School of Horticulture
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Horticulture • BSc (Hons) Horticulture • BSc (Hons) Horticulture (with Award) • BSc (Hons) Green Space Management • BSc (Hons) Social and Therapeutic Horticulture • FdSc Horticulture • FdSc Horticulture (with Award) • FdSc Green Space Management • FdSc Social and Therapeutic Horticulture • Certificate of Continuing Education in Professional Gardening • Certificate of Continuing Education in Horticulture • Higher Certificate in Horticulture
Floristry • FdA Professional Floristry • Professional Floristry Top-up Year BA (Hons) • Higher Certificate in Professional Floristry • Certificate of Continuing Education in Professional Floristry
Writtle College currently offers one of the largest horticulture degree programmes in the UK. Undergraduates are able to undertake specialisms in a wide range of horticultural disciplines.
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Horticulture courses allow students to combine the theoretical principles underlying plant cultivation with the practical and vocational skills associated with the horticultural industry.
Horticulture is a major employment sector which plays a significant role in maintaining and improving the quality of life in town and country. Students are attracted to this industry by the diversity and wealth of career opportunities and the satisfaction of working in a green environment. The UK’s world-class heritage of parks and gardens is visited by millions of tourists each year.
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Gardens and landscapes are created by innovative designers and constructed and maintained by skilled craftsmen. Theme parks, shopping malls, residential complexes and business parks are all planned with landscapes. Landscaping is not just about working outdoors; interior landscaping is also a rapidly expanding industry. It is also likely that the 2012 Olympics being held in London will increase demand for graduates in horticulture. The commercial horticulture industry is a multi-billion pound business, vital to the health and wellbeing of the nation. Apart from the major sectors of fruit, vegetables and protected crops, the industry embraces nursery production, cut flowers and bedding plants, vineyards and an increasing range of organically produced crops. Employment opportunities exist in areas such as plant production, supply chain management and advisory services. To cater for the growing interest in these areas, there has been a corresponding growth of opportunities in teaching, journalism and horticultural therapy. Business management skills are increasingly important for those working in this industry, as there are vast opportunities for managers and the self-employed. IT skills are crucial too, particularly in computer-aided design.
Resources Increasingly society is looking to the role that horticulture plays in the quality of life and its restorative benefits. Writtle has a wealth of outdoor and indoor resources used extensively in the teaching of horticulture.
practical sites for surveying, landscape appraisal and construction of new gardens and features. There are also tropical and temperate glasshouses on campus. The College estate offers a wide range of resources for teaching crop production, with facilities devoted entirely to education and research and used for practical training purposes, case studies and dissertations. The fruit and vegetable production areas provide examples of different growing techniques both in outdoor and protected cropping. The glasshouses are an excellent resource for some of the crops grown at the College, including ornamentals, tomatoes and strawberries. Hardy nursery stock resources are used by both commercial and amenity horticulture students. Production techniques are covered, with particular emphasis on plant propagation and a wide range of propagation techniques are demonstrated within the facility. The Amenity Landscape Building enables experimental designs to be built indoors. It is used to plan the College’s entries to shows such as the RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court flower shows. The College has won numerous medals at both shows, including prestigious gold medals for its gardens and exhibits. The grounds provide an important resource for research and trials work. A suite of modern drawing offices and design studios – with drawing boards, computer applications and associated teaching rooms – caters for the artistic expression of landscape and garden design students. The Computer-Aided Design Centre provides modern technology, enabling students to produce 2D and 3D designs.
The extensive College gardens are home to an abundance of trees and plants. Students design and work on specific areas of the gardens each year, which means the look of the campus is constantly changing. There is a plant collection of over 10,000 specimens and a tree collection of over 1,200 specimens. Students are actively involved in the planting and maintenance of this valuable resource. The grounds provide students with
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Graduate Profile Peter Jones, BSc (Hons) Horticulture “I came for an Open Day and was impressed with the range of facilities available; I also discovered that Writtle has an impressive reputation in the horticulture industry. Having had a very demanding career for nearly thirty years as a civil servant, the College offered me a chance to take a breath and look at what to do with the rest of my life. I had three very enjoyable years at Writtle, making many life-long friends and crucially providing me with a basis for a whole new career. I greatly enjoyed the intellectual challenge and the facilities, especially the library and the new experimental glasshouse. The opportunity to be part of the 2007 Chelsea Flower Show team – where we won a silver medal – was also a particular highlight.” Worshipful Company of Gardeners award for ‘Outstanding Achievement 2009’
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Many of the academic staff at Writtle have ongoing research work which provides interesting teaching material and project topics for undergraduate students.
