Muresk Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture, Government of WA

1926 Animal Husbandry

1942-1945 CLOSED due to WWll

1962 introduction of a 2 yr Diploma of Agriculture

Muresk Agricultural College
W.A. Institute of Technology

Focus on Farm Management
Diploma of Agriculture moves towards becoming a tertiary level course

1970 Tertiary level Associate Diploma in Farm Management, with one year farm practice to be completed prior to enrolment in two years of formal study

1971 Women admitted to study at Muresk Agricultural College

1977 Equine Stud Management stream added to the Associate Diploma course

1977 Australia’s first agribusiness degree introduced by Muresk; a tertiary level Bachelor of Business (Agriculture) introduced

1981 Bachelor of Arts (Rural Journalism)

Muresk Institute of Agriculture,

a branch of Curtin University of Technology

Post graduate offering of a Graduate Diploma in Landcare and a Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness
1994 Introduction of Muresk’s four year Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Horticulture (taught at Bentley campus)

1995 First postgraduate research students at Master’s and PhD level

1997 Two year Associate Diploma in Viticulture introduced, taught at Bentley campus

1997 Bachelor of Science (Aquaculture & Seafood Science), taught from Bentley campus

1999 Bachelor of Science (Viticulture & Oenology), taught at Bentley campus

2001 A change in name and focus of Muresk’s undergraduate courses:

two year Associate Degree in Agribusiness;

three-year Bachelor of Agribusiness with majors in aquaculture, aquatic resources, farm management, horticultural management and agribusiness marketing; and the option of a fourth-year honours program or professional graduate year, and, development of Muresk’s first double degree in partnership with Curtin’s School of Public Health – a four-year Bachelor of Agribusiness [Marketing], Bachelor of Science [Food Technology]

Research students – 23 PhD and Masters by research students

Muresk Institute

Division of Resources and Environment

Curtin University

Postgraduate:
PhD

Master of Rural Technology [by research]

Master of Rural Management [by research]

Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness

Graduate Diploma in Landcare

Graduate Diploma in Wine Business Management

Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness

Graduate Certificate in Landcare

Graduate Certificate in Wine Business Management

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Agribusiness [Marketing]

Bachelor of Agribusiness [Aquaculture]

Bachelor of Agribusiness [Horticultural Management]

Bachelor of Agribusiness [Farm Management]

Bachelor of Science [Resource Management of Fisheries]

[All the above incorporate an Honours program in fourth year of the degree].

Bachelor of Science [Aquaculture and Seafood Science]

[Stand alone fourth year Honours program]

 Bachelor of Science [Viticulture and Oenology]

Associate Degree in Agriculture

Associate Degree in Viticulture