The course has an applied focus that will provide you with industry-relevant training on a firm scientific basis. This agriculture degree equips you with a strong foundation that you will use to gain an understanding of increasingly complex concepts in the context of industry-relevant problems. You'll build your systemic thinking, and learn about emerging agricultural innovations and current technological advances, culminating in a capstone unit where you reinforce and apply the principles and thinking skills acquired throughout the course to address challenging case studies. You'll also complete a professional placement or research project, that allows you to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in your degree to an authentic professional work or research environment.

Through a range of minors in complementary fields, you'll be able to creatively combine your agriculture core knowledge with other disciplines to give you an additional edge as a professional. You will profit from CQU's research excellence in agriculture and its focus on regional and industry engagement through the opportunities to learn from leading industry experts, interact with top researchers, hear from experienced practitioners and engage in activities such as summer research projects, conferences attendance, or international activities.