Master of Agriculture and Environment

Master of Agriculture and Environment

Master degree
18 months
Application deadlines: 31 January / 30 June
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: CA$125
Full-time
Intakes: February, August
International tuition: CA$43,500
Domestic tuition: CA$9,359

Program overview

The one-and-a-half-year Master of Agriculture and Environment is the perfect next step for graduates already trained by a degree in Science, Economics or related work experience (accreditation subject to approval). Within this articulated degree you will complete a research project where you will be innovatively addressing modern-day problems, while also honing your skills in project management, communication and cross-disciplinary thinking. You can choose from a range of specialist streams depending on where your interests lie. Importantly, the course gives you lots of hands-on experience, which helps to make you highly sought-after by employers in both the public and private sectors. Your studies will be bolstered by state-of-the-art facilities that are among the best in Australia. These include our Centre for Carbon, Water and Food – the first of its kind in the nation – and the world-renowned Plant Breeding Institute. In 2015, our IA Watson International Grains Research Centre became the largest regional grains research centre in the country.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • IELTS
  • TOEFL iBT
  • TOEFL PBT
A successful applicant for admission to the Master of Agriculture and Environment will: (a) bachelor’s degree with a credit average (65 percent) in agriculture, science, economics, or an equivalent qualification, or (b) have completed the requirements for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture and Environment from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.

Career opportunities

Opportunities for skilled graduates are in growing fields such as: carbon water and energy trading food security food futures ecohydrology sustainability catchment management land rehabilitation molecular science. The graduates are employed in a range of industries including: agribusiness marketing firms merchant banks commodity trading companies environmental consultancies scientific research organisations around the world government departments the private sector.

Campus location

Sydney , Australia

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