Diploma in Horticultural Management
Growing & Vines
A course by
Lincoln University
Expand your opportunities in horticulture with a one-year diploma that integrates business management and the latest cultivation and production principles, including significant hands-on practical experience.
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop expertise in horticultural production
Gain knowledge and understanding of horticultural management systems and production techniques.
Acquire business management skills
Build a solid foundation in business management as it applies to horticultural enterprises.
About This Course
The Diploma in Horticultural Management is a 12-month full-time programme designed for those seeking to advance in modern-day horticulture. The programme combines in-depth horticultural production knowledge with business and commercial management. Students will also undertake extensive practical work—44 weeks of experience across a minimum of two horticultural units—to ensure immediate employability and real-world application of classroom knowledge. Graduates support both the evolution of the land-based food sector and the implementation of sustainable production principles.
Course Content
- Modern horticultural production and management systems
- Business management for commercial horticulture
- Sustainable production and land care
- Practical work: minimum 44 weeks on at least two different horticultural units
- Horticultural Management (core papers)
- Electives from agriculture and related practices e.g. sheep production, agroforestry, dairy production, engineering, amenity horticulture, crop production, pasture management, beef and deer production, fruit crop production
- Study of commercial enterprise success principles
Entry Requirements
Completion of Lincoln University's Diploma in Horticulture OR
Build towards these roles
Horticultural managerCrop production managerAmenity horticulture rolesHorticultural business management rolesSupervisor/leadership roles in horticultural operations
Build skills in these industries
HorticultureAgricultureLand-based industries
