Horticulture - Blanchardstown
This course is suitable for you if you wish to make a sustainable, positive impact on the environment, while being active and outdoors in nature, caring for landscapes, parks, open spaces and the urban public realm. It examines and responds to growing concerns about the quality of our food and the environmental cost of its production.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Technological University Dublin | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full time / 2 years part time
Advanced Entry/Add On Programme
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements?
Holders of an appropriate Bachelor of Science in Horticulture should apply to CAO in the year for which admission is sought. Entry is subject to normal entry requirements.
Students can undertake this course in a part-time mode, email registration.blanchardstown@tudublin.ie for further details.
Careers / Further progression
What are my career opportunities?
Organic and Conventional Food Production
Parks and Garden Management
Landscape Design
Teaching Horticulture
Retail Horticulture
Nurseries
Social and Therapeutic Horticulture
Entrepreneurial opportunities in Horticulture
Progression
On graduation, you may continue to postgraduate study at TU Dublin or elsewhere.
Further information
Applications are under the Advanced Entry category through the CAO.
For further information on how to make an application, please visit our CAO Hub
https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/entry-routes/advanced-entry/
If you have a query on Advanced Entry email us at admissions@tudublin.ie
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If you’re artistic and creative there is culinary and medicinal plants, and food product development, while in social and therapeutic horticulture you develop the skills to guide clients in the therapeutic potential of horticulture and the natural environment. If you’re entrepreneurial in your approach to horticulture, entrepreneurship and enterprise development gives you the platform and skills to bring your unique ideas to life.
In this programme, you’ll gain a thorough knowledge of horticulture science, encompassing life sciences, the chemical and physical sciences, and the mathematical and statistical techniques involved data analytics and in designing research experiments in mixed methods research dissertation.
Our hands-on teaching approach will give you opportunities to develop skills through real-life practical projects engaging with real life problem solving, while specialising in areas that interest you most.
IT Requirements:
MEDIUM spec (minimum) (i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. Be able to use Wi-fi and camera to attend online classes). MS Windows 10 based laptops are recommended.
Year One
Semester 1
Final Year Project (Part 1)
Electives:
Health, Recreation and Green Infrastructure
Plant Treatment Regulation
Post Harvest Technology
Social & Therapeutic Horticulture
Four electives must be selected
Semester 2
Final Year Project (Part 2)
Electives:
Environmental Management
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Culinary & Medicinal Plants
History & Contemporary Parks & Gardens
Food Product Development 1
Food Product Development 2
Four electives must be selected
The electives listed are indicative since they depend on learner demand and resource availability, and may vary from year to year.
Email: courses@tudublin.ie
Tel: +353 1 220 8093