Mountainview High School Mountainview High School

Level 3 Agriculture & Horticulture

13AGR
Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Level 3 Agriculture & Horticulture is a mixture of practical and research based assessments. University Entrance is also available as Level 3 Agribusiness, if 14 or more Agribusiness Achievements Standard credits are gained. The course is a fully internally assessed. The course focuses on various aspects of Agricultural Horticultural Science and Business Studies. There are two Agriculture Achievements Standards available but these do not count towards UE.



As part of the Agribusiness course Students will study bio-security and analyse the potential problems this could cause for a local Agribusiness.  The Agricultural investigation investigates sensory attributes of local primary product.  Students will discover what a producer can do to ensure that they are producing a product that the consumer wants.  The financing unit gives students an understanding of what finance is required to operate within the primary sector.  Adding value to primary products is one way that producers and manufacturers ensure that they are producing a product that the consumer wants to purchase while also adding making money.  The value added unit analyses how innovation is used to add value to products. 

 



There is no requirement for having taken Level One or Two Agriculture. For more information please see Miss Talbot.




Subject Areas:

Science


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Career Pathways

Agricultural Technician, Arborist, Farmer/Farm Manager, Biosecurity Officer, Butcher, Farm Assistant, Science Technician, Forest Manager, Forestry and Logging Worker, Forestry Scientist, Groundsperson