What will I learn?

Gain highly valued leadership, research and problem-solving skills and set yourself up for career success in the broad fields of agriculture and environment.The Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Science is designed for recent graduates in any field, and for established professionals wanting to upgrade their skills.During your 1 year of full-time studies, you'll select from more than 20 courses, including specialised courses in agronomy, horticulture and plant protection 鈥� allowing you to tailor your studies to suit your interests and career goals.Graduates demonstrate the ability to apply leadership, research and problem-solving skills to meet the global challenges associated with feeding the world and maintaining our environment in situations of increasing community expectations of animal welfare, biosecurity concerns, and competition for limited resources. This greatly expands your career prospects into a wide range of government, commercial, community or research-based roles.

Which department am I in?

Agriculture and Environment

CRICOS

108888B

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$50,560.00 (28,11,232) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Gatton Campus

Gatton,

Queensland,

4343, GATTON, Australia

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

A$50,560.00 (28,11,232) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Gatton Campus

Gatton,

Queensland,

4343, GATTON, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
to have completed post-secondary studies and have 2 years full-time equivalent, relevant work experience. Applications based on post-secondary study and work experience will be assessed individually.

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous degree.

English language requirements

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.

Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.

BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.

CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.

OET is not accepted.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.