Advanced Diploma in Agriculture - Animal Husbandry

This comprehensive diploma builds a core foundation in animal anatomy and physiology, pasture and farm management, and workplace health and safety, along with two research projects and a workshop module. From there, an extensive list of electives lets you specialise in almost any area of animal husbandry, from dairy, beef and poultry to horse care, animal breeding and animal welfare. Suitable for those seeking a genuinely deep, wide ranging qualification in animal husbandry and farm management.

DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY COURSE Become an Agriculture Industry Professional. With the emergence of developing nations like China and India, world demand for agricultural produce is likely to continue growing at a rapid rate throughout the 21st century. With increasing demand, the likely need for skilled and knowledgeable farm industry professionals is looking bright for decades to come. As long as people continue to need food; this is an industry that is likely to boom. This course is in many respects a cutting edge study program, offering opportunities to study things that mainstream agriculture often does not offer. This school is continuing to watch the industry and develop new study options to build into this course, quickly, and in response to rapid changes which are a feature of today's world. ACS Student Comment: Yes [the course was a valuable learning experience]. It is providing me with new insights and development beyond my former knowledge of this subject. It also provides me with a proper basic knowledge to pursue my dreams in this career path. Arnold Taen, Netherlands - Diploma in Animal Management Total Duration 2500 hours Core Modules These modules provide foundation knowledge in both practical and theoretical farming of animals. Workshops and Research projects are normally undertaken during the second half of the course. Animal Anatomy And Physiology (Animal Husbandry I ) BAG101 Farm Management BAG104 Pasture Management BAG212 Research Project I BGN102 Research Project II BGN201 Workplace Health & Safety VBS103 Workshop I BGN103 Stream Modules Studied alongside the core modules, these modules provide a specific but broad foundation in animal husbandry. Animal Health Care VAG100 Animal Feed & Nutrition (Animal Husbandry III) BAG202 Animal Health (Animal Husbandry II) BAG201 Animal Breeding BAG301 Soil Management (Agriculture) BAG103 Agricultural Marketing BAG304 Sustainable Agriculture BAG215 Elective Modules In addition to the core modules, students study any 11 of the following modules. These provide an opportunity for each student to customise a large part of their studies and differentiate themselves from other students. Natural Health Care for Animals BAG218 Diagnosing Animal Diseases BAG219 Beef Cattle BAG206 Calf Rearing BAG207 Dairy Cattle BAG205 Pigs BAG209 Poultry BAG208 Sheep BAG210 Goat Production BAG223 Horse Care I BAG102 Horse Care II BAG204 Horse Care III BAG302 Breeding Horses BAG307 Animal Behaviour BAG203 Aquaculture BAG211 Mariculture -Marine Aquaculture BAG220 Dog Care BAG105 Animal Welfare BAG224 Agronomy BAG306 Biochemistry I (Animal and Human) BSC103 Business Studies BBS101 Carpentry BSS100 Engineering I - Machinery & Equipment BSC105 Instructional Skills BGN101 Engineering II - Engineering Applications BSC205 Irrigation -Agricultural Irrigation BAG213 Permaculture Systems BHT201 Workshop II BGN203 Organic Farming BAG305 Refrigerating Farm Produce BAG225 Forage Management BAG226 __________________________________________________________________________ Developing a Career The decisions you make today will affect the opportunities you create for yourself tomorrow. There are an infinite number of choices which a person can make about their career path; and an infinite number of paths you can set yourself on. Some paths may take you to a desirable place; while others might not. Some paths are easier to get onto than others. The thing that many people do not appreciate is that most paths have many different entry points. It is often easier to jump from an undesirable path to a more desirable path than to get onto a desirable path when you are on no pathway at all. The first and most important step in finding a satisfying career path is to get started in the workplace. Get a job, any job, as soon as you can. It doesn’t matter too much what your first job is. It might be delivering pizzas or newspapers, working in an animal shelter or mowing lawns. It doesn’t even need to be paid. It can be a volunteer job. If you are studying at secondary school or university, still try to do some part time work at the same time. An education is always important, but the majority of people who study something will end up working in something different to what they studied. Even doing volunteer work or starting a small business while you are a student can have a major effect upon your prospects after you complete your studies. Sometimes it is easier to get experience when you are young and not highly qualified, than when you are older and highly qualified. Experience and learning acquired through part time employment are often just as impressive to a future employer as the qualification you are studying. Either one without the other may put you in a less advantageous position in the future. Once you have a job keep looking for opportunities to improve your situation, whether in the existing job, or by moving on to something different. You will learn skills in every job you do, even if they are not skills you recognise at the time. As you progress through your career you will build on your skill set and develop new skills. Even if you change career you will often still be able to draw on skills you have developed in a different career, just in a different context. For example, if you start working in farm management you may develop skills in dealing with people which may later be applied to a job in agricultural marketing. If you start working as a veterinary assistant you may develop knowledge and skills that could help with care of animals on a farm, later in your career. WHAT NEXT? Register to Study -Go to panel toward top of this page (right column) or Get Advice -Use our FREE COUNSELLING SERVICE to contact a tutor CLICK TO CONTACT US