Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture
Undergraduate
SCU-RGA-DIP 2025Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Explore a safe and sustainable farming future
With the option to specialise in soil management, this course presents alternative agricultural approaches and practices. Touch on chemistry, physics, biology and geology. Start to think about big topics like feeding and clothing the growing population.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 1 year full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 8
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture
About this degree
Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Exercise judgement to identify problems and contribute to their solutions in defined scientific and agricultural settings.
- Apply theoretical and technical knowledge and skills within defined contexts in the field of science and agriculture.
- Apply ethical and sustainable values and practices within defined scientific and agricultural contexts.
- Apply theoretical and technical knowledge and skills within defined contexts in the field of science and agriculture.
- Exercise judgement to identify problems and contribute to their solutions in defined scientific and agricultural settings.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning and work in defined scientific and agricultural contexts.
- Apply academic knowledge and skills to communicate information, concepts, and solutions, individually and/or in a team within defined scientific and agricultural contexts.
- Demonstrate an awareness of diverse cultural perspectives within defined scientific and agricultural contexts.
Interested a career in agriculture where you can multiply your opportunities? The Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture combines foundation regenerative agriculture units and academic skills units with an option to specialise in soil management. The course is ideal for those already working in the industry who wish to upgrade their skills for work as a soil lab technician or for those with an interest in pursuing further study at the Bachelor level.
Successful completion of the Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture will enable entry and up to eight units of credit towards the Southern Cross Bachelor of Science (Regenerative Agriculture).
The Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture is offered through SCU College, where we recognise our students may have different approaches to learning. We connect you to peers and nurture your success with additional workshops to develop your academic and study skills.
Recommended study pattern
As a guide, core subjects in this degree can include:
- Nature of Science
- Introduction to Regenerative Agriculture
- Organisms and Environments
- Science and Global Challenges.
As part of your application, you’ll be guided through how to get the right degree structure in place for you.
Award requirements
To be eligible to receive the Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture, students must complete 8 units (96 credit points), comprising:
- 8 core units (96 credit points); or
- 1 specialisation in Soil Management (96 credit points).
Choose your subjects
Majors
Students have the option to complete a specialisation in soil management.
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Indicative total fee $8,000
The amount shown here is 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.
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How to apply
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Entry requirements
ATAR: 45 or equivalent.
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows:
Overall - 5.5
- Listening - minimum 5.0
- Reading - minimum 5.5
- Speaking - minimum 5.0
- Writing - minimum 5.0.
Credit for Prior Learning, also referred to as ‘Advanced Standing’ or Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL), is the process of looking at your prior study and/or experience to assess if you can be awarded academic credit or gain entry to a course on the basis of your existing knowledge and skills.
Study method requirements
Online students will be required to attend compulsory residential workshops at our Lismore campus over the duration of the course.
Career opportunities
The Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture is a one-year full-time (or part-time equivalent) pathway course that equips students with foundational knowledge and skills in Regenerative Agriculture.
Graduates may find work as soil lab technicians or pursue further study in the Southern Cross Bachelor of Science (Regenerative Agriculture) for more career opportunities in the expanding specialist field of regenerative agriculture.
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