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Key to the tables
P Prerequisite: Course(s) you must complete to a defined standard (or have waived) before your enrolment in another course is confirmed.
C Corequisite: Course(s) that must be completed in the same semester as another course, unless already passed or waived.
R Restriction: Similar courses, that cannot both be credited to the same qualification.
The Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies
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No new enrolments
Qualification Regulations
Part I
These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates.
Part II
Admission
1. Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies requires that the candidate will:
(a) meet the University admission requirements as specified; and
(b) have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
Qualification Requirements
2. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 120 credits, comprising:
(a) at least 60 credits from the Schedule to the Qualification;
(b) at least 75 credits at 300 level;
and including:
(c) any compulsory courses listed in the Schedule to the Qualification; and
(d) attending Contact Workshops, block courses, field trips, studios, workshops, tutorials, and laboratories as required.
Specialisations
3. Candidates may complete the Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies with or without an endorsement.
4. Candidates may complete one endorsement only by passing at least 60 credits in the endorsement. The requirements for each endorsement are set out in the Schedule for the Qualification.
5. Endorsements available are: Agribusiness; Animal Production; Equine Management; Farm Forestry; Farm Management; Land Use Management; Landscape Management; Life Cycle Management; Lifestyle Farming; Livestock Improvement; Natural Resource Management; Pastoral Agriculture; Plant Protection; Production Horticulture; Ruminant Nutrition; Rural Banking; Rural Valuation; and Value Chain Management.
Student Progression
6. In cases of sufficient merit, the Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies may be awarded with distinction.
Completion Requirements
7. Any timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates will apply.
8. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes.
Academic Progress
9. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.
Schedule for the Graduate Diploma in Rural Studies
Endorsements
Agribusiness (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (45 credits from)
112248 Food and Agribusiness Value Chains 15 credits
P 119180
112302 Food and Agribusiness Strategies 15 credits
P 112248
178358 International Trade in Agri-food Products 15 credits
P 115113 or 119180
15 credits from
119373 Integrative Studies 15 credits
P 119250
239373 AgriCommerce Capstone 15 credits
C 112302 R 112301, 119373
Animal Production (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (45 credits from)
117152 Animals and Agriculture 15 credits
R 117151, 199101
117254 Principles of Animal Science and Production 15 credits
P 194101 or 199101 or 119154 or 117152
117371 Animal Production 15 credits
P One of 117201, 117202 or 117254
11734x (15 credits from)
Equine Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory course selection (60 credits from)
286211 Equine Reproduction and Breeding 15 credits
R 117258
286221 Structure and Function of the Equine Athlete 15 credits
P 119154 or 286131 or 117161 or 214171 R 117259
286222 The Equine Lower Limb 15 credits
P 117161 or 286131 or 117154 or 286101 R 117171, 117260
286251 Equine Behaviour, Training and Welfare 15 credits
286321 Responses to Training in the Equine Athlete 15 credits
P One of 117152, 117153, 117155 or 194101
286701 Advanced Equine Production 15 credits
R 117777
286711 Equine Science 15 credits
R 117763
Farm Forestry (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
189363 Soil Resources and Sustainable Land Use 15 credits
P 1 of 189251, 189252, 233210, 233310
283101 Plants in Agriculture 15 credits
R 171102
283321 Trees on Farms 15 credits
R 171304
283322 Landscape Revegetation 15 credits
R 171364
Farm Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
119358 Farm Production Systems 15 credits
P 119381
119381 Decision-Making in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119281
119382 Opportunity Analysis in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119381
Land Use Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
119381 Decision-Making in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119281
189251 Soil Fertility and Fertilisers 15 credits
P 189151 or 189142
233251 GIS and Remote Sensing 15 credits
P 233101 or 189151 or 145121 or 158100 R 233201, 233204
Landscape Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
121103 New Zealand Environments 15 credits
188263 Introduction to Environmental Management 15 credits
P 121103
283322 Landscape Revegetation 15 credits
R 171364
284322 Managing the Landscape 15 credits
P 188263 or 121212 R 171365
Life Cycle Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
112248 Food and Agribusiness Value Chains 15 credits
P 119180
115113 Economics for Business 15 credits
R 115106
178358 International Trade in Agri-food Products 15 credits
P 115113 or 119180
238700 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Footprinting Principles 15 credits
Lifestyle Farming (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
189151 Principles of Soil Science 15 credits
P 247111
283201 Pasture and Crop Agronomy 15 credits
P 283101 or 120101 or 119120 R 171202
15 credits from
117254 Principles of Animal Science and Production 15 credits
P 194101 or 199101 or 119154 or 117152
284201 Horticultural Production Systems 15 credits
P 119120 or 284101
15 credits from
1173xx
2833xx
2843xx
Livestock Improvement (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (45 credits from)
117254 Principles of Animal Science and Production 15 credits
P 194101 or 199101 or 119154 or 117152
117345 Genetics for Livestock Improvement 15 credits
P One of 117201, 117245 or 117254 or 203202
117371 Animal Production 15 credits
P One of 117201, 117202 or 117254
1177xx (15 credits from)
Natural Resource Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
115113 Economics for Business 15 credits
R 115106
178360 Environmental Economics 15 credits
188263 Introduction to Environmental Management 15 credits
P 121103
188363 Applied Environmental Management 15 credits
Pastoral Agriculture (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
117254 Principles of Animal Science and Production 15 credits
P 194101 or 199101 or 119154 or 117152
189151 Principles of Soil Science 15 credits
P 247111
283201 Pasture and Crop Agronomy 15 credits
P 283101 or 120101 or 119120 R 171202
283301 Pasture Production and Practice 15 credits
P 283201
Plant Protection (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (45 credits from)
283311 Controlling Weeds 15 credits
P 119120 or 120101 or 171102 or 283101 R 171385
285201 Understanding Plant Protection 15 credits
P 119120 or 120101 or 283101 or 284101 R 171284
285301 Controlling Plant Pests and Diseases 15 credits
P 171284 or 171202 or 283201 or 285201 R 171387
15 credits from
283201 Pasture and Crop Agronomy 15 credits
P 283101 or 120101 or 119120 R 171202
284201 Horticultural Production Systems 15 credits
P 119120 or 284101
Production Horticulture (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
284201 Horticultural Production Systems 15 credits
P 119120 or 284101
284301 Horticultural Crop Development & Yield 15 credits
P 284201
284342 Horticultural Productivity and Quality 15 credits
P 120217 or 284201
Ruminant Nutrition (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
117254 Principles of Animal Science and Production 15 credits
P 194101 or 199101 or 119154 or 117152
117342 Animal Nutrition 15 credits
P 117254
117761 Ruminant Livestock Feeding 15 credits
P 117342 or 117371 or 117381
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
Rural Banking (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (45 credits from)
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
119381 Decision-Making in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119281
119382 Opportunity Analysis in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119381
1272xx (15 credits from)
Rural Valuation (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
119231 Agricultural and Horticultural Infrastructure 15 credits
R 138382, 218274, 138331
119382 Opportunity Analysis in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119381
127356 Rural Valuation 15 credits
P 127242 or 127255
15 credits from
127242 Introduction to Property Valuation 15 credits
R 127255
127255 Rural Valuation I 15 credits
R 127242
Value Chain Management (60 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses
112248 Food and Agribusiness Value Chains 15 credits
P 119180
112302 Food and Agribusiness Strategies 15 credits
P 112248
240263 Logistics Operations 15 credits
R 240261
240366 Global Logistics 15 credits
P 240260 or 240263 R 240261
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