Entry Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness
i. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria:
- Undergraduate degree, or equivalent qualification and at least two years documented, relevant professional / management experience
Or
Documented, demonstrated understanding of complex systems in business, and at least five years documented, relevant professional / management experience.
ii. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and call for referee reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
To maximize rewards from undertaking the course, students should have two to five years experience in the agribusiness field. It is not essential that students have an academic background in business or economics, however an understanding of the complex systems involved in agribusiness is assumed.
Master of Agribusiness
i. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant's ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria:
- An honours degree or equivalent qualification
or
- An undergraduate tertiary qualification with a weighted average of 65% or better in the final year of study , and at least two years of full time documented, relevant professional or management experience
or
- Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness at H3 level (65% or greater)
ii The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and call for referee reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Completion of the Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness gives advanced standing of 50 points into the Master of Agribusiness. Students with an honours degree (or equivalent) from a cognate discipline may apply for credit in some or all of the subjects offered at the Graduate Certificate level.