Floristry Floristry students are involved with floral exhibits and designs on and off campus and opportunities exist to gain work experience with floristry enterprises.
Centre of Horticulture The horticulture industry is very broadly based and this is reflected in the project areas currently being undertaken in the Centre of Horticulture, one of the Centres of Innovation at Writtle College. The Postharvest Unit has a wellequipped laboratory and a long record of undertaking applied research on an international basis in many aspects of crop handling, transport and storage. The unit also provides specialist training courses for companies in this sector. With an industrial partner, the Centre of Horticulture has recently been awarded a research grant to investigate the control of non-native invasive weeds in amenity landscape areas.
Many of the academic staff at Writtle have ongoing research work which provides interesting teaching material and project topics for undergraduate students. Current topics include breeding of ornamental plants, issues concerning historic gardens and contemporary planting schemes. For further information about Horticulture courses, please contact: Horticulture Admissions Tutor Tel: +44 (0)1245 424200 Email:
[email protected]
Postgraduate This School offers a number of postgraduate opportunities. The following courses are available: • International Horticulture • Horticulture (Crop Production) • Postharvest Technology • Landscape Management • Historic Designed Landscapes
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BSc (Hons) Horticulture The Horticulture degree offers a general overview across a range of subjects and often proves the best option for those people that wish to find out more about the industry as a whole whilst keeping their options for specialist studies open. It has a flexible package of options that enable students to tailor their studies to reflect their own mixture of interests, although at its core is a firm basis of scientific study. Other core modules are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills, in readiness for the final-year dissertation project. In the first year, most modules are shared with other awards, and offer students a broad introduction to the study of horticulture. Following on from this broad overview, however, specialist options – available from the second year onward – allow students to gain deeper insight, and in some cases specialise in a particular area of interest.
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry
Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
The option modules available are devised in conjunction with Industrial Advisory Panels and include subject matter that is of current relevance to the sector, giving the course a strong vocational emphasis and allowing students to develop vocational competences in certain key areas within the horticultural industry. The Writtle BSc is compatible with other nationally and internationally devised qualifications, enabling progression to or transfer from other institutions.
landscape management, commercial crop production, plant breeding, arboriculture, education and media. Employment prospects are good, with a shortage of specially trained graduates in this area on a national and international basis. Graduates may also elect to undertake further studies at postgraduate level, either at Writtle or elsewhere.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
180
Career prospects
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
On completion of the course, students will have acquired a good range of practical horticultural and business skills to equip them for a career in a wide choice of fields. Graduates of this programme go on to work in an immensely diverse range of employment including
OCR National Extended
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Academic & Professional Development
Plant Production Science
Plant Propagation & Production
Traditional & Contemporary Planting*
World Gardens*
Gardens & Plants Through Time
Tropical Horticulture*
International Horticulture*
MMP/DM P1
Irish Leaving Certificate 4 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
4 X C Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion
STAGE THREE Semester 5
Semester 6 Dissertation
Crop Growth & Pathology
Plant Breeding or Horticultural & Landscape Ecology
Conservation of Historic Gardens* Post Harvest Physiology & Technology*
Trade and International Supply Chain Management*
UCAS Code: D410 *It is possible for students to select alternative study modules from stage two and three
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BSc (Hons) Horticulture (Global Crop Production) Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Consumer Behaviour & Markets
Tropical Horticulture
International Horticulture
Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Trade & International Supply Chain Management
Planting & Detail Design
Self-Directed Learning
Design in a Historical Context
UCAS Code: D450
BSc (Hons) Horticulture with Garden Design Spatial Design Techniques
Designing a Garden Part 1
Garden Design Applications
UCAS Code: D410 GAR
BSc (Hons) Horticulture with Business Management Essential Business
Management Concepts & Practice
Applied Business
UCAS Code: DN42
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BSc (Hons) Green Space Management The Green Space Management degree provides the practical and professional training necessary for those seeking positions of responsibility in the management of landscapes, large parks, estates, prestige gardens or associated leisure facilities and amenities.
