| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This horticulture degree program emphasizes hands-on learning and scientific principles, providing students with extensive plant knowledge and practical experience through campus collections, excursions, and summer placements. The program covers a wide range of topics, from sustainable development to plant physiology, and prepares graduates for diverse careers in horticulture, including parks management, research, and landscape design. Assessment methods include case studies, essays, presentations, and a final dissertation.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This horticulture degree program provides extensive hands-on learning experiences, emphasizing the scientific principles behind plants and their importance to our planet. By studying this program, students will delve into the impact of horticulture and plants, accessing an extensive plant collection on campus, participating in excursions to parks and gardens, and gaining experience in commercial trial work. Furthermore, students are encouraged to undertake a summer placement during the course to enhance their practical skills and knowledge.
Outline:
Year 1
- Graduate, Professional Skills
- Principles of Sustainable Development
- Landscape Principles and Practice
- Biological Processes
- Climate Soils and Land Use
- Plant Propagation, Growth and Production
Year 2
- Academic and Professional Development
- Political and Economic Contexts
- Environmental Management
- Plant Physiology
- Fresh Produce Production
- One optional module (students can choose from: Arboriculture, Plants in Urban Environments, International Value Chain A, International Value Chain B, International Value Chain C)
Year 3
- Dissertation
- Natural Resource Management
- Community Horticulture
- Contemporary Urban Landscapes
- Crop Management and Technologies
- Global Trends in Production
- International Trade and Markets
Assessment:
Students' progress is assessed using various methods, including case study projects, laboratory reports, essays, technical reports, examinations (both multiple choice and essay questions), presentations (both individually and in small groups), practical assessments, debates, seminars, and the final dissertation.
Teaching:
The program utilizes a combination of face-to-face campus teaching and online learning systems. The number of contact hours varies depending on the course, and students can reach out for further information.
Careers:
Graduates of this horticulture program have a high employment rate within six months of graduating. They pursue diverse roles, such as local authority parks officers, education officers with the Royal Horticultural Society and local authorities, technical officers in research establishments, field trial officers, journalists, and self-employed landscape gardeners. The program's strong industry connections facilitate summer placement opportunities, allowing students to develop practical knowledge and employer-valued skills like communication and teamwork.
Tuition Fees and Payment Information:
UK students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)
- £9,250
International students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)
- £13,900
Additional course and living costs
- Safety wellingtons or safety boots (both steel toecaps)
- Hi-viz tabard
- Boiler suit/overalls (recommended)
- White lab coat
- Hand lens (recommended)
- Secateurs
- Gardening gloves (recommended)
- Scientific calculator
- Digital camera
- Laptop/device
- Pens and pencils
- Notebook or paper for note-taking
- Folders
Living at university
- Accommodation
- Bills
- Internet, mobile phone and calls
- Travel
- Food and drink
- Socialising and going out
- Study materials
Paying for uni: bursaries, sponsorship and working
- ARU scholarships and bursaries
- ARU Temps (campus employment bureau)