Bachelor of Horticulture

Associate Degree in Horticulture (Production) [exit point only]

Course Structure

The course of 192 points duration.

Core Subjects
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
AHT274 Industry Practice
PSC104 Soil Science

Additional Compulsory Subjects
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
IRR200 Principles of Irrigation
HRT107 Introductory Landscape Design
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production
HRT307 Flower Crop Management
PSC102 Botany
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests
PSC215 Plant Physiology
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC415 Soil Management
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
SCI301 International Experience

Stream Subjects (Production)
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGR347 Rural Project
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management

Stream Subjects (Environmental)
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs
HRT305 Plant Establishment and Management

Restricted Electives
Restricted electives (in both streams) can be chosen from the following list of subjects:
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs
HRT306 Vegetable Crop Management
AGR220 Extension
AHT254 Organic Production
VIT211 Viticultural Science
VIT402 Vine Physiology and Performance
VIT405 Integrated Vineyard Management
BIO112 Principles of Ecology
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
HRM210 Human Resource Management

Enrolment pattern

Enrolment Pattern (Production) By Distance Education study

Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
PSC102 Botany
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
HRT107 Introduction to Landscape Designs
Session 4
IRR 200 Principles of Irrigation
PSC104 Soil Science

Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PSC215 Plant Physiology
Session 6
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences

Year 4
Session 7
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
Session 8
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests

Year 5
Session 9
PSC415 Soil Management
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production
Session 10
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management
[ ] Restricted Elective

Year 6
Session 11
AHT274 Industry Practice OR
SCI301 International Experience
HRT307 Flower Crop Management
Session 12
AGR347 Rural Project
[ ] Restricted Elective

Enrolment Pattern (Environmental) By Distance Education study

Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
PSC102 Botany
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
HRT107 Introduction to Landscape Designs
Session 4
IRR 200 Principles of Irrigation
PSC104 Soil Science

Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PSC215 Plant Physiology
Session 6
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences

Year 4
Session 7
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs
Session 8
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
[ ] Restricted Elective

Year 5
Session 9
PSC415 Soil Management
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production
Session 10
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests

Year 6
Session 11
AHT274 Industry Practice OR
SCI301 International Experience
HRT307 Flower Crop Management
Session 12
HRT305 Plant Establishment and Management
[ ] Restricted Elective

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When

Session 1; Session 2

Level

Undergraduate

Duration

6 years distance education

International?

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Indicative ATAR

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