The specialist modules are devised in conjunction with Industrial Advisory Panels and include subject matter that is of current relevance to the sector, giving the course a strong vocational emphasis and allowing students to develop vocational competences in key areas of Green Space Management.
As on other BSc programmes, a firm basis of scientific study forms its foundation, whilst other core modules are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills, in readiness for the final-year dissertation project.
As with other Writtle BSc programmes, this course is compatible with other nationally and internationally devised qualifications, enabling progression to or transfer from other institutions.
In the first year, most modules are shared with other awards, and offer students a broad introduction to the study of horticulture. Following on from this broad overview, however, the specialist modules from the second year onward allow students to gain deeper insight into the area of managing green spaces in the public and private sectors.
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
Career prospects
Employment prospects are good, with a shortage of specially trained graduates in this area on a national and international basis. Graduates may also elect to undertake further studies at postgraduate level, either at Writtle or elsewhere.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
180
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
MMP/DM
OCR National Extended
P1
Irish Leaving Certificate 4 X C2 Higher
On completion of the course, students Scottish Highers 4 X C Higher will have acquired a good range of International Baccalaureate 24 points practical horticultural and business 14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion skills to equip them for supervisory or management positions in a wide choice of fields including local authority parks, public/historic gardens, country parks, botanic gardens, national parks, nurseries and garden centres.
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Academic & Professional Development Plant Production Science
Gardens & Plants Through Time
Traditional & Contemporary Planting
Parks & Green Spaces
Plant Propagation & Production
Garden & Landscape Contracts
Landscape Construction Project
STAGE THREE Semester 5
Semester 6 Dissertation
Crop Growth & Pathology
Plant Breeding or Horticultural & Landscape Ecology
Conservation of Historic Gardens Landscape Planning & Law
Urban Environment
UCAS Code: DK43
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BSc (Hons) Social and Therapeutic Horticulture Career prospects On completion of the course, students will have acquired a good range of practical horticultural and business skills to equip them for supervisory or management positions in a diverse range of settings. Employment prospects are good, with a shortage of specially trained graduates in this area on a national and international basis. Graduates may also elect to undertake further studies at postgraduate level, either at Writtle or elsewhere.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points This course combines the art and science of professional horticulture with its application through education and research in the particular social and scientific context of horticultural therapy. This programme would suit those students who enjoy working with plants and people and wish to develop both horticultural and therapy-related skills. As on other BSc programmes, a firm basis of scientific study forms its foundation, whilst other core modules are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills, in readiness for the final-year dissertation project. In the first year, most modules are shared with other awards, and offer students a broad introduction to the study of horticulture. A specific core of therapy is introduced at this stage, however, giving the course a
unique direction and emphasis from the outset. The specialist modules from the second year onward allow students to gain deeper insight into the area of therapeutic horticulture in both the public and private sectors.
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
180 MMP/DM
OCR National Extended
P1
Irish Leaving Certificate 4 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
4 X C Higher
International Baccalaureate 24 points The specialist modules are devised in conjunction with Industrial Advisory 14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion Panels and include subject matter that is of current relevance to the sector, giving the course a strong vocational emphasis and allowing students to develop vocational competences in key areas of therapeutic horticulture. As with other Writtle BSc programmes, this course is compatible with other nationally and internationally devised qualifications, meaning that progression to or transfer from other institutions may be possible.
