Agriculture, food and wine

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All our agriculture, food and wine degrees include internships and work placements so you can build first-hand experience in a range of industry settings.

Become one of our job-ready graduates. You will become confident in how your academic knowledge may be applied in a practical context.

Agriculture is an incredibly broad and diverse sector which offers multiple career opportunities and good job prospects for passionate young people. Interests as wide ranging as primary production, food and nutrition, biology, the environment, rural banking, plant science, wine, communications, consumer and sensory research, supply chain logistics, government policy, global economics and many more are covered by agriculture. Student internships may cover any related areas.

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Agriculture sciences

Areas of work experience can include: agribusiness, agricultural research, agricultural production (including farm experience) and related industries such as rural communication, food processing, veterinary, livestock, wildlife and natural resource management.

We want to be as flexible as possible in the delivery of this program to fit in with the needs of both the employers and interns. So, it is possible to take internships either as block periods during non-teaching periods; or day-a-week during semester fitting in around scheduled courses; or as weekend work.

Food and nutrition

Our food and nutrition science program gives you practical industry experience, providing you with an opportunity to put into practice some of the skills and knowledge gained throughout your degree. You can choose between industry and research placement options in food science or nutrition and health organisations.

Viticulture and oenology

Our viticulture and oenology program provides you with industry experience during your third year of studies. You will have the opportunity to experience, observe and acquire an understanding of the major unit processes involved in winemaking and viticulture.

Completed during vintage, you will gain first-hand experience in the production environments of the wine industry. The course will enable you to gain a working understanding of a winery and vineyard and their management systems and structures.

You’ll also gain:

Winery focused experience: grape receival and weighbridge, grape and juice processing, fermentation and post fermentation operations, cellar management and quality control procedures.

Vineyard focused experience: soil, irrigation, pests and diseases, canopy management, pruning, harvest and vine monitoring.