Bachelor: Horticulture
Qualification objectives
IIn the Bachelor's programme you will acquire skills and knowledge that are particularly relevant in horticultural practice:
- Specialist knowledge of the basics of plant cultivation: botany, plant nutrition, plant protection, plant breeding, greenhouse and outdoor technology in horticulture
- Management and development of production processes in fruit, vegetable and ornamental plant cultivation as well as in tree nurseries
- Procedures and methods in garden and landscape construction: open space design, construction management, cost and contract management
- Sector-specific knowledge of business administration, trade and marketing
- Application of methods of mathematics, statistics, physics and chemistry for horticultural challenges
- Competences for the application of scientific methods in professional practice
- Critical mindset and independent action
Weitere Dokumente/ Antragsformulare finden Sie hier: https://www.htw-dresden.de/en/luc/study-programmes/horticulture/bachelor
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Weitere Dokumente/ Antragsformulare finden Sie hier: https://www.htw-dresden.de/en/luc/study-programmes/horticulture/bachelor
This branch of horticulture concerns the propagation, cultivation, processing and marketing of high-quality plant products as foodstuffs or for use in landscape design.
The courses deal with the following basic themes:
- Soil science and plant nutrition
- Phytomedicine
- Ecology and environmental protection
- Economics and business management
- Greenhouse and outdoor technology in horticulture
Specialist courses are offered for the individual divisions:
- Vegetable cultivation and greenhouse management
- Fruit cultivation and viticulture
- Ornamental horticulture
- Tree nursery
- Medicinal and culinary plants
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In this branch, horticultural design skills are desirable, which can be applied in the various departments:
- Garden, landscape and sports ground construction
- Cemetery horticulture
- Planning and design of gardens, parks and landscapes
The following courses are specially aligned with these:
- Surveying / CAD
- Spatial design
- Green space management
- Cemetery horticulture
- Urban garden and landscape construction
- Contracts and costing in garden and landscape construction
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Offer for subsequent Master's programme
The successful graduation with the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) qualifies to take up a Master's degree in horticulture or related fields at a university in Germany or abroad – e.g. also at our faculty in Pillnitz:
- Admission directly after Bachelor's degree or after individual practical phase
- Horticultural production methods: own focus, enhanced knowledge, analysis and evaluation
- Development of management skills
- both practical and scientific orientation
Further Information on Master: Horticultural Production