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STAGE ONE Semester 1
STAGE TWO
Semester 2
Semester 3
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry
Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
Foundations in Social & Therapeutic Horticulture
STAGE THREE
Semester 4
Semester 5
Academic & Professional Development
Dissertation Ecohealth & Ecotherapy
Plant Production Science Social & Therapeutic Horticulture Therapy Theory & Practice
Semester 6
Holistic Health & Wellbeing or Horticultural & Landscape Ecology
Professional Practice Application in Social & Therapeutic Horticulture
UCAS Code: D495
Choose from module options listed below
Horticulture Strand 1 Plant Propagation & Production
Tropical Horticulture
International Horticulture
Garden & Landscape Contracts
Garden & Landscape Management
Floriculture & Ornamental Plant Production
Horticulture Strand 2 Gardens & Plants Through Time
Landscape Planning & Law
Urban Environment
Graduate Profile Alastair Arnold, BSc (Hons) Horticulture “I chose to study at Writtle primarily for the range of option modules available on the Horticulture degree scheme. This enabled me to combine elements of study that I was particularly interested in and those which I considered as useful tools for the future. Studying at Writtle has been such a positive experience, through which I have gained important knowledge and had the privilege of being taught by some brilliant and inspirational academics whilst meeting with like-minded students, many of whom have become friends for life. I took an industrial placement year at a horticultural production nursery in Christchurch, New Zealand, which was also a very worthwhile experience from an educational, personal and cultural viewpoint.” Worshipful Company of Gardeners award for ‘Outstanding Achievement 2009’
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FdSc Horticulture This two-year course has been designed to prepare students for positions of responsibility within a vastly expanding industry. Whilst the FdSc in Horticulture shares many features with the Honours degree – especially during the first year, with a number of the first-year core modules being shared with the same subject provision at BSc level – it has been designed to align closely with national benchmarks. As a consequence, it has a considerably more practical element to the content, with a specialist workbased element that comprises 25% of the total study, firmly distinguishing the two courses from each other. As with the related Horticulture degree, the FdSc offers a general overview across a range of subjects and often proves the best option for those people who wish to find out more about the industry as a whole, whilst keeping their
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
Learning Through Work
options for specialist studies open. It retains an element of choice that enables students to tailor their studies to reflect their own mixture of interests. There is also a firm basis of scientific study, as well as core modules that are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills.
supervisory personnel in this area on a national and international basis. As a direct consequence of the subject links throughout the programme, students studying on an FdSc programme may also progress to an Honours degree following the completion of their course.
Entry requirements:
Career prospects On completion of the course, students will have acquired a good range of practical horticultural and business skills to equip them for a career in a wide choice of fields. Graduates of this programme go on to work in a diverse range of employment including landscape management, commercial crop production, plant breeding, arboriculture, education and media. Employment prospects are good, with a shortage of specially trained
UCAS Tariff points
100
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
PPP/PP
OCR National Extended
P3
Irish Leaving Certificate 2 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
2 X C2 Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Foundation Degree Academic & Professional Development Plant Production Science Learning From Work
UCAS Code: D419
FdSc Horticulture (Landscape Construction) Gardens & Plants Through Time
Garden & Landscape Contracts
Landscape Construction Projects
UCAS Code: K301 N.B It is possible for students to select alternative study modules for the foundation degree: Ethnobotany Plantsmanship
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Traditional & Contemporary Planting World Gardens
Plant Production Science Tropical Horticulture
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FdSc Green Space Management As with the related degree programme, the specialist modules from the second year onward allow students to gain deeper insight into the area of managing green spaces in the public and private sectors. There is also a firm basis of scientific study, as well as core modules that are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills.
Career prospects
This course prepares students for positions of responsibility within the management of landscapes, large parks, estates, prestige gardens or associated leisure facilities and amenities. The course is practical in its application and develops a broad range of horticultural and managerial skills as they relate to green spaces. Whilst the FdSc in Green Space Management shares many features with the Honours degree – especially
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
Learning Through Work
during the first year, with a number of the first-year core modules being shared with the same subject provision at BSc level – it has been designed to offer a more discrete provision which is aligned more closely with national benchmarks. As a consequence, it has a considerably more practical element to the content, with a specialist workbased element that comprises 25% of the total study, firmly distinguishing the two courses from each other.
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Foundation Degree Academic & Professional Development Traditional & Contemporary Planting
On completion of the course, students will have acquired a good range of practical skills to equip them for a career in management positions in local authority parks, public/historic gardens, country parks, botanic gardens, national parks, nurseries and garden centres. Employment prospects are good, with a shortage of specially trained supervisory personnel in this area on a national and international basis. As a direct consequence of the subject links throughout the programme, students studying on an FdSc programme may also progress to an Honours degree following the completion of their course.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
100
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
PPP/PP
OCR National Extended
P3
Irish Leaving Certificate 2 X C2 Higher Parks & Green Spaces
Learning From Work
Scottish Highers
2 X C2 Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion Gardens & Plants Through Time
Garden & Landscape Contracts
Landscape Construction Project
UCAS Code: D4KH
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FdSc Social and Therapeutic Horticulture The two-year Foundation degree combines a vocational and practical application of horticulture to the applied work environment of horticultural therapy and, whilst it shares many features with the Honours degree – especially during the first year, with a number of the first-year core modules being shared with the BSc in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture – it has been designed to offer a more discrete provision which is aligned more closely with national benchmarks. As a consequence, it has a considerably more practical element to the content, with a specialist workbased element that comprises 25% of the total study, firmly distinguishing the two courses from each other. As with the related degree programme, first-year modules are largely shared
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
with other awards, although a specific core of therapy is introduced at this stage, giving the course a unique direction and emphasis from the outset. Specialist modules from the second year onward allow students to gain deeper insight into the area of horticulture as a therapeutic medium in public and private sectors. There is a firm basis of scientific study, as well as core modules that are specifically aimed at developing and honing research skills.
