BSc (Hons) Degree in Horticulture
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Course Duration
*Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years
*Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years*Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years
Course Location
Greenmount Campus
BSc (Hons) Degree in Horticulture
The Honours Degree in Horticulture at Greenmount Campus is validated by Ulster University. The course provides the ideal opportunity for those who have completed the Foundation Degree in Horticulture at CAFRE to progress on to an Honours Degree qualification. Foundation Degree graduates will study two bridging modules over the summer. This course is open to past Foundation Degree graduates and is delivered over one year of full-time or two years of part-time study. While studying on this course you will select a project to enable you to enhance your knowledge of sustainability, technology and innovation.
Course Entry Requirements
Applicants must have previously attained the award of a Foundation Degree in Horticulture since 2015, or provide evidence of their ability to undertake the programme through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL), having studied and achieved accreditation in Level 5 modules of sufficient credit value in related disciplines.
Prior to commencing the Honours Degree course Foundation Degree graduates must successfully complete 40 credits of Level 5 Bridging Studies modules as detailed above, completed during the summer.
In addition to meeting the course entry requirements applicants must also meet the General Entrance Requirements for Ulster University
Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Foundation Level are not considered as meeting entry requirements for CAFRE programmes. If you require guidance on entry qualifications please email the Key Contact for this course.
UCAS Course Code
D416: full-time course
This degree programme is being re-validated over 2025/26. This is make sure it is as up-to-date as possible, meaning course content is subject to change.
Course content
Bridging Studies modules
- Research skills and data management
- Sustainable horticulture
Degree modules
- Applied plant studies
- Dissertation
- Improving productivity in horticulture
- Marketing and supply chain development
- Professional management
Course Progression
Students may have the opportunity to apply to study on Master’s level courses.
A wide range of exciting careers are open to Horticulture graduates within the production, landscape, sports turf, retail, environmental and social horticulture sectors. Graduates also have the skills and may seek opportunities to start their own business.
Fees and funding support
For information about fees and funding support click here.
How to apply?
Students who have previously completed a Foundation Degree, may apply to top-up their qualification through full-time study, please follow this link to the UCAS website.
If you have previously completed a Foundation Degree, you can apply to top-up your qualification through part-time study, please follow this link.
Greenmount Campus
Greenmount Campus is the centre of all things green – that’s agricultural, horticultural and environmental providing an idyllic rural setting for your land-based studies.
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"After graduating from the FdSc degree in Horticulture, I was so excited to have the opportunity to complete a top up year to achieve a full BSc. I have a huge passion for plant science and I'm really enjoying all aspects of this years modules, especially my dissertation. I'm so excited for the next few years to see what my future brings."
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