Course overview
- Learn about the science, production and management of crops, from genes and cells through to fields, farms and the development of future crops.
- Apply your knowledge in modules such as the Enterprise Management Challenge, where you grow, manage and market your own crop.
- Visit commercial and research organisations, and access industry expertise through regular guest lectures and speakers.
Environmental challenges, production of biofuels, and the growing demand for major food crops like wheat and rice, make agriculture and crop science a vital subject for our future well-being.
If you want to progress into an agricultural management career, helping to find solutions to the world’s most pressing issue of food production and land use, then this course focusing on crop production is ideal for you.
You don’t need to have an agricultural background; you simply need the passion and drive to work within a fast-changing industry and make that difference.
You’ll how to build a productive, resilient and sustainable industry – whether as a farm manager, agronomist, economist, policymaker, researcher, scientist or consultant – career opportunities are diverse.