Undergraduate · Agriculture
Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
A three-year, 144-unit degree (102 core + 18 work-integrated learning + 24 elective units) taught across Waite, Adelaide City, and Roseworthy campuses, with February and July intakes. Combines crop and livestock science, soil and water management, agricultural genetics and biochemistry, agribusiness, and precision-agriculture technology (GPS, sensors, drones) rather than focusing narrowly on farm operation.
Includes at least 240 hours of industry placement across three dedicated work-integrated-learning courses. Waite Campus (about 7km from the Adelaide CBD, ~184 hectares) is a major agricultural research precinct with laboratories, greenhouses, orchards, and vineyards; Roseworthy Campus (about 50km north of Adelaide) focuses on dryland agriculture and animal production.
Adelaide University lists graduate career paths including agronomist, agricultural scientist, soil scientist, livestock scientist, horticultural manager, biosecurity officer, sustainability officer, and agribusiness roles.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
6 terms of coursework
Year 1, Semester 1
24 units- AGRI1002Agricultural Systems
- BIOL1004Biology 1B: Evolution and Diversity of Organisms
- CHEM1000Foundations in Chemistry (or CHEM1002 Chemistry 1A)
- STAT1000Data Skills for Scientists
Year 1, Semester 2
24 units- AGRI1000Agricultural Production
- AGRI1003Soils and Landscapes
- BIOL1003Biology 1A: Molecules, Genes and Cells
- AGRI1910Introduction to Professional Skills in Agriculture
Year 2, Semester 1
24 units- AGRI2004Soil and Water Resources
- AGRI2006Agricultural Biochemistry
- AGRI2013Microbiology and Invertebrate Biology
- AGRI2011Foundations in Plant Science
Year 2, Semester 2
24 units- AGRI2005Crop and Pasture Production
- AGRI2910Agricultural Science Work Experience
- ANIM2006Livestock Production 2
- AGRI2017Agricultural Genetics
Year 3, Semester 1
24 units- AGRI3003Agricultural Economics and Policy
- AGRI3007Agricultural Experimental Design and Analysis
- Elective2 electives
Year 3, Semester 2
24 units- AGRI3004Professional Skills in Agricultural Science 3
- AGRI2010Agribusiness
- Elective2 electives
Admissions
Secondary education equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE); no formal prerequisite, but assumed knowledge of SACE Stage 2 Chemistry and Mathematical Methods (or equivalent) is expected. Country-specific academic benchmarks apply for international applicants.