Advanced Diploma In Horticulture - Ornamental Horticulture

Advanced Diploma in Horticulture - Ornamental Horticulture

Course info

This comprehensive Advanced Diploma course provides training for people to work in the care and development of gardens, parks, or other areas of amenity horticulture (Tree management, Turf Management, Interior Plantscaping etc.) in positions such as Manager, Technical Officer, or Consultant. It opens up many new areas of employment opportunity in Horticulture!

To obtain the Advanced Diploma in Horticulture – Ornamental Horticulture, you must complete 8 core modules, 9 stream modules, and your choice of 7 elective modules from the extensive range listed below.  Each module is a Short Course in its own right and may be studied separately.  

Core Modules

• Horticultural Marketing
• Horticultural Resource Management
• Introduction to Botany - Plant Physiology and Taxonomy (I)
• Horticulture for Beginners (I)
• Plant Knowledge (Horticulture II)
• Machinery & Equipment (Engineering I)
• Soil Management (Horticulture)
• Plant Pathology

Stream Modules

Biochemistry of Plants (I), Business Studies, Instructional Skills, Workplace Health & Safety, Workshop I, Workshop II, Research Project I, Research Project II and an Industry Project.

Elective Modules

Turf Care, Sports Turf Management, Turf Repair And Renovation, Landscaping Foundations (I), Landscaping Intermediate (II), Cottage Garden Design, Landscape Construction, Arboriculture For Beginners, Arboriculture – Intermediate, Propagation for Beginners, Cutting Propagation, Irrigation (Gardens), Australian Native Trees, Beginners Guide to Australian Natives Plants (I) and Australian Native Ferns.

Course Delivery

This course is only available to be completed by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 2400hrs

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