Diversify your skills with a career in
Agriculture and environment
Join the growing industries that shape the earth. Combine the dirt under your fingernails with data on your device at our digital farm. Monitor endangered species in our wetlands. Perfect your palate in the winery. And learn alongside researchers and industry partners finding new ways to reduce drought, improve soil, conserve our natural heritage and combat climate change.
The land is in our blood. Charles Sturt University's agricultural education history dates back 120 years. And today, we're working at the forefront of making agriculture sustainable and the environment resilient. Play your part at Australia's first carbon neutral university.
At Charles Sturt you can create a world worth living in. Let's do it together.
Our agribusiness courses will take you a long way. In your studies you'll journey across the supply chain – from the materials used to create biological goods to the retailers that get those products to consumers. So when you graduate you can work at the local, national or global level.
The UN predicts food production needs to double by 2050 to feed us all. But it has to be sustainable and equitable. We need new ways of doing things. Take your place in the future of farming with an agriculture degree from the university where agricultural innovation is second nature.
Step up to the challenge of changing how we think, farm, produce and consume, to protect our planet – and ourselves. Study climate change or sustainability to understand what's at stake, what we need to do and create innovative ideas to help forge a brighter future.
The natural world needs you – to think big and find with new ways to manage and protect it. Study an environment degree or wildlife course with Charles Sturt and you'll be ready to make a difference – from protecting vulnerable ecosystems to saving endangered species.
From seed science to designing green public spaces, find your niche in the horticulture industry. You could use plant ecosystems to grow more food. To bring beauty into people's lives. To encourage wildlife or improve air quality. Study horticulture and grow a rewarding career.
If you're looking for a career in wine, you're in the right place. Viticulture and oenology run through our veins. Whether you have a taste for the terroir of vineyards, a nose for wine making, or an eye for a marketing opportunity, our wine courses will set you up for success.