern Utah University

Agribusiness comes into play at every stage in the food chain, from primary production to the packaging of your favourite snack food. It is also a dynamic business that must respond to advances in technology, changes in trade and policy and to an ever-changing, consumer-driven marketplace.

If you're achieving above average grades in the Bachelor of Agribusiness degree, it would be well worth considering a fourth year of advanced study in a subject that interests you. This will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours, which will further enhance your career prospects, and allow you to proceed to higher degree studies if you choose.

We’re highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.

What makes our course different?

UNE's Bachelor of Agribusiness with Honours allows you to advance your career by undertaking a research project designed to complement and enhance your previous studies and experience. You will have the opportunity to:

• Develop your own project and conduct your research under the guidance of a supervisor who has similar research interests.
• Choose specialised subjects to tailor your studies to match your personal interest areas. For example, you might study econometrics to brush up your economic analysis skills to assist in preparing your dissertation.
• Progress to higher degree studies, should you wish.
• Study online, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies with other work and personal commitments while you take advantage of our expertise in distance learning.
• Study on campus in Armidale, where you'll be living in a regional community and will get to see the relevance of your learnings first-hand in your immediate surroundings.
• Interact with the SMART Region Incubator, an innovative hub co-located in our Business School that connects regional businesses with growth potential with academic business research, business mentors, corporate and community partners.

Our specialised agribusiness degree focuses on agricultural and food networks and prepares you for employment anywhere in the supply chain from the farm level to government or multi-national corporations.

The UNE Business School is home to the research-focussed Centre for Agribusiness and the Smart Region Incubator that connects regional businesses with academic business research, business mentors, and corporate and community partners. Together, these hubs contribute to agribusiness best practice through research and collaboration.

We’re highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.

When studying UNE’s Bachelor of Agribusiness, you will develop a broad range of skills and knowledge across areas including economics, marketing and management, applied finance and rural science. Our course offers the freedom to choose where you take your career in the food and agribusiness industries. You will have the opportunity to:

Develop skills to manage the uncertainties that impact on agricultural and food producing businesses, such as droughts affecting the timing of planting and harvest, and the quality of harvested crops.

• Learn how to use land sustainably.
• Develop innovative solutions to minimise the volatility of supply and fluctuations in the price of agricultural products.
• Undertake practical work experience.
• Interact with the Smart Region Incubator and connect with regional businesses and business mentors.
• Participate in overseas study tours and study exchange programs, including the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) symposium, to add value and practical experience to your degree.
• Study flexibly — choose between studying online or on-campus in Armidale where you’ll be living in a regional community in an environment relevant to your learning.
• Streamline your study if you have completed a Diploma of Agriculture, a Diploma of Rural Business Management or an Advanced Diploma of Agribusiness Management offered by TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation.

By choosing UNE, you’ll be positioned at the forefront of change and innovation with the support you need to achieve your goals.