Bachelor of Science in Horticulture – Full Time

Minimum Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for standard entrants are a pass in five subjects (ordinary level) in the Leaving Certificate, to include Mathematics and English or Irish, or an equivalent qualification. Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Foundation Level (at grade B2 or higher) counts as a subject towards the five passes. The points awarded for Foundation Level Mathematics (at grade B2 or higher) are as follows:

A1 = 20 points A2 = 15 points
B1 = 10 points B2 = 5 points

CAO code: BN022 Entry Route into programme:

  • Leaving Certificate
  • Mature grounds
  • Special circumstances
  • FETAC graduates

 
Duration: 3 years
NFQ level: 7
Method of application: CAO
CAO Points : 220
Award title: Bachelor of Science
Credits for Full Award: 120 @ NFQ Level 6; 60 NFQ Level 7
Awarding Body: ITB Transfer and Progression:
BN406 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Horticulture

A grade E in Leaving Certificate Mathematics at Higher Level counts as a subject towards the five passes, however no points will be awarded for this grade.

Mature students may be admitted without meeting these formal minimum requirements. The minimum entry requirements for graduates of FETAC Level 5 or 6 awards is any full award.

Course Content

Year 1              
Semester 1
  • Personal and Professional Development
  • Business Administration
  • Plant Identification and Classification
  • Applied Science and Mathematics
  • Practical Training in Horticulture
  • Computer Applications
Semester 2
  • The Horticulture Sector
  • Basic Concepts of Law
  • Technical Drawing
  • Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
  • Machinery for Horticulture
  • Plant Biology and Physiology
Year 2       
Semester 3
  • Summer Placement
  • Accountancy
  • Contract Specification and Tenders
  • Plant Protection
  • Nursery Stock Production

*Electives:
Protective Structures or Floristry and Interior Landscaping
or Principles of Sustainability or Soft Landscape
Construction or Commercial Horticulture Crop Production 1

* One elective must be selected from Semester 3    
Semester 4
  • Group Project
  • Financial Planning
  • Turf-grass Establishment and Maintenance 1
  • Landscape Design 1
  • Plant Propogation
  • Hard Landscape Construction
Year 3              
Semester 5
  • Placement
  • Marketing and Customer Service
  • Professional Practice in the Horticulture Industry    
Semester 6
  • Introduction to Digital Media
  • Biodiversity and Ecology
  • Arboriculture 1

***Electives
Project Management or Features Construction or Plant
and Landscape Management or Commercial Horticulture
Crop Production 2 or The Principles of Organic Growing or
Computer Aided Design for Horticulture or Automated
Systems and Mechanisation or Turf-grass establishment and maintenence 1

*** Three electives must be selected from Semester 6

Source: ITB – Bachelor of Science in Horticulture

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