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What is the deadline for submitting an Advanced Entry online application?
Applications should be made by 31st August (Please note, some popular courses may close earlier due to high demand).

• You should follow instructions outl...

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What is the deadline for submitting an Advanced Entry online application?
Applications should be made by 31st August (Please note, some popular courses may close earlier due to high demand).

• You should follow instructions outlined on the CAO website with regard to submitting supporting documentation.
• Please make sure to include the Advanced Entry Cover Sheet each time you send documents. This will save significant delays in CAO uploading your documents to your application.

Failure to supply supporting documentation may result in your application being rejected.

What is Advanced Entry?
Advanced entry is where an applicant seeks to gain entry to the second or subsequent year of an undergraduate programme based on prior educational (recognised prior learning RPL) and/or work experience.

How do I make an Advanced Entry application?
EU Applicants
Where an applicant wishes to make an application for advanced entry to a TU Dublin programme they will do so by submitting an application to the CAO. Please see a list of courses on the CAO website which are open for advanced entry applications.

The following programmes are NOT available to apply for via CAO but are directly available via our website.

How are Advanced Entry applications assessed?
Advanced Entry applications are assessed on the basis of availability of places in the relevant programme year and on merit.
The following are just some examples of Advanced Entry. Remember that Advanced Entry is not a guarantee and these are just a sample of assessment criteria.
• Applicants who have partially completed a third-or further Education programme at Level 6 in a Further or Higher Education Institution may be considered for Advanced Entry to a related Level 6/7 or 8 programme.
• Relevant work experience will also be seriously considered for all applicants.

When are offers made?
Offers for Advanced Entry places are predominantly made during the months of July and August however, some programmes may offer their places sooner than that.

Offers are issued by the CAO via email.

Are Non EU/International Students eligible for Advanced Entry?
International applicants are welcome to apply. If you wish to be considered for Advanced Entry you must apply directly to TU Dublin rather than via CAO.

Please apply via the Non-EU International Button on the relevant programme webpage, ensuring to upload your most up to date and all other relevant supporting documentation including detailed exam results, transcripts and details of relevant work experience, CV etc.

Contact us?
AdvancedEntry@tudublin.ie

Expand+What is... Horticulture?
This programme is suitable for you if you wish to make a sustainable, positive impact on the environment; to respond to growing concerns about the quality of our food and the environmental cost of its production; to be activ...

Hide-What is... Horticulture?
This programme is suitable for you if you wish to make a sustainable, positive impact on the environment; to respond to growing concerns about the quality of our food and the environmental cost of its production; to be active and outdoors, caring for landscapes, parks or golf courses, or if you’re artistic and creative and interested in landscape design, or in the natural environment and its wellbeing potential. You’ll gain a thorough knowledge of horticulture science, encompassing life sciences, the chemical and physical sciences, and the mathematical and statistical techniques involved in designing experiments and data analytics.

Our hands-on teaching approach will give you opportunities to develop skills through real-life practical projects, often engaging with local community groups to design and build gardens to a brief and within a set budget. Thanks to a compulsory 12-week work placement in 2nd year, Semester 2, you’ll be able to practise the skills you’ve learned and gain valuable experience to ready you for employment.

In Year 4, you’ll be able to specialise in areas that interest you most.

Work Placement: Thanks to a compulsory 12 week work placement in second year, semester 2, you’ll be able to practice the skills you learned and gain valuable experience to ready you for employment.

Postgraduate Study: On graduation, you may continue to further study at TU Dublin or elsewhere.

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.

Expand+Year One

Semester 1:
IT & Professional Development
Soil Science
Plant Identification and Classification
Horticultural Calculations & Measurements
Plant & Landscape Skills
Plant Biology

Semester 2:
Plant Identification - Use & Management
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Semester 1:
IT & Professional Development
Soil Science
Plant Identification and Classification
Horticultural Calculations & Measurements
Plant & Landscape Skills
Plant Biology

Semester 2:
Plant Identification - Use & Management
Machinery & Equipment Skills
Graphics & CAD for Horticulture
Plant Nutrition
Horticulture in the Community
Plant Propagation

Year 2

Semester 1:
Vegetable Production
Ecology & Biodiversity
Turf Grass ID & Establishment
Integrated Crop Management
Nursery Stock Production
Landscape Construction

Semester 2:
Industry Placement
Start Your Own Business
Contracts, Specifications and Tenders
Special regulation: Industry Placement HTSC H2030 is assessed through 100% CA and is included in the GPA calculation

Year 3

Semester 1:
Horticultural Project Management
Marketing a Horticultural Enterprise
Trees & Woodlands
Fruit Production

Electives:
Organic & Sustainable Horticulture
Soft Landscape Construction & Design
Floristry & Interior Landscape

Semester 2:
Research Methods for Horticulture
Manage Your Own Business
Crops Under Protection

Electives:
Advanced Landscape Design
Retail Horticulture
Apiculture
Food Product Development 1

*Two 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.

Year 4
Semester 1:

Final Year Project (Part 1)
Electives

Automation in Horticulture
Health, Recreation and Green Infrastructure
Plant Treatment Regulation
Sports Surface Management
Post-Harvest Technology
Social & Therapeutic Horticulture

Semester 2:

Final Year Project (Part 2)
Electives

Environmental Management
Golf Course Design and Management
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Culinary & Medicinal Plants
Historical & Contemporary Parks and Gardens
Food Product Development 1
Food Product Development 2**

If you opt for Food Product Development 2, you must have completed Food Product Development 1 in Year 3 and must choose 2 other electives. If you don't choose Food Product Development 2, you must choose 4 electives.

The electives listed are indicative since they depend on learner demand and resource availability, and may vary from year to year.