Level 2 - Agribusiness
Course Description
Agribusiness is an academic programme that will expose students to the wide range of skills required and the opportunities available in the primary sector beyond the farm gate and is designed for students who excel in science and commerce courses.
It will be taught under four strands:
- Agri-innovation
- Agri-science
- Agri-marketing
- Agri-management and finance
- Underlying themes of growing value, future-proofing, sustainability
The course will have a strong emphasis on experiential learning, gaining understanding and applying examples of industry best practice to conceptual learning within the classroom. The course also includes a focus on careers and opportunities available in the wider primary sector so industry visits and work placements within the agricultural science and business sectors will be an integral part of this course.
The course objectives:
- Why should agribusinesses be innovative?
- How can they innovate?
- How will they market it?
- What external influences may impact on them?
- What impact will it have on their business?
Pre-requisites
Students should have taken at least one of: agriculture, commerce or science in Year 11.
Course Specific Costs
Trips - to be advised
$40 - course workbooks
Pathway
Massey, Waikato and Lincoln universities offer degrees in agri-commerce, agribusiness and agri-science. The Ministry of Primary Industries has indicated that 50,000 more jobs from tertiary qualified professionals will be needed in the primary sector by 2025.
Assessment Information
The course standards will be based on student choice and fit with the options available to them in other courses in the Science and Commerce areas they are also studying. A potential course could consist of 16 credits from any of the standards listed.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Generic Technology 2.9 - Demonstrate understanding of the nature of technological outcomes
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Agribusiness 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of future proofing influences that affect business viability
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Agribusiness 2.8 - Conduct an inquiry into the use of organisms to meet future needs
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Agribusiness 2.10 - Demonstrate understanding of cash flow forecasting for a business
Disclaimer
Specific course content may change from what has been advertised in order to remain current and meet students' needs.
The school has the right to make the best decision based on both staffing, and overall student interest, when preparing the final timetable.