Course summary
Explore the life of plants on this highly vocational and practical course. Based on understanding and interpreting the landscape around us, the course explores 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. You'll have the option to specialise in your final year with our Garden Design pathway. Successful completion of the FdSc Horticulture course to a satisfactory level allows progression on to the BSc (Hons) Horticulture (final-year top-up) course. This means you can gain a full BSc degree in three years.
Modules
Year One
- Plants and Soil Science
- Garden Design in Practice
- Survey Planning and Construction
- Horticultural Technology
- Plant and Botanical Knowledge
- Soft Landscape Design
- Horticultural Practices
- Horticultural Employability
- Experimental Design and Analysis
- Green Space Management
- Crop Production
- Land Use Ecology
- Soft Landscape Design
- Horticultural Practices
- Horticultural Employability
- Applied Design
- CAD Professional Practice
- Experimental Design and Analysis
Assessment method
Year 1 Coursework (67%), written exam (33%) Final Year Coursework (83%), written exam (17%)
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- D400
- Institution code:
- N91
- Campus name:
- Brackenhurst Campus
- Campus code:
- 3
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.
Unistats information
The student satisfaction data is from students surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
International | £15600 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Provider information
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