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CORC1013C
Personal and Employability Skills Development
This module is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop themselves in terms of their personal and employability skills.
CORR130
Applied Horticultural Practices
A practical module that looks at the main skills required by a horticulturalist such identification, ground preparation and propagation.
CORR146
Botany and Plant Physiology
This module will enable the student to research and understand all the processes and roles of plant tissues in healthy plant growth and development.
CORR147
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
This module focuses on the role of soil as a rooting medium and the importance of mineral nutrients in plant growth.
CORR101
Sustainable Farming and Growing Principles, Standards, Systems and Methods
CORR102
Sustainable Land Management and Conservation
CORR111
Ethnobotany and Sustainable Development
Ethnobotany is the study of plants used by specific cultures for a number of reasons. It draws upon studies of botany, anthropology, photochemistry, sociology, medicine as well as agriculture.
CORR148
Biogeography and Plant Environment Interactions
This provide students with an understanding of plant interaction with their environment and climatic constraints to their distribution.
FHOR105
Landscape Design
This module introduces students to the principles of Landscape design with specific reference to Garden / Domestic Design. It develops the skills required to evaluate a site and produce design plans for its future development.
FHOR106
Plant Use in Design
This module develops design skills to create style and atmosphere within a garden/landscape situation using plants.
FHOR109
Horticultural Technologies
FHOR110
International Horticulture
FHOR112
Mechanisation and Crop Establishment
FHOR113
Organic and Low Input Production
CORR2000B
Research Project
The opportunity to carry out an individual piece of research or survey work, with the support of teaching staff. The module commences with a series of sessions covering project design and appropriate data analysis techniques.
CORR2009
Crop Protection
This module allows the student to research and familiarise themselves with the wide range of pests, diseases and other pathogens that affect plants in order to be able to predict infestations and formulate control measures.
FHOR200
Plant Taxonomy, Classification and Genetics
The Module covers the various methods used to classify and name plants. It coves the evolution of plant forms and flower structures and leads onto genetics and the breeding of new cultivars.
CORR201
Plant Conservation and Collections
Plant conservation is increasing important as a means of reducing extinction rates amongst plant species. This module looks at modern plant conservation and, in particular the importance of collections.
CORR2010
Ornamental Nursery Stock Production
A review of the containerised and open group production of plants within the Hardy Ornamental Nursery Stock Industry (HONS).
CORR202
Planning Organic and/or Low-Input Crop Production
CORR203
Marketing Horticultural Products
CORR211
Landscape Studies
The History of Landscape Design from 1500 to the present day, documenting the main design movements and the noted designers of each period. The influence design has had on land and garden management and the current practice of design restoration and management.
CORR212
Applied Landscape Construction
This module allows the opportunity for students to apply the knowledge gained in Landscape Construction.
CORR213
Mainstream and Alternative Cropping
This module is designed to develop the student's understanding of conventional production techniques of traditionally grown crops, and investigate new merging crops and production cycles.
FHOR201
Garden and Landscape History
This module examines concepts in the development of garden and landscape from the past to the present day. It links to a consideration of conservation in restoration and individual styles both personal and regional (local and international).
FHOR202
Business Management
FHOR203
Ecology
An introduction to the concept of ecological process and factors that aims to generate environmental awareness within a horticultural framework.
FHOR208
Advanced Ethno-Botany and Land Use Policy
This module builds on the introduction to ethno-botany studied at stage 1 as well as investigating land use policy.
FHOR209
Data Analysis and Research Methods
This module is designed to develop the student's knowledge of application of statistics to the planning and analysis of biological experiments.
FHOR212
Crop Maintenance and Harvesting
FHOR215
Landscape and Amenity Management
FHOR216
Domestic Production and Markets
FHOR231
Hunters and Collectors: History of Plant Collection, Naming and Classification
Completing this course enables you to progress onto these related courses and programmes with the University of Plymouth at level 5 or level 6, as specifically defined by this programme’s progression agreement.
For further information, including the progression from foundation degree form, please visit https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/partnerships/academic-partnerships/study-guide/progression-to-honours-degree
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