VCE Agriculture & Horticulture
Subject Overview
VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies explores sustainable farming and plant production in real-world economic, environmental, and social contexts. Ideal for students interested in agriculture, horticulture, or land management and keen to engage in hands-on outdoor learning.
Unit 1 & 2
In Unit 1 & 2 you will:
- Consider the uses of land in Australia as a source of food and fibre
- Describe trends and movements in Australian agriculture and horticulture
- Justify selection of plants and animals for agricultural and/or horticultural practices
- Explain challenges and issues in plant production and analyse proposed solutions
- Explain basic animal genetics
- Analyse conditions for agricultural and/or horticultural practices through practical tasks
Unit 3 & 4
In Unit 3 & 4 you will:
- Discuss the role of technology innovation in agricultural and horticultural industries
- Explain current research into challenges faced by Australia’s food industries
- Discuss prevention and control for common agricultural and/or horticultural pests
- Explain principles of sustainable land management
- Investigate marketing and communications strategies to promote Australian food
- Identify types of environmental degradation
Types of Assessment
- Practical tasks
- Written reports
- Case study analysis
- Research inquiry
- Response to an issue
Class Activities
- Practical activities
- Excursions
- Investigations
- Experiments
- Group activities and Research activities
Careers that may link to this subject area
- Agricultural Scientist
- Ecologist
- Fire Fighter
- Geographer
- Landscape Architect
- Park Ranger
- Surveyor
- Teacher
- Tourism Officer