Bachelor of Land Management (Ecological Agriculture)
Advanced Diploma of Land Management (Ecological Agriculture)
When: Commences each academic year
Where: University of Sydney
Orange Campus

Cost: Ordinary HECS fees apply
Contact: Kerry Cochran
Rural Management Faculty
University of Sydney
ph: 02 6360 5579  fax: 02 6360 5590
Course Outline: With these courses, students will get the theory of Biodynamics and will have the opportunity to visit Biodynamic farms.

The Bachelor of Land Management (Ecological Agriculture) builds on the work covered in the Advanced Diploma of Land Management (Ecological Agriculture).

Core (compulsory) units up to Advanced Diploma level consist of:

    Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
    Introduction to Management
    Plant Systems, The Biological Environment
    Soil Resource Management
    Human Ecology
    Managing Yourself and Others
    Industry Project A
    Applied Ecology.

In the Bachelor program Agricultural Ecology I and Industry Project B are also core.

Further units for each program are then selected from each of the following three groups:

Environment, Biophysics and Ecology:
Geology and Geomorphology
Habitat Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Pest Management
Rural Revegetation
Soil Conservation and Land Rehabilitation
Water Resource Management
Fire Planning and Management
Wildlife Management

Business and Management:
Environmental Law
Financial Analysis and Planning
Management Information Systems
Marketing Practice
Business Finance
People, Policy and the Environment
Taxation and Business
Whole Farm Management
Leadership Issues
Managing Sustainable Development
Research Methods and Statistics
Risk Management

Agricultural Production:
Cropping Systems
Land Management Engineering
Livestock Production Systems
Machinery Management,
Grazing Management
Organic Agriculture
Plant Protection
Property Planning and Development
Biodynamic Agriculture
Geographic Information Systems
Permaculture

Trainers: N/A
Additional Info: Please visit www.orange.usyd.edu.au/courses_ug&pg_index.htm for more information on these courses. The courses commence in 2002.

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