| Course code: WD096
What is Horticulture?
Horticulture is a very diverse industry and career opportunities exist in a wide variety of areas, from producing plants for garden centres, working on golf courses, landscaping, through to fruit and vegetable production. Many horticulturists are managers or self-employed and thus need business as well as horticultural skills.
What is the BSc in Horticulture course?
This is a three year full-time course designed to train professional horticulturists. The course is run in conjunction with Teagasc at Kildalton College, Piltown.
Career Opportunities
* Greenkeeping - maintenance of golfcourses and sports fields
* Nursery stock production - producing plants for the horticultural industry
* Landscape construction
* Landscape design
* Garden maintenance contractors
* Employment as gardeners in public parks and grounds
* Gardeners in private and heritage gardens
* Food production
* Garden centres |
