Graduate Certificate in Animal Science
Overview
Advance your skills with leading animal science courses and develop specialisations for further study.
The Graduate Certificate in Animal Science is designed for recent graduates in any field, and for established professionals wanting to upgrade their management skills or redirect their career into animal science.
For your half year of full-time studies, you'll select from more than 40 courses, providing you with a high level of specialised knowledge together with valuable skills associated with your selected areas of study.
Graduates from UQ's Animal Science program demonstrate the ability to apply leadership, research and problem-solving skills to meet the global challenges associated with feeding the world, and maintaining our environment in situations of increasing community expectations of animal welfare, biosecurity concerns, and competition for limited resources. This expands your career prospects into a wide range of government, commercial, community or research-based roles.
Program highlights
- Study at the university ranked number one in Australia in agriculture, for both research and teaching outcomes.
- Learn from world-class academic staff, ensuring you receive the highest quality education.
- Benefit from hands-on learning in extensive research and teaching facilities on Gatton campus.
- Utilise specialist equine and wildlife facilities, a dairy, sheep and goat herds, and visit commercial enterprises.
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Fieldwork
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study in this program:
- Animals in Society
- Equine Health and Welfare
- Animal Nutrition and Nutrigenomics
- Wildlife Husbandry and Utilisation
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Animal nutritionist
- Animal research scientist
- Biosecurity officer
- Customs officer
- Equine nutritionist
- Equine physical therapist
- Livestock adviser or consultant
- National parks and wildlife officer
- Wildlife ecologist
- Wildlife scientist
Graduate salary
Agriculture & environmental studies (postgraduate)
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Learning from world renowned professors at UQ changed my life. I was mesmerized by their work and that inspired me to do pioneering research of my own.
Studying Animal Science at UQ has helped me grow from a student into a passionate activist creating a positive change. The wildlife biology program has helped me evolve my own understanding of human-wildlife conflict as well as the world.
Learning from world renowned professors at UQ changed my life. I was mesmerized by their work and that inspired me to do pioneering research of my own.
Studying Animal Science at UQ has helped me grow from a student into a passionate activist creating a positive change. The wildlife biology program has helped me evolve my own understanding of human-wildlife conflict as well as the world.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
- 2 years of work experience in the field of animal science.
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
- 2 years of work experience in the field of animal science.
Related programs
Depending on your previous qualifications and current goals, you might want to consider
one of these related programs:
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Student visas
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Graduate Certificate in Animal Science are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (8 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$2,385
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
$2,385
2025
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (8 units). Your fees will vary according to your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $25,280
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
AUD $25,280
2025
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
HECS-HELP
Domestic places in the Graduate Certificate in Animal Science are Commonwealth Supported. This means the cost of your education is shared between you and the Australian Government.
Instead of tuition fees, Commonwealth Supported students pay what are called student contribution amounts.
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their student contribution amounts.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
All international applications should be submitted to UQ. If you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent in your country.
The program code for the Graduate Certificate in Animal Science is 5565.
Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study
Applying online
All domestic applications should be submitted to UQ.
The program code for the Graduate Certificate in Animal Science is 5565.
Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in semester 2 - May 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in semester 1 - November 30 of the previous year.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants
For support with applying – or if you have any questions about university life – get in touch with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.
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