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Agriculture, environment, and sciences residential schools


Residential schools give you the chance to take part in practical learning, attend face-to-face classes, use campus facilities, and connect with staff and fellow students. Depending on your course, they may be mandatory, highly recommended, or optional.

Please note that some classes listed in the tables may not be available for enrolment in certain teaching periods.

Course code  Course name  Attendance requirement Campus   Dates
ENV2902  Hydraulics Practice  Mandatory  Toowoomba  RS01   Mon 9 - Fri 13 February, 2026 

Course code  Course name  Attendance requirement Campus   Dates
AGR1101  Animal Health, Welfare and Behaviour Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Tues 24 - Thurs 26 March, 2026 
AGR1104 Farm Safety and Operations 1 Mandatory Toowoomba RS 01 Mon 13 - Fri 17 April, 2026
AGR2104  Farm Safety and Operations 2
Mandatory Toowoomba RS 01 Mon 20 - Fri 24 April, 2026
AGR2201  Animal Production Systems Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 15 - Fri 17 April, 2026
AGR3202 Animal Reproduction Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 6 - Fri 8 May, 2026
BIO1101 Biology 1 Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Tues 31 March - Thurs 2 April, 2026 
BIO3820 Food Microbiology Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 4 - Fri 6 March, 2026
CHE1110 Chemistry 1 Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Tues 14 - Thurs 16 Apr, 2026
FAB2810  Food and Beverage Chemistry and Microbiology Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01
Tues 10 - Fri 13 April 2026 
FAB2830 Food and Beverage Processing Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 4 - Fri 6 March, 2026
FAB3810  Physical and Sensory Analysis of Food and Beverage  Highly recommended  Toowoomba
RS 01  Wed 4 - Fri 6 March, 2026
PHY2300  Modern Physics  Mandatory  Toowoomba  RS01 Mon 30 Mar - Thurs 2 April 2026
REN3103  Applied Terrestrial Ecology Mandatory Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 1 - Thurs 2 April, 2026
REN3104 Applied Freshwater Ecology Mandatory Toowoomba RS 01 Mon 30 - Tues 31 March, 2026
WAT1101  Introduction to Water Science Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Tues 31 March - Thurs 2 April, 2026
WLF1101  Management of Wildlife Highly recommended Toowoomba RS 01 Wed 11 - Thurs 12 March, 2026

Course code  Course name  Attendance requirement Campus   Dates
AGC2312  Agriculture Engineering Operations and Maintenance Project
Mandatory Toowoomba  RS01  Mon 13 - Fri 17 July, 2026
AGC3314 Agriculture Engineering Sustainable Systems Project  Mandatory Toowoomba RS01 To be announced
AGR2202  Instrumentation and Automation in Agriculture
Mandatory Toowoomba RS01 Mon 13 - Thurs 16 July, 2026 
AGR2203  Animal Nutrition Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Mon 13 - Thurs 16 July, 2026  
AGR2304 Plant Breeding Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Tues 18 - Thurs 20 August, 2026
AGR3302  Sensors and Technology in Animal Production Highly recommended  Toowoomba RS01 Wed 12 - Fri 14 August, 2026
AGR3903 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 2 Mandatory Toowoomba RS01  Mon 13 - Fri 17 July, 2026
AGR3905  Agricultural Engineering Practice
Mandatory  Toowoomba  RS01 Mon 13 - Fri 17 July, 2026 
AGR6004  Advanced Plant Production Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Wed 22 - Fri 24 July, 2026
AGR6005 Advanced Animal Production Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Wed 22 - Fri 24 July, 2026
BIO2202  Plant Physiology Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Thurs 16 - Sat 18 July, 2026
BIO3207 Cell and Molecular Biology 2 Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Wed 8 - Fri 10 July, 2026
BIO3318 Plant Microbe Interactions Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Wed 29 - Fri 31 July, 2026
CHE2120 Chemistry 2 Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Tues 14 - Thurs 16 July, 2026
ENV2902  Hydraulics Practice  Mandatory  Toowoomba  RS01   To be announced 
FAB3820  Food and Beverage Quality Assurance Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 To be announced

Course code  Course name  Attendance requirement Campus/location   Dates
AGC3315  Professional Agriculture Engineer Innovation Project Mandatory  Toowoomba  RS01   Mon 9 - Fri 13 November, 2026 
BIO2100  The Australian Biota Highly recommended Toowoomba RS01 Wed 25 - Fri 27 November, 2026
IDK2203  Indigenous Environmental Perspectives and Knowledge  Mandatory  Toowoomba RS01 Tues 6 - Fri 9 October, 2026
PHY3304  Photonics  Mandatory  Toowoomba RS01 To be announced 
REN2201  Ecological Methods Mandatory Toowoomba RS01 To be announced
WLF1201  Field Skills for Wildlife, Game and Pest Management Mandatory Toowoomba RS01  Mon 26 - Fri 30 October, 2026
WLF2201  Vertebrate Pests and Biosecurity
Highly recommended
Toowoomba  RS01 Thurs 15 - Fri 16 October, 2026
WLF3201  Captive Wildlife Management
Highly recommended  Toowoomba RS01 Thurs 26 - Fri 27 November, 2026

Course code  Course name  Attendance requirement Campus   Dates
AGR2109 Practical Investigations in Agricultural Technology  Mandatory Toowoomba RS01 Tues 17 - Thurs 19 March, 2026 
Tues 2 - Thurs 4 June, 2026
Tues 15 - Thurs 17 September, 2026 

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