Build your knowledge of how the environment and agricultural practices can be managed to control the whole plant growth and crop production cycle.
You'll learn to utilise a number of scientific disciplines to enhance food production, create healthier food, investigate plants as a future energy source, and manage the environmental impacts of agriculture.
You'll combine the study of biological, chemical, ecological and earth sciences, or genetics to examine variables such as crop rotation, irrigation and drainage, plant breeding, plant physiology, soil classification and fertility, and the control of weeds, insects and other pests.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Agronomist
- Research manager
- Trials specialist
- Development officer
- Crop scientist
Graduate salary
Science and mathematics (undergraduate)
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Overseas study
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Fieldwork
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Plant Production Principles & Technologies
- Agronomy
- Soil Plant Relationships
- Plant & Environmental Health
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