Horticulture Degrees

Horticulture Degrees

ACS offers two options for a horticulture degree:

Option 1. RHS Master of Horticulture
Option 2. Bachelor of Science -Horticulture

RHS Master of Horticulture By Course Work
A horticultural management oriented qualification for anyone with diploma or higher qualifications in horticulture or a related discipline (or equivalent).
This is accredited as a first degree level course in the UK. The qualification is awarded upon satisfactorily completing assessments in eight modules, which are conducted by the RHS.
NOTE:

Most assessments can be undertaken from anywhere in the world; however, someof the assessments may require you to visit and undertake them in the UK before completing the qualification.
Enrolment cannot be finalised until it is approved by the RHS, as well as ACS.

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Bachelor of Science -Horticulture

A short introductory, online module on Technical Writing must be completed at the very start of the degree. This module should take only a few hours to complete and is not examinable.

Following this, Horticulture I, the first of the compulsory modules must be completed online.
This module will take around 100 hrs to complete; and an exam must be passed, before progressing to any other modules.

The student will be given access codes within a day of processing their enrolment, in order to immediately commence these initial studies.

Year 1 (40 credit points)

Core (Compulsory) Modules
BHT101 Horticulture I (4 credit points)
BHT102 Horticulture II (4 credit points)
BHT103 Plant Health (4 credit points)
BSC102 Plant Biochemistry (4 credit points)
BSC104 Botany I (4 credit points)

Workplace (Compulsory) Projects:
BGN104 Industry Meetings (4 credit points)
BGN102 Research Project I (4 credit points)

Optional (Elective) Modules:
BHT104 Turf Management I (4 credit points)
BHT107 Plant Establishment and Maintenance (4 credit points)
BHT106 Arboriculture I (4 credit points)
BHT109 Garden Design I (4 credit points)
BHT111 Landscape Construction I (4 credit points)
BHT110 Cottage Garden Design (4 credit points)
BHT1301 Crops I (Outdoor Plant Production) (4 credit points)
BHT114 Herb Production I (4 credit points)
BHT113 Australian Plants I (4 credit points)
BHT120 Nature Park Management I (4 credit points)
BSC105 Machinery and Equipment (4 credit points)

Year 2 (40 credit points)

Core (Compulsory) Modules: Course Code
BHT105 Soil Management (4 credit points)
BHT210 Irrigation I (4 credit points)
BBS201 Project Management (4 credit points)

Workplace (Compulsory) Projects:
BGN201 Research Project II (4 credit points)
BGN103 Workshop I (4 credit points)

Optional (Elective) Modules:
BHT207 Plant Protection (4 credit points)
BHT206 Plant Pathology (4 credit points)
BHT209 Weed Management (4 credit points)
BHT202 Turf Management II (4 credit points)
BHT208 Arboriculture II (4 credit points)
BHT214 Garden Design II (4 credit points)
BHT216 Park & Playground Design I (4 credit points)
BHT215 Natural Garden Design (4 credit points)
BHT211 Cutting Propagation (4 credit points)
BHT108 Plant Propagation I (4 credit points)
BHT212 Production Nursery Management (4 credit points)
BHT213 Retail Nursery Management (4 credit points)
BHT224 Hydroponics Production I (4 credit points)
BHT221 Cut Flower Production I (4 credit points)
BHT223 Protected Plant Production (4 credit points)
BHT222 Vegetable Production I (4 credit points)
BHT217 Tropical Fruit Production (4 credit points)
BHT229 Scented Plants (4 credit points)
BHT227 Medicinal Herbs (4 credit points)
BHT228 Lavender Production (4 credit points)
BHT232 Orchid Culture (4 credit points)
BHT233 Palm & Cycad Culture (4 credit points)
BHT231 Rose Culture (4 credit points)
BHT234 Tropical Plant Culture (4 credit points)
BHT225 Australian Plants II (4 credit points)
BHT204 Nature Park Management II (4 credit points)
BSC205 Engineering Applications (4 credit points)
BSC204 Botany II (Available 2004) (4 credit points)
BSC203 Biochemistry II (4 credit points)
BHT236 Plant Breeding (4 credit points)
BHT242 Planning Layout and Construction of Ornamental Gardens (4 credit points)
BHT243 Restoring and Establishing Ornamental Gardens (4 credit points)

Year 3 (40 credit points)

Core (Compulsory) Modules: Course Code
BSC303 Statistics (4 credit points)
BBS301 Professional Practice for Consultants (4 credit points)

Workplace (Compulsory) Projects:
BGN202 Research Project III (4 credit points)
BGN203 Workshop 2 (4 credit points)

Optional (Elective) Modules:
(Note: Upon approval, electives from other years may be accepted here)
BWR301 Technical Writing (4 credit points)
BSC302 Biochemistry III (4 credit points)
BHT203 Horticultural Management (4 credit points)
BHT304 Horticultural Marketing (4 credit points)
BHT305 Irrigation II (4 credit points)
BHT303 Turf Management III (4 credit points)
BHT308 Park & Playground Design II (4 credit points)
BHT307 Water Garden Design (4 credit points)
BHT306 Tissue Culture (4 credit points)
BHT310 Mushroom Production (4 credit points)
BHT219 Nut Production (4 credit points)
BHT309 Berry Production (4 credit points)
BHT320 Bonsai Plant Culture (4 credit points)
BHT319 Annuals Plant Culture (4 credit points)
BHT315 Interior Plant Culture (4 credit points)
BHT314 Fern Culture (4 credit points)
HT354 Eucalypts (4 credit points)
BTR101 Ecotourism I (4 credit points)
BSC206 Alternative Energy (4 credit points)
BHT324 Amenity Horticulture I (4 credit points)
BHT326 Operational Business Management I (4 credit points)
BSC305 Plant Ecology (4 credit points)

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