Bachelor of Horticulture
Bachelor of Horticulture (Environment)
BHort(Env)
Bachelor of Horticulture (Production)
BHort(Prodn)
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| Bachelor of Horticulture (4408HO) |
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| Distance Education | Orange |
Normal course duration
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
- TAFE: AQF3 or higher is the minimum requirement
- UAC: University UAI
Credit
Standard CSU Credit Regulations apply.
The following provisions for Credit from TAFE courses apply:
- Certificate 3: Up to 8 points
- Certificate 4: Up to 32 points
- Certificate 5 (Diploma): Up to 64 points
- Certificate 6 (Advanced Diploma): Up to 96 points
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
The course of 192 points duration.
Core Subjects
AGB110 Agricultural Economics (8CR)
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing (8CR)
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture (8CR)
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling (8CR)
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture (8CR)
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management (8CR)
AHT274 Industry Practice (8CR)
PSC104 Soil Science (8CR)
Additional Compulsory Subjects
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences (8CR)
IRR200 Principles of Irrigation (8CR)
HRT107 Introductory Landscape Design (8CR)
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production (8CR)
HRT307 Flower Crop Management (8CR)
PSC102 Botany (8CR)
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests (8CR)
PSC215 Plant Physiology (8CR)
PSC371 Plant Pathology (8CR)
PSC415 Soil Management (8CR)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8CR)
SCI301 International Experience (8CR)
Stream Subjects (Production)
AGR237 Property Planning and Development (8CR)
AGR347 Rural Project (8CR)
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management (8CR)
Stream Subjects (Environmental)
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics (8CR)
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs (8CR)
HRT305 Plant Establishment and Management (8CR)
Restricted Electives
Restricted electives (in both streams) can be chosen from the following list of subjects:
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management (8CR)
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs (8CR)
HRT306 Vegetable Crop Management (8CR)
AGR220 Extension (8CR)
AHT254 Organic Production (8CR)
VIT211 Viticultural Science (8CR)
VIT402 Vine Physiology and Performance (8CR)
VIT405 Integrated Vineyard Management (8CR)
BIO112 Principles of Ecology (8CR)
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology (8CR)
HRM210 Human Resource Management (8CR)
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
AGF201 Agroforestry
AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AGR175 Introduction to Rural Management
AGR220 Extension
AGR237 Property Planning and Development
AGR304 Agricultural Ecology
AGR306 Biological Farming Systems
AGR353 Human Ecology
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences
AHT101 Professional skills in Agriculture and Horticulture
AHT254 Organic Agriculture and Horticulture
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO326 Vegetation and Disturbance Management
HRT107 Introductory Landscape Design
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Design
HRT221 Ecological Agriculture Design Systems
HRT234 Horticultural Science
HRT301 Plant Propagation
HRT302 Nursery Production
HRT305 Plant Establishment and Management
HRT306 Vegetable Crop Management
HRT307 Flower Crop Management
HRT308 Temperate Fruit and Nut Crop Management
HRT309 Tropical and Subtropical Horticultural Crop Management
IRR200 Principles of Irrigation
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
PKM105 People and Places - Social Science Dimensions
PSC102 Botany
PSC104 Soil Science
PSC201 Invertebrate Pest Management
PSC215 Plant Physiology
PSC371 Plant Pathology
PSC415 Soil Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
STA201 Scientific Statistics
VIT211 Viticultural Science
VIT312 Vineyard Establishment
VIT402 Vine Physiology (PG)
WSC111 Grape and Wine Science
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subject has a Workplace Learning component.
AHT274 Industry Practice
Enrolment pattern
Enrolment Pattern (Production) By Distance Education study
Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture (8CR)
PSC102 Botany (8CR)
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling (8CR)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8CR)
Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics (8CR)
HRT107 Introduction to Landscape Designs (8CR)
Session 4
IRR 200 Principles of Irrigation (8CR)
PSC104 Soil Science (8CR)
Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management (8CR)
PSC215 Plant Physiology (8CR)
Session 6
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture (8CR)
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences (8CR)
Year 4
Session 7
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing (8CR)
AGR237 Property Planning and Development (8CR)
Session 8
PSC371 Plant Pathology (8CR)
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests (8CR)
Year 5
Session 9
PSC415 Soil Management (8CR)
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production (8CR)
Session 10
HRT308 Fruit and Nut Crop Management (8CR)
[ ] Restricted Elective (8CR)
Year 6
Session 11
AHT274 Industry Practice (8CR) OR
SCI301 International Experience (8CR)
HRT307 Flower Crop Management (8CR)
Session 12
AGR347 Rural Project (8CR)
[ ] Restricted Elective (8CR)
Enrolment Pattern (Environmental) By Distance Education study
Year 1
Session 1
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture and Horticulture (8CR)
PSC102 Botany (8CR)
Session 2
AGS107 Precision Agriculture and Data Handling (8CR)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8CR)
Year 2
Session 3
AGB110 Agricultural Economics (8CR)
HRT107 Introduction to Landscape Designs (8CR)
Session 4
IRR 200 Principles of Irrigation (8CR)
PSC104 Soil Science (8CR)
Year 3
Session 5
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management (8CR)
PSC215 Plant Physiology (8CR)
Session 6
AGR202 Food, Environment and Culture (8CR)
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences (8CR)
Year 4
Session 7
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing (8CR)
HRT209 Landscape and Planting Designs (8CR)
Session 8
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics (8CR)
[ ] Restricted Elective (8CR)
Year 5
Session 9
PSC415 Soil Management (8CR)
HRT301 Plant Propagation and Production (8CR)
Session 10
PSC371 Plant Pathology (8CR)
PSC201 Invertebrate Pests (8CR)
Year 6
Session 11
AHT274 Industry Practice (8CR) OR
SCI301 International Experience (8CR)
HRT307 Flower Crop Management (8CR)
Session 12
HRT305 Plant Establishment and Management (8CR)
[ ] Restricted Elective (8CR)
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.