Agricultural Science and Technology major
There is a critical need to produce food and fibre more efficiently and in a more sustainable manner. There are now rapid changes in the agricultural sector, largely due to developments in agricultural technology. This double major provides knowledge in both the traditional agricultural science areas as well as the emerging agricultural technologies, which are data intensive. The combination of Agricultural Science with Agricultural Technology will give students the ability to integrate new technologies into agricultural systems for improved decision making and farming efficiency/profitability. In this double major you will develop skills in agricultural economics, soils, crops and livestock as well remote sensing and data management and analysis, within an agricultural context.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) evaluate the effect of soils, plants, animals and the environment on production in mixed farming systems in Western Australia; (2) demonstrate knowledge about agricultural trade and commodity marketing; (3) demonstrate skills and knowledge to assess agricultural systems using experimental, modelling and statistical methods; (4) demonstrate understanding of fundamental spatial data techniques and digital systems and sensors for agricultural applications; (5) demonstrate capacity to solve farming problems using programming and data science methods.; (6) integrate agricultural data analysis with farming systems information to guide decision making for improved efficiency and profitability; (7) demonstrate effective networking and communication skills; and (8) apply relevant employability skills for agricultural science and technology.
Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office. If you are completing this major in a Combined Bachelor's masters Course, you have elected to pursue a highly specialised and in-depth program of study in your chosen field. While you are encouraged to use the free elective units available in your course to study in other disciplines offered at UWA, your formal requirement to broaden your course will be met through the Honours and Postgraduate units which form an integral part of your course.
Prerequisites
ATAR Mathematics Methods or equivalent or higher and ATAR Chemistry or equivalent or higher.
Agricultural Science and Technology can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
BP004 Bachelor of Science
BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Overview of unit sequence
Agricultural Science and Technology is a degree-specific double major comprising:
- five Level 1 units
- seven Level 2 units
- six Level 3 units
| Key to availability of units: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2021 |
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2022 or 2023.
Level 1
Take all units (30 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S1 | AGRI1001 | Feeding the World | |
| S2 | BIOL1131 | Plant and Animal Biology | |
| S1, S2 | CITS1401 | Computational Thinking with Python |
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| S1, S2 | SCIE1104 | Science, Society and Data Analysis | |
| S1 | SCOM1101 | Communicating Science |
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Bridging units must be successfully completed within the first 48 points of study. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Methods ATAR or equivalent or higher are required to complete MATH1721. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Mathematics Applications ATAR or equivalent or higher are required to complete MATH1720 and MATH1721. Students who have not achieved a scaled mark of at least 50 in Chemistry ATAR or equivalent or higher are required to complete CHEM1003.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S1, S2 | CHEM1003 | Introductory Chemistry |
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| S1, S2 | MATH1720 | Mathematics Fundamentals |
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| S1, S2 | MATH1721 | Mathematics Foundations: Methods |
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Level 2
Take all units (42 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| S2 | AGRI2201 | Pasture and Livestock Systems | |
| S2 | CITS2402 | Introduction to Data Science | |
| S1 | ENVT2236 | Soil Science |
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| S1 | GENE2250 | Principles of Inheritance |
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| S1, S2 | GEOG2201 | Geographic Information Systems |
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| S2 | PLNT2201 | Plants in Action | |
| S1, S2 | SCIE2205 | Science Work Placement |
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Level 3
Take all units (36 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
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| N/A | AGRI3003 | Decisions from Data in Agriculture | |
| S2 | ANIM3306 | Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production |
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| S1 | ECON3300 | Agricultural Economics and Marketing |
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| S1 | ENVT3060 | Soil–Plant Interactions | |
| S2 | GEOG3301 | Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing |
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| S2 | SCIE3314 | Crops and Cropping Systems |
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Choosing your degree-specific major
Specialised degrees – Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours), Bachelor of Automation and Robotics, Bachelor of Environmental Design, Bachelor of Music
You must satisfy the requirements of the degree-specific major in your degree before you complete your course.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
This comprehensive degree does not allow you to choose a double major.
General degrees
You must satisfy the requirements of a degree-specific major before you complete your course. The flexible structure of an undergraduate course allows you to try out a number of different subjects to see what interests you before nominating your degree-specific major. You have the choice to either nominate your degree-specific major when you first enrol in the course or delay nominating it until your second year.
To plan the first year of your study without nominating a degree-specific major, you are advised to choose units that will pave the way to two or more degree-specific majors that are of interest to you. For examples of the choice of units available in first year, search the first-year study plans .
To fully understand the structure of an undergraduate course, read the course structure information and the Undergraduate Degree Course Rules.
There are more choices open to you. For more examples, search the study plans .