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BSc (Hons) Horticulture

Get extensive experience through hands-on learning while discovering the science behind plants and their importance to our planet.

Course options

• 3 years full-time
• 4 years with foundation year
• 6-8 years part-time

Key facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: Writtle
• ENTRY: UCAS code: D410
• FEES:
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £16,700 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and assessment

Year 1

• Graduate, Professional Skills (15 credits)
• Principles of Sustainable Development (15 credits)
• Landscape Principles and Practice (30 credits)
• Biological Processes (15 credits)
• Climate Soils and Land Use (15 credits)
• Plant Propagation, Growth and Production (30 credits)
• Into ARU

Year 2

• Academic and Professional Development (30 credits)
• Political and Economic Contexts (15 credits)
• Environmental Management (15 credits)
• Plant Physiology (15 credits)
• Fresh Produce Production (15 credits)
• Arboriculture (15 credits) *
• Plants in Urban Environments (15 credits) *
• International Value Chain A (30 credits) *
• International Value Chain B (30 credits) *
• International Value Chain C (15 credits) *

Year 3

• Dissertation (30 credits)
• Natural Resource Management (15 credits)
• Community Horticulture (15 credits)
• Contemporary Urban Landscapes (15 credits)
• Crop Management and Technologies (15 credits)
• Global Trends in Production (15 credits)
• International Trade and Markets (15 credits)

Facilities

• Varied formal gardens with extensive plant collections
• The Postharvest Unit, which undertakes research and trials with commercial companies
• New state-of-the-art Superlab facilities on our Lordship campus
• Research and tropical glasshouses
• Our 150-hectare campus with its mixed working farm, which is home to crop fields, sheep, pigs and cattle

Careers

• Local authority parks officers
• Education officers with the Royal Horticultural Society and local authorities
• Technical officers in research establishments
• Field trial officers
• Journalists
• Self-employed landscape gardeners

Entry requirements

• 96 UCAS Tariff points
• 4 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English, Maths and Science
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University

Fees and paying for university

• Tuition fees and student loans for UK students (2025/26): £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• Tuition fees for international students (2025/26): £16,700 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• Part-time fee notes: If you choose to study this course part-time, the fee will be pro-rata according to the number of credits you study in each academic year. Fees may be subject to an annual increase.