AGRICULTURE AND
HORTICULTURE 2002
10
12
75
Campus
OP Score
Rank
This program is designed to produce professional economists who can apply
their skills to local, national and global problems in agricultural and natural
resource management.
SL
Career options
Graduates find professional employment as:
q
economic advisors and consultants in
private business and finance organisations,
both within Australia and internationally
q
public sector managers and policy analysts
on the use and management of natural
resources
q
planners and research officers formulating
and evaluating economic policy with
government and commercial agencies, both
in Australia and overseas
Graduates can also continue into higher degree
programs which provide a basis for research
and academic careers.
Special program
features
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Economics is combined with other disci-
plines and applied to practical problems in
resource management.
q
Students can specialise in either agricultural
economics or resource and environmental
economics.
q
Students can apply and integrate their
knowledge in a year-long research project in
the fourth year.
q
Students gain practical experience through
field trips and 20 days of
pre-professional vacation work.
q
Graduates become eligible for membership
of the Australian Agricultural and Resource
Economics Society and the Ecological
Economics Society.
Natural Resource
Economics
specialising in
q
agricultural economics
q
resource and environmental
economics
BACHELOR OF
Campus:
St Lucia
Program duration:
4 years full-time
Prerequisites:
English and Mathematics A or B or C
2001 OP/Rank:
OP 12, Rank 75 (UAI NSW 75.40)
Recommended subjects:
Economics and Biology
