Massey Diploma in Agriculture (Level 5)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
This course provides students with knowledge and appreciation of pasture and crop production and management; animal production, health and management; soil management; farm engineering and mechanisation; financial; business and marketing management; communication skills and personnel management.
This diploma is available full-time and is ideal for students who want to further their knowledge and agriculture career. This programme offers a pathway to either degree level study or management opportunities. In addition, it allows students to take advantage of new technological developments and farming ventures.
Students will explore agricultural topics in depth through clasroom activities, guest speakers, field trips, industry workshops and some practical applications.
Students will develop knowledge, skills and attitude to manage farms in a changing social, economic and technological environment. They can be found on farms, in rural-support industries and pursuing further education.
- Farm Management A
- Computing and Communication
- Plant Husbandry
- Soils and Soil Management
- Farm Management B
- Livestock Production
- Plant and Animal Health
- Engineering
Content includes:
- Farm and Industry Studies
- Animal Production and Health
- Soil Productivity
- Pasture and Crop Production
- Farm Management
- Animal Production
- Farm Production Systems
- Agriculture Engineering
OPTIONAL
The Community Course to train dogs, Dogs - working, agility is available
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.