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Module
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Module aims
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Delivery methods
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Level
4
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Academic and Professional Practice
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This module will identify the key sustainable goals and policies that
inform decisions towards a sustainable and resilient future. You will be
provided with the vocabulary and language to progress and network within the
wider industry. An examination of the implementation of goals, targets and
legislation will allow reflection of the value of working towards common
goals. Teamworking and academic skills and competencies will be identified
and developed through groupwork.
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A combination if lectures, workshops and presentations
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Introduction to Botany
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This module introduces you to the basic metabolic and synthesis
processes of living plant cells and looks at plant cell biology and how this
determines the overall structure of the plant. You will discuss the
fundamentals of plant life covering the basics of cell biology and plant
structure including photosynthesis, respiration, and genetics.
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A combination of lectures, laboratory practicals and investigating
Eden Project’s plant collections
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Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
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The aim of this module is to investigate the nature of soils and
explore how soils affect plant growth and nutrition. The role of soil
substitutes in the horticultural industry is introduced. Soil profiles and
formation is explored and the physiological effects of growing/soil
environments on plants are investigated with particular reference to water
and nutrient availability and stress.
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A combination of lectures, laboratory practicals and investigating
Eden Project’s technosol
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Plant Use in the Landscape
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This module aims to develop your ability to draw accurate scale plans
for planting schemes; analyse a garden or landscape, selecting suitable
plants for a specific site. You will
also develop the ability to identify routine management procedures for a
planting scheme in a variety of horticultural situations ranging from
commercial production to ornamental landscaping.
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A combination of lectures, tutorials and site visits. Plant
identification skills will be developed as part of this module
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Garden & Landscape Design
1 Foundations - Space, Place & User
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This module introduces you to the critical and theoretical processes
and visual language of garden & landscape design as a holistic process,
encouraging the development and application of parallel critique, conceptual
and creative skills. Particular emphasis is placed upon the language and
principles of working with space in various locations through exploratory
design projects. These encourage the formation of considered judgements about
the spatial, aesthetic, technical and social qualities of a design proposal
within the scope and scale of a wider environment.
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A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, presentations,
tutorials, site visits
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Design Communication Tools
and Techniques
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This is a skills-based module which gives you a through grounding in
the language of communicating space in 2D, 3D and oral/ verbal forms using
both traditional and digital media.
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A combination of lectures, workshops, presentations, tutorials, site
visits and computer aided design
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Level
5
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Research Methods
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The module will develop your research ability. Knowledge and understanding related to the
research process, formulation of research questions, developing a research
proposal, experimental design, appropriate and correct statistical analysis,
presentation of data and results, constructing effective discussions and
conclusions.
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A combination of lectures, presentations, tutorials and IT workshops
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Plant Growth and Development
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The module enables you to develop a holistic view and understanding
of plant physiology; which integrates and explores the physics that underpins
many physiological processes with the control of growth and development
regulated by plant hormones. The module aims to cultivate an understanding of
the environmental impacts on plant physiology and compares and contrasts
physiological adaptations with acclimation responses.
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A combination of lectures, laboratory practicals, research and the
use of specialist scientific equipment
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Plant Production and
Propagation
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This module aims to equip you with practical propagation and
production skills coupled with a theoretical knowledge that underpins these
horticultural practices. You will gain practical experience of propagation
and production both in college facilities and during a work placement. Sexual
plant propagation is explored with reference to plant breeding, genetic
modification and seed production. You will develop critical analysis of the
suitability of different production techniques.
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A combination of lectures, greenhouse practicals, presentations and
research. You are required to conduct a three-week work placement as part of
this module
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Plant Ecology
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This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to study the
integration of plants within different environments and investigate how
climate affects distribution. The effects of plants and their interactions
with other organisms are assessed in an ecological context. The biochemical
basis for these interactions is discussed.
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A combination of lectures, field practicals, presentations and
research
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Garden & Landscape Design
2 Planning & People
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This module draws on core themes raised in Garden & Landscape
Design 1: Space, Place & User and both allows you to explore these in
more detail and further develop your emerging design philosophy. Particular
emphasis is placed upon the role and innovative meaningful design solutions
for the final user or user group(s) through exploratory design projects. In
addition, the vocabulary for describing, analysing and designing gardens will
be developed along with the use of applied hard and soft landscaping techniques.
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A combination of lectures, guest speakers, presentations, tutorials
and site visits
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Garden and Landscape
Histories Theories and Contexts
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This module examines historical concepts relating to the development
and design of gardens and landscapes, and relates these to modern design
concepts and theories. The module considers conservation and restoration of
gardens and landscapes with the context of personal and regional (local and
international) sites of importance.
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A combination of lectures, guest speakers, presentations and
tutorials
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Level
6
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Honours Project
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This module allows you to explore in detail an academic subject of your
choice. The module comprises a
substantial design project that meets a specific need and brief. You will
also conduct a literature review addressing wider issues and relevance to your
selected design subject.
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A combination of tutorials, presentations and independent study
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The Contemporary
Horticultural Environment
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This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to critically
evaluate existing knowledge on topics of horticultural significance. You will
develop the skills to convey the results of research and accompanying
analysis. The integration of knowledge exchange with issue focussed
recommendations arising from critical analysis culminates in a student
organised symposium on an agreed topic of importance to horticulture.
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A combination of tutorials, presentations, group work and independent
study
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Sustainable Horticultural
Enterprises
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This module aims to draw together market, social and economic
influences on horticultural enterprises and assess these in a business
context set against economic viability, environmental resource responsibility
and social (or market) acceptance. In the context of the horticultural
industry the module will integrate sustainable development, policy and
regulatory drivers, market influences and horticultural business management
principles.
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A combination of tutorials, seminars, guest speakers presentations
and independent study
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Advanced Plant Use and
Implementation
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The module enables you to investigate and familiarise yourself with a
range of industry standard CAD software and produce designs to standard
specification/templates. In developing designs, you will research and synthesise
unique and bespoke planting plans and designs. The effects of climate change
on design are investigated and analysis is made of existing plantings with
reference to potential future changes.
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A combination of lectures, presentations and tutorials
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Professional Landscape and
Garden Design Practice
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This module offers you the opportunity to demonstrate and articulate
through both visual and written media the culmination of your skills
development within garden and landscape design. Particular opportunity is given to the
demonstration of competency in detailed design within a professional context.
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A combination of lectures, presentations and tutorials
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