Agricultural Science and Technology (Extended Major)

Program Overview

The UWA Agricultural Science and Technology Extended Major equips students with both traditional agricultural knowledge and emerging technologies in data analytics and visualization. Graduates are prepared for careers in digital farming, precision agriculture, agricultural consulting, and various sectors in the agricultural industry, leveraging technology for sustainable farming practices and improved efficiency in food and fiber production.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This extended major will prepare you to meet the needs of an agricultural industry rapidly being transformed by technology and digital disruption. There is a critical need to produce food and fibre more efficiently and in a more sustainable manner. There are now rapid changes in the agricultural sector, largely due to developments in agricultural technology (digital agriculture). This extended major provides knowledge in both the traditional agricultural science areas as well as the emerging data intensive agricultural technologies. The combination of Agricultural Science with Agricultural Technology will give students the ability to integrate new technologies into agricultural systems for improved decision making and farming efficiency/profitability.

Outline:

• Level 1:
• Core:
• AGRI1001 Feeding the World (6 points)
• BIOL1131 Plant and Animal Biology (6 points)
• CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation (6 points)
• SCIE1104 Science, Society and Data Analysis (6 points)
• SCOM1101 Communicating Science (6 points)
• Bridging:
• CHEM1003 Introductory Chemistry (6 points)
• MATH1720 Mathematics Fundamentals (6 points)
• SCIE1500 Analytical Methods for Scientists (6 points)
• Level 2:
• Core:
• AGRI2201 Pasture and Livestock Systems (6 points)
• ENVT2236 Soil Science (6 points)
• GENE2250 Principles of Inheritance (6 points)
• PLNT2201 Plants in Action (6 points)
• SCIE2205 Science Work Placement (6 points)
• Level 3:
• Core:
• AGRI3003 Decisions from Data in Agriculture (6 points)
• ANIM3306 Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production (6 points)
• ECON3300 Agricultural Economics and Marketing (6 points)
• ENVT3060 Soil–Plant Interactions (6 points)
• GEOG3301 Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing (6 points)
• SCIE3314 Crops and Cropping Systems (6 points)

Careers:

The Agricultural Science and Technology extended major trains you with the scientific and problem-solving abilities required for the many career opportunities in agriculture including (but not limited to):

• 'AgTech'/Digital Agriculture
• Precision Agriculture
• Agricultural Research
• Advisor/Consultant
• Agribusiness
• Farming

Other:

• UWA is ranked 1st in Australia and 22nd in the world for Agricultural Sciences (ARWU 2023)
• The Remotely Piloted Aerial Sensing Platform provides the latest in drone and sensing equipment to support UWA students and researchers.
• UWA’s Remote Aerial Sensing Platform provides operational infrastructure, expertise, support and advice for drone and environmental sensing.
The facility provides the capacity for research collaboration, brings expertise and licencing to a UWA research group, and makes drones, sensors and other equipment available for other external projects.