Horticulture (BSc.)
Programme Overview
The BSc in Horticulture is designed to provide students with a background in general horticultural science with special emphasis on the production of tropical and subtropical crops. The selection of courses in the programme provides the student with both theoretical knowledge and a "hands-on" approach to the subject matter. In addition to specialized courses, the programme is based on a solid core of traditional plant sciences courses. Students pursuing this programme are required to take a minimum of forty-two (42) advanced credits.
Programme Objectives
The BSc programme in Horticulture aims to:
- Introduce the characteristics and production systems of major horticultural crops.
- Explain the principles and practices of protection and post-harvest handling of horticultural plants.
- Examine factors which influence the use of plants in gardens, amenity landscapes and for therapeutic purposes.
- Assess the impact of scientific and technical advances on the horticultural industry.
- Train students in horticultural laboratory and field techniques.
Admission Requirements
BIOL0011 and BIOL0012 OR CAPE Biology (Units 1 & 2)
Programme Structure
Year 1: A minimum of twenty-four (24) credits from Level 1, eighteen (18) of which must be Faculty courses and Include the Biology courses:
Semester I
BIOL1017: Cell Biology
BIOL1018: Molecular Biology & Genetics
Semester II
BIOL1262: Living Organisms I
BIOL1263: Living Organisms II
Year 2: Twenty-one (21) credits as follows:
Semester I
AGSL2401: Management of Soils
BIOL2401: Research Skills & Practices in Biology
BIOL2402: Fundamentals of Biometry
BOTN2401: Plant Form & Systematics
Semester II
BIOL2403: Principles of Ecology
BIOL2404: Molecular & Population Genetics
BOTN2402: Physiology of Plants
Year 3: Eighteen (18) credits as follows:
Semester I
AGSL3001: Irrigation & Drainage Technology
BOTN3403: Fundamentals of Horticulture
Semester II
AGCP3405: Landscape & Turf Grass Management
AGCP3406: Fruit Crop Production
AGCP3407: Postharvest Technologies
Summer:
BIOL3412: Intership OR BIOL3413: Biology Project
Plus three (3) credits from the following:
Semester I
BOTN3402: Introduction to Plant Breeding
MGMT3136: New Venture Creation & Entrepreneurship
Semester II
BIOL3405: Pest Ecology and Management