with a shortage of specially trained supervisory personnel in the area of therapeutic horticulture on a national and international basis. As a direct consequence of the subject links throughout the programme, students studying on an FdSc programme may also progress to an Honours degree following the completion of their course.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
100
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
Career prospects On completion of the course, students will have acquired a good range of practical skills to equip them for a career in supervisory or management positions in a diverse range of settings. Employment prospects are good,
PPP/PP
OCR National Extended
P3
Irish Leaving Certificate 2 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
2 X C2 Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Sector Studies for the Horticulture Industry
Foundation Degree Academic & Professional Development
Learning Through Work
Learning From Work
Foundations in Social & Therapeutic Horticulture
Social & Therapeutic Horticulture Therapy Theory & Practice
UCAS Code: D496
Choose from module options listed below
Horticulture Strand 1 Plant Propagation & Production
Glass & Nursery Production
Fruit & Vegetable Crop Production
Garden & Landscape Contracts
Landscape Construction Project
Horticulture Strand 2 Gardens & Plants Through Time
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Higher Certificate in Horticulture 1 day per week for one year, or part time over two years
Alternatively the student may wish to complete this qualification part-time * over two 30 week academic years. Successful completion of this qualification will allow students’ the opportunity to enter on to the second year of a degree. The course starts in September
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
100
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
PPP/PP
OCR National Extended
P3
Irish Leaving Certificate 2 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
2 X C2 Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion This Level 4 qualification would be attractive to people returning to education; combining work with part time study; looking at a career change or for those wishing to study Horticulture and Professional Gardening at Higher Education level. The course which leads to the Higher Certificate in Horticulture provides a good introduction to the Art and Science of professional gardening. Students learn not only the principles and practices of Horticulture, but also how plant function is supported by Biology and Horticultural Science. The course explores the life of the plant from propagation and production, through to establishment
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and maintenance. In parallel students consider the way plants grow, use water and absorb nutrients. This course is validated by the University of Essex and is equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. Following successful examination students will be awarded a total of 120 academic credits which can be used to progress to further qualifications. The award is offered as both a full and part-time study package. The entire subject matter can be studied as a ‘1-day-a-week’ option. This study path is delivered over a 35 week academic year.
MODULES Gardens & Plants Through Time Plant Propagation & Production Sector Studies Biological Processes Horticultural Science
UCAS Code: D406
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Certificate in Continuing Education Professional Gardening (CCEPG) Certificate of Continuing Education (CCE) in Horticulture These level 4 modules can be completed on an individual basis or a mixture of the modules can result with either the Certificate in Continuing Education in Professional Gardening or the Certificate of Continuing Education in Horticulture. Both are worth 60 credits. To achieve the Certificate in Continuing Education in Professional Gardening the evening modules Plant Diseases and Plant Pests are core modules. These can
be combined with either the other two evening modules or with the day time delivery of Gardens and Plants Through Time OR Plant Propagation and Production To achieve the Certificate of Continuing Education in Horticulture, Biological Processes and Horticultural Science are core modules. To complete the 60 credit criteria for this qualification, a choice of one other module (this does not include *modules) would be required.
These study routes have proved to be highly popular with individuals returning to education, or for those undertaking a career change as well as those juggling full time work commitments with studying. All modules commence in September apart from *modules, which commence in September and in January.
