Secondary Agriculture Education, Major (0362)
- Effective from: Autumn 2025
- Western Sydney University Major Code: 0362
Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No
The Secondary Agriculture Education Major will provide students with 60 credit points of Agriculture discipline knowledge and 20 credit points of Agriculture pedagogy and curriculum knowledge. Together with completion of subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), this Major will enable students to meet requirements to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) with the Agriculture teaching area. The Secondary Agriculture Education Major will span the Foundation and Development phases of the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), enabling students to develop strong pedagogical content knowledge, an understanding of evidence-based pedagogies, and skills in using assessment and feedback to guide and enhance student learning.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury Campus | Internal | SecondaryEnquiries@westernsydney.edu.au |
Major Structure
- Please note: Subjects that are part of the majors are subject to availability. Students may need to travel to different campuses to complete some of these subjects.
Students must successfully complete 80 credit points as follows.
Start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| AGRI 1011 | Introduction to Agrifood | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Spring session | ||
| AGRI 1003 | Animal Science | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| EART 2004 | Soils and Substrates | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Spring session | ||
| HORT 2003 | Plant Production | 10 |
| Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Spring session | ||
| TEAC 3060 | Technological & Applied Studies Curriculum 7-10 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| TEAC 4027 | Agriculture & Food Technology Curriculum 11-12 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Mid-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring session | Credit Points | |
| AGRI 1003 | Animal Science | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| AGRI 1011 | Introduction to Agrifood | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| HORT 2003 | Plant Production | 10 |
| Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| EART 2004 | Soils and Substrates | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| TEAC 3060 | Technological & Applied Studies Curriculum 7-10 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| Select one Alternate subject (from the pool of alternate subjects listed below) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| TEAC 4027 | Agriculture & Food Technology Curriculum 11-12 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 10 | |
| Total Credit Points | 80 | |
Alternate Subjects
Students complete two of the following Level 3 subjects:
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HORT 3002 | Protected Cropping Technology | 10 |
| AGRI 3005 | Animal Production | 10 |
| AGRI 3009 | Agricultural Technology | 10 |
| BIOS 3036 | Agricultural Biosecurity | 10 |