Develop solutions for feeding a growing population while managing natural resources.
This major prepares you to meet this challenge head-on, spanning broadacre farming and intensive horticulture for a complete picture of modern crop production.
You'll build a strong scientific foundation in plant physiology, soil health and crop-environment relationships, then focus on agronomy, horticulture, or both.
Learn beyond the lecture theatre, with laboratory practicals, field classes and industry visits built in.
Discover how automation, digital agriculture and AI are reshaping crop production.
Complete up to 120 hours of industry placement or build research skills through UQ's Summer and Winter Research Programs.
You'll be taught by leading researchers and access world-class facilities, including more than 1,000 hectares of farmland, advanced glasshouses and specialised plant science laboratories.
Graduate ready to protect crops from pests, diseases and climate risks while maintaining resilient farming systems.
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:
- Crop scientist
- Biosecurity field officer
- Agronomist
- Data analyst
- Sustainability adviser
- Sustainability researcher
- Horticulturalist
- Policy officer
- Technology consultant
- Plant breeding, engineering, cropping or horticulture specialist
Average annual salary range
Agronomist
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Average annual salary range
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Next steps after graduation
Your scientific expertise and knowledge of agribusiness managerial principles will place you in high demand within the Australian and international agriculture sectors.
You can expect to find employment in:
- government departments and agencies
- research institutions, including universities and CSIRO
- banks, financial institutions, and investment and insurance companies
- agribusinesses, such as agricultural service companies, seed companies, food producers and agricultural consultancies
- biosecurity, extension and animal production enterprises
- organisations involved in production, post-harvest and marketing of horticultural products
- commodity trade, sales and marketing companies
- export marketing and management companies
- feed mills, stock equipment manufacturers, and livestock and poultry health companies within allied industries
- property management companies
- supply chain management organisations
- tourism bodies.
We're constantly applying concepts through fieldwork, laboratory classes, research activities and industry engagement. The lecturers are leading researchers who bring real-world experience into the classroom. We learn in the same environment where research and production actually occur, making the degree highly applied, relevant and industry-focused.
Studying both business and science gives me flexibility and opens the doors for job opportunities once I graduate.
We're constantly applying concepts through fieldwork, laboratory classes, research activities and industry engagement. The lecturers are leading researchers who bring real-world experience into the classroom. We learn in the same environment where research and production actually occur, making the degree highly applied, relevant and industry-focused.
Studying both business and science gives me flexibility and opens the doors for job opportunities once I graduate.
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Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Seminars
- 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 [Core course]
- Plant & Soil Health [Core course]
- The Soil Environment [Core course]
- Plant Physiology [Core course]
- Soil Plant Relationships [Core course]
- Crop Physiology [Core course]
- Production Horticulture [Elective]
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