Horticulture (Hons) University College Dublin

Overview

The Horticulture (Hons) programme is offered at the University College Dublin. 

Plants provide the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, our shelter and medicines. This course covers the sciences, environmental studies, business, management and communication skills related to growing food and non-food plants. You will also study the science behind developing and maintaining Ireland’s designed landscapes, golf courses, tennis courts and sport pitches. The objectives of this degree are to give you:

• Knowledge of the growth, development and protection of plants, and use of plants for food, leisure, sports, social and environmental benefits
• An understanding of horticultural plant production systems and how their components are integrated and managed in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner

• The skills to become a competent, competitive and confident leader who will excel in the national or global horticulture community as a professional horticulturist or horticultural scientist

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

• This degree maintains strong links with the horticulture industry. Career opportunities include management, technical advisory, consultation, research, quality assurance and sales or marketing positions, working for companies or within your own business. Opportunities also exist in state, semi-state, EU and international organisations. Your transferable skills will make you highly employable in other industries. Master’s and PhD degrees are also available.