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Bachelor of Agricultural Technology and Management
UndergraduateUSQ-ATM-DEG2025
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Plow into the technology of farming
From GPS to sensors, explore how data and technology are transforming farming. You’ll get to know Australia’s agricultural technology industry and it’s key players. Learn to work professionally. Adapt. Innovate. Farm smarter with emerging technology.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Agricultural Technology and Management
About this degree
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Evaluate, adapt, and utilize knowledge and skills that underpin the agricultural production sector, including knowledge of emerging agricultural technologies, agricultural science, data science, and business management to achieve key outcomes.
- Evaluate operational management of agricultural production systems and identify opportunities for system enhancement through the integration of new and emerging technologies.
- Communicate effectively across a diverse range of stakeholders using oral, written, and technology-based approaches and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams within the agricultural production sector.
- Integrate and apply discipline expertise to address production, financial, environmental, and social challenges within the agricultural production system.
- Appraise systems in agricultural production, operations, and their associated supporting technologies and make informed decisions to ensure their use in an efficient and safe manner.
- Engage in lifelong learning through reflection, self-education, and professional development, and be accountable for their personal and professional actions by managing personal performance.
- Make guided judgments in their professional practice when identifying and responding to cultural, ethical, and social issues including those relevant to indigenous peoples and those of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Learn to use innovative technology within ag systems and agricultural science (plant and animal science) to create effective business solutions and improvements for farmers. Pioneering in the agriculture sector, UniSQ offers Queensland's first dedicated degree in Agricultural Technology and Management. Benefit from work-integrated and industry placement learning, where you can put into practice the agricultural technology and management skills you’ve learned and connect with industry partners. Graduate with the expertise to identify emerging technologies for use in a range of agricultural settings, and with business skills to ensure these technologies are financially and environmentally sustainable.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
AGR1109 Professionalism in Agriculture
AGR1104 Farm Safety and Operations 1
AGR2302 Agricultural Machinery
AGR2202 Instrumentation and Automation in Agriculture
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics
SVY1110 Introduction to Global Navigation Satellite Systems
GIS1402 Geographic Information Systems
2 x Electives
Year 2
AGR2109 Practical Investigations in Agricultural Technology
AGR2104 Farm Safety and Operations 2
AGR3305 Precision and Smart Technologies in Agriculture
AGR2209 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture
AGR2008 Business Principles for Agriculture
CSC1401 Foundation Programming
3 x Electives
Year 3
AGR3105 Smart Data Farming
AGR3302 Sensors and Technology in Animal Production
SCI3302 Work-Integrated-Learning
SCI3301 Science Project
3 x Electives
1 x Selective
Award requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section plus completion of required practical placements.Choose your subjects
Electives
A minor study is a coherent group of four units of courses that provides students with an additional breadth of study in their program.
Before undertaking any elective course or minor, students should ensure that all enrolment requirements are satisfied.
The following minor studies are available in the Bachelor of Agricultural Technology and Management:
- Agricultural Systems
- Animal Production
- Computing
- Crop Production
- Data Analytics
- Food Technology
- Geographic Information Systems.
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Indicative first year fee
$6,692
Indicative total fee $20,076
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 62.00 or equivalent Subject pre-requisite: English (Units 3 & 4, C), and General Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C). This degree requires you to work with animals and in outdoor environments. For your protection, you must be immunised for Tetanus and Q-fever (unless you have proven immunity – tested prior to vaccination). Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. For entry to the Bachelor of Agricultural Technology Management program, applicants are required to meet the Category 2 English Language Proficiency requirements.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
Residential School requirements to complete practical components of some courses.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists | $93K to $120K | Down 14.5% |
Agricultural Consultants | Over $120K | N/A^ |
Agricultural Technicians | N/A^ | Down 6.9% |
Crop Farmers | N/A^ | Down 15.5% |
Policy and Planning Managers | Over $120K | Up 53.8% |
^ There is no data available