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Bachelor of Horticulture BHort

CSU’s Bachelor of Horticulture with specialisations in Production Horticulture and Environmental Horticulture aims to develop a multi-skilled professional capable of fulfilling a range of management and leadership roles.

About the course

The Bachelor of Horticulture course at CSU offers two areas of study:

Production Horticulture

The Bachelor of Horticulture (Production Horticulture) focuses on technical and business management training for the fruit, nut,vegetable and flower industries and places an emphasis on the integration of the science and technology of horticulture with business management capability. This integration of production technology with business skills in finance, marketing, people management and law aims to develop a multi-skilled professional capable of fulfilling a range of management and leadership roles in these industries. Production Horticulture is offered by distance education through Orange Campus.

Residential schools may be required mainly at the Orange Campus, although some may be held at Wagga Wagga Campus. Regular field trips are made to rural businesses. Orange Campus has well established facilities for horticultural education including plant propagation and glass houses within a horticulture centre. Orange is located in close proximity to major fruit, vegetable, nut, flower and grape industries.

Environmental Horticulture

The Bachelor of Horticulture (Environmental Horticulture) focuses on technical and applied science training for the amenity, landscaping and environmental horticulture industries.

The environmental consequences of urbanisation are immense and environmental horticulture can play a major role in improving the quality and amenity of urban environments. Environmental horticulture graduates could be involved in the design, construction and management of landscapes for councils, corporations, public spaces, or domestic properties as well as plant propagation and nursery production. Graduates with management training are in demand to develop and maintain landscapes for an increasingly environmentally conscious population.

Environmental horticulture is offered by distance education through Orange Campus. Residential schools may be required, mainly at the Wagga Wagga Campus, although some may be held at Orange Campus.

The latest facilities

Theory and practice are combined in the University's various on campus facilities at Orange and Wagga Wagga, including an irrigation demonstration area, nursery production area, horticultural plantings and the unique nature of the regions and their surrounds.

Where it will take you

Horticulture covers a wide range of industries and activities that are increasingly important to Australia and the world.

Production Horticulture graduates could be involved in the production, postharvest and marketing of horticultural products. These industries increasingly need managers and technical people who can service corporate horticulture, service and advisory businesses, the marketing chain and family farms.

Environmental Horticulture graduates could be involved in the design, construction and management of landscapes for councils, corporations, public spaces, or domestic properties as well as plant propagation and nursery production. Graduates with management training are in demand to develop and maintain landscapes for an increasingly environmentally conscious population.

Professionals teaching you

Geoff Burrows (BSc, PhD Qld) is the Coordinator for the Environmental Horticulture option. He is a botanist with expertise in plant structure, plant propagation and the design of online interactive teaching materials. Geoff has been teaching at CSU for the past twenty years, and teaches in plant identification, taxonomy and plant propagation subjects. He has studied remnant vegetation in the Murrumbidgee catchment and has published widely on seed, cuttings and tissue culture propagation.

Peter Mills (MScAgric) is the Coordinator for the Production Horticulture option. He has an industry and teaching background, having consulted throughout Africa and the Middle East in export horticulture and stewardship of crop protection products. He has taught at several universities, across a wide range of subjects, and this together with his extensive consulting and practical background, helps build the integrated knowledge of students, preparing them for the real world of production horticulture.

Articulation and Credit

The Bachelor of Horticulture is well suited to TAFE graduates who wish to upgrade their existing qualifications and to those in, or wishing to enter, these exciting industries. Arrangements are in place to assist with this articulation and are updated on a regular basis.

Graduation requirements

To graduate with the Bachelor of Horticulture in either area of study, students must complete 192 points.

Students will also need to complete relevant work experience, and consult with the Course Coordinator to structure work placements if applicable.

 

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