The School of Agriculture and Food Sciences have undertaken a review of the external mode of study for the Bachelor of Equine Science program, and have made the difficult decision to discontinue external enrolment into this program from 2022. 

A teach out plan has been created to ensure exsiting students can continue to complete the program externally over the course of the next 6 years (2022 - 2026).

For further information please refer to 'Last Year External Mode Offered' tab and the 'Part-time study planner' tab to plan your remanining enrolment. 

Note: courses will continue to be offered internally after the last year of the external offering.

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Further information and advice is available by contacting the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences (safs@enquire.uq.edu.au).

Last Year External Mode Offered

External Mode Last Offered in 2022

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2022:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
AGRC1021 Biological Concepts & Plant Science Yes
ANIM1006 Fundamentals of Equine Science Yes

External Mode Last Offered in 2023

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2023:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
AGRC1023 Applied Mathematics & Statistics No
ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology Yes
CHEM1004 Chemistry Yes

External Mode Last Offered in 2024

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2024:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
AGRC2001 Agricultural Biochemistry Yes
AGRC2013 Agricultural Microbiology & Gene Technology Yes
ANIM2039 Equine Breeding & Stud Management Yes

External Mode Last Offered in 2025

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2025:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
ANIM2021 Animal Environmental Physiology Yes
ANIM2024 Equine Behaviour & Performance Yes
ANIM2057 Applied Animal Physiology Yes

External Mode Last Offered in 2026

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2026:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
ANIM3006 Animal Health & Epidemiology Yes
ANIM3030 Equine Nutrition & Health Yes
ANIM3039 Equine Exercise & Rehabilitation Yes

External Mode Last Offered in 2027

The following BEqSc Compulsory Core courses extenal mode will be last offered in 2027:

Course Code and Name Residential School Required
AGRC3006 Pasture Science & Management No
ANIM3046 Animal Breeding & Genetics No

Students completing the Bachelor of Equine Science externally must enrol part-time, due to residential school requirements.

Residential schools run in each mid-semester break.

Year 1

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 6 units
AGRC1021 Biological Concepts & Plant Science ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology
  ANIM1006 Fundamentals of Equine Science
Elective courses - choose 2 units
2 units program electives or general electives Students should only complete the 4 units of compulsory core courses in Semester 2.

Year 2

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units
Students should only complete the 4 units of elective courses in Semester 1. AGRC1023 Applied Mathematics & Statistics
CHEM1004 Chemistry
Elective courses - choose 4 units
4 units program electives or general electives Students should only complete the 4 units of compulsory core courses in Semester 2.

 Year 3

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 8 units
AGRC2001 Agricultural Biochemistry ANIM2039 Equine Breeding & Stud Management
ANIM2057 Applied Animal Physiology AGRC2013 Agricultural Microbiology & Gene Technology

Year 4

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units
ANIM2024 Equine Behaviour & Performance ANIM2021 Animal Environmental Physiology
Elective courses - choose 4 units
2 units program electives or general electives 2 units program electives or general electives

Year 5

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 6 units
ANIM3039 Equine Exercise & Rehabilitation ANIM3006 Animal Health & Epidemiology
  ANIM3030 Equine Nutrition & Health
Elective courses - choose 2 units
2 units program electives or general electives Students should only complete the 4 units of compulsory core courses in Semester 2.

Year 6

Semester 1 and Semester 2 course options
Semester 1 (February - June) Semester 2 (July - November)
Compulsory core courses - complete 4 units
ANIM3046 Animal Breeding & Genetics AGRC3006 Pasture Science
Elective courses - choose 4 units
2 units program electives or general electives 2 units program electives or general electives