Key Info
Learning Area Horticulture, Floristry & Arboriculture
Delivery Mode Part-time
Duration 6 Years
Institution Code C78
Course Code 10009-EDN-22
Dates & Locations
Course Type University
Location Eden Project
Start Date 12/09/2022
Horticulture is a modern, professional vocation that influences our environment, how we eat, how we relax, our health, life expectancy and well-being. This programme is based at the world renowned Eden Project in Cornwall and has been designed specifically to allow you to explore many aspects of horticulture including applied science, crop production and sustainability. The programme will provide you with the skills and experience to prepare for an interesting, exciting and rewarding career which embraces tradition, technology and innovation.
Both the programme of study and the student experience are greatly enhanced through the collaboration between Cornwall College and the Eden Project. The range of resources including Eden's own plant collections, growing environments, nursery and dedicated teaching facilities, coupled with the nationally renowned micro-propagation research facility, provide a world-class platform from which this exciting and stimulating programme will be delivered.
You will quickly become integrated within the Eden Project and, in addition to attending the carefully designed taught modules, will have the opportunity to apply, develop and reflect upon a wide range of practical skills by participating in activities in the tropical and Mediterranean biomes, the outdoor garden and nursery crop production facility. As well as benefiting from working alongside Eden's skilled and specialist horticulturalists, you will also undertake a work placement within another commercial enterprise.
In the final year of your study you will undertake a piece of novel research, for which it is encouraged to make full use of the available facilities to explore industry-related issues, that will enhance your CV on successful completion of the course.
This unique combination of scientific study and practical opportunity set in an intellectually stimulating and friendly environment, will inspire you to develop a successful career in the future.
What You Will Learn
Indicative Module Year 1:
Personal & Employability Skills Development
Soil Science & Plant Nutrition
Introduction to Botany
Plant Use in the Landscape
Applied Horticultural Practices (including work placement)
Classification & Taxonomy
Indicative Module Year 2:
Ethnobotany
Plant Growth & Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Production & Propagation (including work placement)
Plant Pathology
Research Methods
Indicative Module Year 3:
Honours Project
The Contemporary Horticultural Environment
Sustainable Horticultural Enterprises
Plant Conservation & Collections
Advanced Ethnobotany
Entry Requirements
Progression
MSc/PhD at University of Plymouth and other academic institutions
Possible Careers:
Horticultural Consultant
Commercial Crop Producer (Fruit and Vegetables)
Nursery Stock Producer
Specialist Propagator
Commercial Glasshouse Manager
Cut Flower Producer
Horticultural Produce Retail Manager
Estate Garden Manager
Municipal Parks and Gardens Manager
Horticultural Scientist/Researcher
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