Global Food and Agricultural Business

The Global Food and Agricultural Business (GFAB) postgraduate programs enable students to develop the conceptual and practical skills necessary for careers in food businesses and agribusiness.

The selection of courses enable students to gain fundamental competencies, while at the same time providing the flexibility to tailor their program to their individual background and career objectives. For example, students may focus on specific interests from value chain management or marketing to natural resource issues or agricultural policy analysis.

Career Opportunities

Students are trained for careers in the increasingly complex and diverse local, national, and global value chain networks, including food retailers, food processors, banks and financial agencies, agricultural consultancy services, research centres, input suppliers and both government and non-government organizations.

Potential careers

Advertising / Wine Promoter, Management Consultant, Manager / Business Management, Market Researcher, Marketing - Agriculture, Food & Wine, Bioinformatics, Retail, Export / Import trade, Statistician, Government Officer, Government or Corporate Policy Adviser, International Trade or Business Analyst

The Masters program includes 6, 3-unit foundation courses (3 courses in Global Food Studies and 3 courses in the School of Business/Commerce/Economics). The program also includes a 12 unit applied research project and 6 elective courses that make up the remaining course requirements.

Students can choose and complete specific courses which allow them to specialize in a major area (e.g. Marketing, Management, Trade Policy and Applied Finance) or choose a more general program.

Core courses to the value of 9 units

• AGRIBUS 7055 Global Food and Agricultural Markets

• AGRIBUS 7054 Global Food and Agricultural Policy Analysis

• AGRIBUS 7057 Trends and Issues in the World Food System

Three courses to the value of 9 units selected among the following:

• MARKETNG 7005 Fundamentals of Marketing

• COMMERCE 7033 Quantitative Methods

• COMMGMT 7008 Management Practice

• CORPFIN 7005 Principles of Finance

• INTBUS 7500 Fundamentals of International Business

• TRADE 7005 Agriculture and Food in International Trade

Elective courses to the value of 18 units chosen from courses offered in the following postgraduate programs:

Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business

Master of Commerce

Master of Trade and Development

Master of Applied Economics

Candidates may include, within those courses presented to qualify for a coursework award, other graduate level courses, subject to the approval of the Program Adviser

Research project (12 units)

All candidates shall complete one of the following courses:

• AGRIBUS 7050A/B Research Project in Agribusiness P/T

• or

• AGRIBUS 7058 Global Food & Agric Business Research Project

Domestic applicantsGraduate entry only. A completed three-year Bachelors degree or equivalent.International applicantsGraduate entry only Prerequisites Relevant Bachelor degree or equivalent with high level of academic achievement eg: Economics, Business, Agriculture, Animal Science, Environmental Studies, International Studies. Equivalent Scores IELTS Overall 6Reading 5,5Listening 5,5Speaking 6Writing 6 English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6

Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships Name of Scholarship

• Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Research Scholarship

• Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust

• Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship

• AFUW (SA) Scholarships & Bursaries

• The AR Riddle Grant

• AustCham China Scholarship Program

• Australian Psychological Society Bursaries for Postgraduate Psychology Students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Descent

• The University of Adelaide Student Industry Partnerships

• The Charlie Bell Scholarship for Future Leaders

• Covidien Master of Minimally Invasive Surgery Scholarships

• Cowan Overseas Travelling Scholarships

• The Denis Harwood Entrepreneurial Scholarship

• Department of Education and Child Development Professional Experience Scholarships

• Department of Education and Child Development New Beginnings Scholarships

• The Doris West Scholarship

• The Elizabeth Keam AM Master of Nursing Science Scholarship

• Grosset Gaia Fund Postgraduate Scholarship

• The Marcos Andreas Agapitos Michael Scholarship in Architecture

• The Mason Family Scholarship in the Communication of Science

• Smolicz Award Language Teaching Scholarship

• The Trevor Prescott Scholarship

• Water Research Australia Scholarships

• Winifred E Preedy Postgraduate Bursary