Explore the life of plants on these highly vocational and practical courses. Based on understanding and interpreting the landscape around us, they explore horticultural production and growing, along with the principles of plant and soil science. Horticulture is a diverse subject area that covers plant and soil science; commercial crop production; ornamental flower and plant growing; landscape and garden design; and green-space management.

Why choose this course?

• You will benefit from the modern glasshouse complex situated on campus, alongside historic gardens and the country estate.
• Guest speakers will also hold workshops and activities to showcase the career opportunities available to you.
• You will have the opportunity to become proficient in surveying a site for development, and plotting data both by hand and using AutoCAD (Computer Aided Design).
• This course can provide progression onto the one year BSc (Hons) Horticulture (final year top-up) degree.
• Brackenhurst campus is home to an entrepreneurial cut-flower business called the Flower Pod, run by the Southwell Care Project and supported by student and staff volunteers.

Graduates of this course go on to a wide range of careers including:

• technologist
• landscape management
• garden design
• self-employed roles
• horticultural therapist
• historic landscape management
• green space adviser
• agronomist.