Horticulture with Plantsmanship HND

HND

In Glasgow

£ 1001-2000

Description

  • Type

    HND

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Horticulture with Plantsmanship course is delivered jointly by SRUC and The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and allows you to specialise in the area of horticulture known as ‘plantsmanship’, which can be defined as a ‘knowledge of the diversity of plants and their cultivation’.
Delivered jointly by SRUC and The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), this course is strongly focused on ‘plantsmanship’ — the area of horticulture that covers knowledge of the diversity of plants and their cultivation. It also provides a good understanding of other aspects of horticulture and plant science, integrating the management of plant collections with knowledge of plant distribution, classification, diversity, structure, identification, recognition and cultivation. 

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Location

Start date

Glasgow (Glasgow City)
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Start date

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Horticulture
  • Cultivation
  • Botanic gardens
  • Designing
  • Systematics
  • Horticulture of botanic gardens
  • Managing Plant Collections
  • Landscape Design History
  • Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology

Course programme

What Will I Learn

Year one consists of the HNC Horticulture. In year two, you will specialise in subjects relating to the horticulture of botanic gardens by studying modules including Plant Classification and Systematics, Designing and Managing Plant Collections, Landscape Design History, Ecology and Conservation.

How Will I Learn

You will have your own garden plot in year one and undertake a specialist project in an area of particular interest to you in year two. Extensive work experience in a range of sections of the gardens at RBGE is undertaken in year one.

Progression Opportunities

Upon successful completion of this course, students may apply to join year three of SRUC’s BSc/BSc (Hons) Horticulture or BSc/BSc (Hons) Horticulture with Plantsmanship.

Horticulture with Plantsmanship HND

£ 1001-2000