UndergraduateAgriculture
Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) sits inside a state where agriculture is a genuinely dominant export sector (Western Australia produces roughly half the nation's wheat), and UWA's agriculture program leans directly into that regional weight, covering plant and animal production, soil science, agricultural economics and increasingly agtech and precision agriculture content, with field-based practical components that draw on WA's actual grain, livestock and horticultural industries rather than generic textbook agriculture.
The degree is taught with strong links to WA's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and to grower groups and agribusiness employers across the Wheatbelt and southwest, giving students industry contact that a purely metropolitan science degree elsewhere in the country typically can't offer at the same scale.
Graduates move into agronomy, agribusiness management, agricultural research and government agricultural policy roles, with strong local graduate demand given the size and continued growth of WA's grains, livestock and horticultural export sectors.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Year 1: Introduction to Agricultural Science
- Soil Science
- Plant Biology
- Chemistry foundation
- Year 2: Crop and Pasture Production
- Animal Production Systems
- Agricultural Economics
- Field Practicum
- Year 3: Precision Agriculture and Agtech
- Agribusiness Management
- capstone research or industry placement project
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Agricultural ScientistANZSCO 234112
On both MLTSSL and ROL, so it supports 189/190/491 generally and gets an extra boost through the Skilled Work Regional (491) pathway if you study or work regionally.
Assessed by VETASSESS
Agricultural ConsultantANZSCO 234111
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via VETASSESS assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by VETASSESS
Agricultural EngineerANZSCO 233912
On MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186, via an Engineers Australia skills assessment.
Assessed by Engineers Australia
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (WACE or equivalent); minimum ATAR of 70 (general Bachelor of Science entry threshold - Agriculture is a major within the BSc, distinct from UWA's separate standalone 'Bachelor of Agricultural Science' degree, which has a materially higher real entry profile: highest 94.90, median 87.05, lowest 80.10).
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