Explore our courses
No matter where you study, our courses draw on the expertise of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), a specialist research and teaching institute at the University of Tasmania. Your education will be at the cutting edge of agriculture, incorporating food systems concepts and ideas from around the world.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science
3 years full-time, up to 7 years part-time 
Hobart
Turn science into solutions
Use real research environments to solve crop, soil, and animal challenges shaping the future of farming.
Learn where innovation happens
Train on Tasmania’s leading research farms equipped with cutting‑edge, climate‑ready technologies.
Step into a booming agriculture sector
Graduate ready for high‑demand roles as Tasmania’s nationally recognised agriculture industry continues to grow.
Shape the agricultural landscape with science‑driven solutions
The Bachelor of Agricultural Science is designed for students seeking strong scientific depth and a clear understanding of how agriculture works at a systems level. Anchored in the biological and physical sciences, the degree develops specialist capability across plant, soil, animal and crop systems, equipping you to analyse, diagnose and respond to the complex challenges facing modern agriculture.
You’ll study in Tasmania’s cool‑climate production environment, learning alongside researchers from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA). With expertise spanning agricultural systems, horticulture, livestock, biosecurity and food safety, TIA connects your learning directly to active research, industry‑identified priorities and the technologies shaping contemporary production.
Hands‑on placements and research experiences are built into the degree, placing you in real agricultural settings where evidence‑based thinking, data literacy and practical problem‑solving are developed together. This close integration of science, research and practice reflects the way agriculture operates in the real world.
Tasmania’s diverse and growing agricultural sector provides a powerful foundation for scientific training, while the skills you develop are highly portable. Graduates step into technical, advisory, research and analytical roles across Australia and internationally, contributing to food and fibre production systems of increasing global importance.
Add sustainability to your degree
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we have created a complementary, optional major available across most of our flexible bachelor's degrees.
In the major, explore interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice, and theory, this major allows you to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities, emphasising student-led and problem-based learning.
It provides the frameworks for developing sustainability-oriented solutions in a range of fields and is relevant to a wide range of careers.
Further study options
For postgraduate course information, please visit the Master of Agriculture and Food Sciences (Specialisation)
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
Bachelor of Agriculture and Agribusiness
3 years full-time, up to 7 years part-time Launceston
Lead the future of agrifood
Blend production, food innovation and business skills to drive change across the whole value chain.
Industry‑immersed from day one
Work directly with agribusiness partners through hands‑on placements and real‑world projects.
Thrive in a global growth market
Enter expanding careers across supply chains, processing, management and food entrepreneurship.
Drive innovation across the agrifood value chain
The Bachelor of Agriculture and Agribusiness prepares you to work across the full span of modern agriculture, from production through to processing, markets and enterprise leadership. Delivered by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), this degree is shaped by industry needs and combines agricultural systems knowledge with food innovation, business, economics, leadership and supply‑chain understanding.
Based in Northern Tasmania’s established agrifood precinct, your learning is embedded in a region known for intensive production, food processing and agribusiness activity. Integrated industry partnerships and structured work‑integrated learning in third year ensure your studies remain closely aligned with contemporary practice.
Purpose‑built facilities at Inveresk (The Shed), together with TIA's state‑wide research footprint, connect theory to application across farming systems, food quality, product development and enterprise management. You’ll develop the capability to lead, adapt and innovate across complex agrifood operations.
Graduates move into roles across agribusiness management, rural finance, food processing, supply‑chain operations and entrepreneurship. With agriculture and agrifood continuing to expand and modernise globally, this degree prepares you for careers that start locally and extend well beyond Tasmania.
Add sustainability to your degree
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we have created a complementary, optional major available across most of our flexible bachelor's degrees.
In the major, explore interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice, and theory, this major allows you to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities, emphasising student-led and problem-based learning.
It provides the frameworks for developing sustainability-oriented solutions in a range of fields and is relevant to a wide range of careers.
Further study options
For postgraduate course information, please visit the Master of Agriculture and Food Sciences (Specialisation)
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
Career opportunities
Agriculture is one of the world’s most essential and dynamic industries, underpinning food and fibre production, climate resilience, trade, and economic sustainability. Across Australia and globally, demand continues to grow for graduates who can combine scientific understanding, practical capability and commercial insight.
Graduates from our agricultural degrees enter a sector offering diverse, meaningful and globally mobile careers. From science and production to business, leadership and policy, the skills developed through these courses are applicable across regions, industries and international markets.
Studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science or a Bachelor of Agriculture and Agribusiness agriculture in Tasmania provides a strong professional foundation. The state’s diverse production systems, applied research environment and close industry connections create graduates who are adaptable, industry‑ready and well‑positioned to contribute across local, national and global contexts.
The Bachelor of Agricultural Science builds deep scientific capability and analytical skill, preparing graduates for technical, diagnostic, advisory and research‑focused careers. This pathway suits students who want to understand agricultural systems in depth and apply evidence‑based solutions to complex biological, environmental and production challenges.
Graduates commonly work in roles that require strong scientific judgement, data literacy and problem‑solving expertise across crops, soils, animals and biosecurity.
Careers include:
- Agronomist or crop advisor
- Agricultural researcher (public or private research organisations)
- Horticultural scientist working with high‑value crop systems
- Animal production scientist supporting livestock productivity and welfare
- Biosecurity officer or manager protecting plant and animal health
- Agricultural research field officer supporting applied research and trials
- Agricultural land management officer advising on soils, water and sustainability
- Agricultural policy advisor contributing to evidence‑based decision‑making
The Bachelor of Agriculture and Agribusiness prepares graduates to work across the commercial and operational dimensions of agriculture, from farm enterprises through to supply chains, markets and leadership roles. This pathway is ideal for students interested in how agricultural systems connect to business performance, innovation and value creation.
Graduates are equipped for roles that require strategic thinking, commercial awareness, people leadership and an understanding of agrifood systems from production to market.
Careers include:
- Rural finance specialist supporting farm lending and investment decisions
- Agribusiness manager overseeing strategy, operations and growth
- Farm manager leading production systems, people and enterprise planning
- Agrifood entrepreneur developing value‑added products or new ventures
- Food supply‑chain manager coordinating logistics, processing and distribution
- Food processing or packing manager ensuring quality, efficiency and compliance
- Agricultural field officer working across advisory, sales or operational roles
- Agricultural policy advisor supporting economic and market development
- Agronomist or crop advisor working at the science‑business interface
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Agricultural Consultant:
Future Demand
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Skills Priority List (2023)
