Based at Cornwall’s Eden Project, the BSc (Hons) Horticulture Garden & Landscape Design has been specifically developed to provide industry competent horticulturalists, who have significant design capabilities and a detailed understanding of horticulture science. On this unique programme you will develop skills valuable to numerous sectors of the horticultural industry both in the UK and abroad. Eden’s diverse and specialist plant collections, nurseries and growing facilities, dedicated laboratory and design studio, coupled with Duchy College’s nationally renowned micro propagation research facility, provide a world class study platform.
A diverse team of subject specialists supports you in your studies. This includes plant pathologists, botanists, ecologists, garden designers, artists, landscape architects and horticulturalists, many of whom partner private practice with their teaching commitments.
Students under the tutelage of members of the current teaching team have won numerous awards including the Prince of Wales Trophy for Sustainable Horticulture last year, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Young Designer of the Year three times in the last five years and the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) Student Designer of the Year Award three times in the past six years, the latest in 2015.
You will also embrace sustainable business practice and develop skills in planting design and design communication, using both traditional and digital media (no prior experience required).
In the core garden and landscape design modules, innovative and imaginative design practice is encouraged from day one. Through real or ‘live’ projects you will learn how to create stimulating and thought-provoking spaces in a variety of locations – from private gardens to public landscapes. Clients who students have worked with recently include Truro Cathedral, The Pengersick Castle Trust, The Eden Project, The Leonard Cheshire Disability Trust and the Potager Garden.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Personal and Employability Skills Development (20 credits), Introduction to Botany (20 credits), Plant Use in the Landscape (20 credits), Soil Science & Plant Nutrition (20 credits), Garden And Landscape Design 1: Foundation – Space, Place & User (20 credits), Design Communications: Tools and Techniques (20 credits.
Year 2: Research Methods (20 credits), Plant Growth and Development (20 credits), Plant Production and Propagation (20 credits), Plant Ecology (20 credits), Garden and Landscape Design 2: Planning & People (20 credits), Garden Landscape Histories: Theories and Contexts (20 credits)
Year 3: Honours Project (40 credits), The Contemporary Horticulture Environment (20 credits), Sustainable Horticultural Enterprises (20 credits), Advanced Plant Use and Implementation (20 credits), Professional Landscape and Garden Design (20 credits)
Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
4RL6
Institution code:
C78
Campus Name:
Eden Project
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
80 UCAS tariff points to include at least 56 points from A2-level
80 UCAS tariff points to include at least 56 points from Advanced Highers
45 credits at level 3 in an appropriate subject
In an appropriate subject
In an appropriate subject
Other level 3 qualifications will be considered. Mature applicants with relevant experience but without the stated qualifications will be considered individually and are encouraged to apply.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
http://www.cornwall.ac.uk
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
71%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
75%
Go onto work and study:
75%
Fees and funding
Republic of Ireland
4625.0
Year 1
EU
4625.0
Year 1
England
4625.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
4625.0
Year 1
Scotland
4625.0
Year 1
Wales
4625.0
Year 1
International
4975.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
4975.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
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Provider information
Tregonissey Road, St Austell
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Cornwall
PL25 4DJ
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