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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Horticulture

This course is suitable for you if you wish to make a sustainable, positive impact on the environment, while being active and outdoors in nature, caring for landscapes, parks, open spaces and the urban public realm. It examines and responds to growing concerns about the quality of our food and the environmental cost of its production. If you’re artistic and creative there is culinary and medicinal plants, and food product development, while in social and therapeutic horticulture you develop the skills to guide clients in the therapeutic potential of horticulture and the natural environment. If you’re entrepreneurial in your approach to horticulture, entrepreneurship and enterprise development gives you the platform and skills to bring your unique ideas to life.

In this programme, you’ll gain a thorough knowledge of horticulture science, encompassing life sciences, the chemical and physical sciences, and the mathematical and statistical techniques involved data analytics and in designing research experiments in mixed methods research dissertation.

Our hands-on teaching approach will give you opportunities to develop skills through real-life practical projects engaging with real life problem solving, while specialising in areas that interest you most.

The duration of this course is 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.

Intakes

Jan
June
Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 5

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

If you have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, you can apply for all courses in TU Dublin.

Pass Mark: 4 at standard level where OD3 is required. Minimum Entry Requirements/Matriculation Proof of English proficiency is required in all cases. There may also be specific subject requirements for courses.

Level 8 3 Honours Requirement Overall IB Score of 24 which must include 3 Subjects at Grade 5 at Higher Level and 3 Subjects at Grade 4 at Standard Level

2 Honours Requirement Overall IB Score of 24 and Award of Diploma

Level 7/6 Overall IB Score of 24 and Award of Diploma

Qualifications

Minimum Level Required (Some programmes may require a higher score)

ETAPP C1 (or higher)

GCE O Level English Grade C

GCSE English Grade C

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no less than 6 in each component

Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level OD3 or O6/H7

NEAB Test English Pass

Norwegian Vitnemal Grade Average 4

Pearson PTE Academic 65

TOEFL Computer Based Test (Our Code is C832) 213

TOEFL Paper Based Test (Our Code is C832) 550

TOEFL Internet Based Test 80 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 18 in every other section

Duolingo Minimum 95 overall with minimum 95 in each component

UG Trinity ISE Trinity ISE III (C1) with at least merit in each skill category

PG Trinity ISE Trinity ISE IV (C2) with at least merit in each skill category

International Baccalaureate English A1, A2 or B: 5 at Higher Level (4 at Standard Level if presenting IB through English)

OIB

Option International (OIB): 11 in English language and literature (where the co-efficient is greater than 5). Where the co-efficient is less than 5, a minimum result of 13 is required

British version of the OIB: C1 or C2 on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Cambridge English Language Examinations

180+ on cambridge English scale with no less than 175 in each skill and use of English ie

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C (CEFR Level C1 or C2)

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): Grade C (CEFR Level C1 or C2)

Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): Grade A (CEFR Level C1)

LanguageCert International ESOL Test

B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill taken with no more than 3 months between components.

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