The purpose of this programme is to train students for the application of appropriate horticultural technologies and strategies; and the application of environmental friendly production procedures in order to maintain a viable, profitable and sustainable horticultural industry.
Type: undergraduate diploma
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Horticulture
- Supervisory Management
- Plant Material Studies
- Growth Media Technology
- Site Planning
- Environmental Studies
- Work-integrated learning: Horticultural Practice
Second year subject:
- Horticulture
- Horticultural Management
- Plant Material Studies
- Turfgrass Culture
- Horticultural Mechanization
- Work-integrated learning: Horticultural Practice
Third year subjects:
- Horticulture
- Horticultural Production Management
- Plant Material Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Plant Protection
Careers: horticulturist.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za