Specialization Horticulture
Program structure
Structure of the program
The degree program consists of compulsory and compulsory elective modules. It consists of basic and in-depth studies. Six modules are to be taken and successfully completed per semester.
Modules
Six compulsory modules:
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Principles of Business Economics
- Introduction to Biology of Plants
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Principles of Fruit and Nursery Tree Production
- Professional Communication Skills
Five compulsory modules:
- Statistics and Experiments
- Soil Science
- Genetics, Molecular- and Microbiology
- Physics in Nature and Biosystems Engineering
- Vegetative Development of Herbaceous Plants
One elective:
- Assortment of Trees, Shrubs and Perennials II
- Nursery Production Grown in Soil
- Fruit Production: Berry and Stone Fruits
- Wholesale and Retail Management
- Applied Market Research
- Technical English
- English for Projects
Three compulsory modules:
- Principles of Phytopathology
- Influence of Mineral Nutrients on Plant Growth
- Greenhouse Technologies, Storage Systems and Productionssystems for High Value Crops
Three electives:
Specific horticultural electives:
- Production of Woody Plants in Containers
- Assortment of Trees, Shrubs and Perennials I
- Fruit Production: Pip Fruits and Cultivation Planning
- Flowering, Fruit Development and Dormancy
- Fruit Processing
- Retail Marketing and Sales
- Principles of Accounting and Tax Law
- Applied Market Research
- Processtechnology in Arable Farming Applications
Supplementary electives:
- Assortment of Ornamental Plants
- Marketing in PracticeT
- Technical English
- English for Projects
Two compulsory modules:
- Planning and Management of Projects
- Marketing and Distribution
Four electives:
Specific horticultural electives:
- Fruit Production: Berry and Stone Fruits
- Nursery Production Grown in Soil
- Assortment of Trees, Shrubs and Perennials II
- Vegetable Production
- Ornamental Plant Production
- Wholesale and Retail Management
- Applied Market Research
- Advanced Farm Management
- Measurements and Control in Biosystems Engineering
Supplementary electives:
- Soil Assessment and Regional Soil Science
- Planning and Analysis of Technical Processes in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
- English for Projects
- Technical English
One compulsory module:
- Evaluation and Presentation of Projects
Five electives:
Specific horticultural electives:
- Production of Woody Plants in Containers
- Assortment of Trees, Shrubs and Perennials I
- Fruit Production: Pip Fruits and Cultivation Planning
- Flowering, Fruit Development and Dormancy
- Fruit Processing
- Retail Marketing and Sales
- Principles of Accounting and Tax Law
- Applied Market Research
- Processtechnology in Arable Farming Applications
Supplementary electives:
- Plant Diseases in Horticultural Crops
- Growing Media, Irrigation Water and Fertilization of Horticultural Crops
- Special Aspects of Statistics and Experimental Design in Plant Production
- Assortment of Ornamental Plants
- Marketing in Practice
- English for Projects
- Technical English
- Placement Project
- Bachelor Thesis