Horticulture HNC
SRUC Scotland's Rural College
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Edinburgh

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Oatridge

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Course info

This course will teach you the fundamentals of horticulture, and give you an awareness of the different sectors of the industry. It will look at nursery production, maintenance of gardens and greenspace and plant retailing, among other subjects.Theres plenty of opportunities to develop practical skills as well as your knowledge of plants and their cultivation. Your knowledge of plant identification, propagation, growing on and garden maintenance will be backed by sound business knowledge. ...Read more

This course will teach you the fundamentals of horticulture, and give you an awareness of the different sectors of the industry. It will look at nursery production, maintenance of gardens and greenspace and plant retailing, among other subjects.

There's plenty of opportunities to develop practical skills as well as your knowledge of plants and their cultivation.

Your knowledge of plant identification, propagation, growing on and garden maintenance will be backed by sound business knowledge.

Key stats

Plant Sciences
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 75 = 25% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
25%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
75%

Modules

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£7,000 per year

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£1,285 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£7,000 per year

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Students from Wales

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£7,000 per year

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£7,000 per year

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Uni info

SRUC Scotland's Rural College
SRUC Scotland's Rural College , Edinburgh

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is a multi-campus higher education provider with locations across Scotland....

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SRUC Scotland's Rural College
King's Building West Main Road Edinburgh Edinburgh, City Of EH9 3JG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Edinburgh Haymarket  1.4 miles away
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