Master of Biosecurity (MBiosec) Postgraduate Program By Murdoch University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Tuitionfee

49,980 AUDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Agriculture and ForestryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Biosecurity is a growing field of activity which involved in agriculture, the environment and international and domestic trade. This growth is driven by the need to maintain agricultural and environmental integrity in a world where global trade and human movement mean that exotic organisms pose a major ongoing threat. The management of these threats is the central topic of biosecurity and with a continuum of activities involving risk analysis, quarantine and surveillance to stop the entry of exotic organisms, rapid emergency response in the event of an exotic incursion, and then the management of pest organisms if they become permanently establish and start impacting trade. Upon completing this course, graduates are eligible to apply for membership to societies such as the Australian Entomological Society, the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, the Ecological Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, the Australian Society of Horticultural Sciences and the Society for Risk Analysis.

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Biosecurity is a growing field of activity which involved in agriculture, the environment and international and domestic trade. This growth is driven by the need to maintain agricultural and environmental integrity in a world where global trade and human movement mean that exotic organisms pose a major ongoing threat. The management of these threats is the central topic of biosecurity and with a continuum of activities involving risk analysis, quarantine and surveillance to stop the entry of exotic organisms, rapid emergency response in the event of an exotic incursion, and then the management of pest organisms if they become permanently establish and start impacting trade. Upon completing this course, graduates are eligible to apply for membership to societies such as the Australian Entomological Society, the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, the Ecological Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, the Australian Society of Horticultural Sciences and the Society for Risk Analysis.

Admission requirements

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Completion of an AQF level 7 qualification, in the plant, food, ecological, environmental or animal sciences or an equivalent field as determined by the Academic Chair, or the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Plant Biosecurity.

Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

25,485 AUD
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International Students

49,980 AUD
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