MODULES Gardens & Plants Through Time Plant Propagation & Production Sector Studies Biological Processes
Horticultural Science
Learning Through Work
Any other Module at Level 4 Maintaining Plants*
Establishing Plants*
Plant Diseases in Horticulture*
Plant Pests in Horticulture*
*Modules are evening delivery only
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Floristry Floristry students are involved with creative events both on and off campus, including floral exhibitions and national industry shows. These excellent opportunities enrich the programme of study and enhance career prospects. Through excellent industry contacts, the course team assists and encourages students to participate within exciting work placement opportunities both locally and throughout the UK. FdA Professional Floristry This course is ideal for students aspiring to become professional, skilled florists with the focus on up-to-date commercial practices, product knowledge and the industry requirements which are essential within a commercial floral design business today. Study areas are focused on both practical and
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
theoretical traditional UK floral design and contemporary European trends and designs. Students will demonstrate their own creativity and explore unique ideas to enhance their portfolio of designs, in preparation for working in the industry either in the UK or internationally.
Career prospects Learning the craft and industry requirements will equip students to gain opportunities in creative floral design businesses, and in related careers in freelance design, demonstrating and corporate/event decoration.
STAGE TWO Semester 3
Semester 4
Sector Studies for the Floristry Industry
Foundation Degree Academic and Professional Development
Transferable Floristry Techniques
Current Trends in Floral Design
Contemporary Floristry 1
Contemporary Floristry 2
Learning Through Work
Learning From Work
UCAS Code: DW47
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BA (Hons) Professional Floristry (Top-up Year) After successfully completing the Foundation degree, students can choose to progress to a top-up year. This year of further craft development will focus the student on creating bespoke floral items, setting new trends whilst exploring international design styles and investigating other craft subjects to influence their ideas. Students will organise and showcase their inspirational floral designs as part of an exhibition. A dissertation will enable students to focus on academic research related
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to the craft, with modules linked to Postharvest and Trade and International Supply Chain Management.
STAGE THREE Semester 5
Semester 6
Dissertation: Comprehensive Design Project
Career prospects Students who successfully complete this year will look to obtain positions as creative directors, senior floral designers and managers within the industry. A floral designer career will enable students to focus or specialise as wedding or corporate event designers, or lecturers and demonstrators of the craft.
Commercial Floral Practices Contemporary Floral Design Postharvest Physiology & Technology
Trade & International Supply Chain Management
UCAS Code: D418
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Higher Certificate in Professional Floristry This is a one-year, full-time or twoyear, part-time course designed to enable students to study four modules (120 credits at Level 4). Students will focus on the industry of professional floristry, with an opportunity to embark on work experience whilst studying the craft and obtain valuable study support skills. These subjects are complemented by two practical skills modules which will enable the student to explore and learn both traditional and contemporary methods applied to gift, funeral and wedding design. Students who select this certificate will be able to access the Foundation degree in Professional Floristry. Learning the craft and industry requirements will equip students to seek employment opportunities within commercial floral design businesses and related careers as freelance designers.
Entry requirements: UCAS Tariff points
100
BTEC National Diploma/Certificate
PPP/PP
OCR National Extended
P3
Irish Leaving Certificate 2 X C2 Higher Scottish Highers
2 X C2 Higher
International Baccalaureate
24 points
14–19 Advanced Diploma Completion
STAGE ONE Semester 1
Semester 2
Sector Studies for Floristry Industry Transferable Floristry Techniques Contemporary Floristry 1 Learning Through Work
UCAS Code: WD24
Certificate of Continuing Education in Professional Floristry This certificate is a flexible, part-time learning programme, focusing on the practical and theoretical skills required within a professional commercial floristry business. Students are able to study two modules (60 credits at level 4). The two practical skills modules will enable the student to learn both traditional and contemporary theoretical and practical methods applied to gift, funeral and wedding design.
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Students who select this certificate will be able to access the Higher Certificate or Foundation degree in Professional Floristry. This programme is an excellent introduction to higher education professional floristry. Students have the opportunity to progress their skills studying floristry at a higher level and to seek employment within commercial floral design businesses.
MODULES Transferable Floristry Techniques Contemporary Floristry 1
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Student Profile Robyn Rayner, BA (Hons) Professional Floristry Firstly I had studied and achieved the Foundation Degree in Professional Floristry and then after a summer working for a florist in Chelmsford I knew floristry was the career I wanted to pursue and so decided to top up my qualification to a BA (Hons). The BA (Hons) is an opportunity to learn, research and create floral art to a high standard. The Commercial Floral Practices module is one of my favourites. We are taught about branding, marketing and how to advertise events. When I graduate my ambition is to run my own business and concentrate on wedding floral designs.”
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