Horticulture
SRUC Scotland's Rural CollegeHorticulture HNC is an undergraduate degree at SRUC Scotland's Rural College, based in Edinburgh, taught full-time over 1 year. Typical A-level entry is DE.
A-Level Entry
DE
Typical offer · UCAS
About this course
This HNC in Horticulture has been designed by subject specialists to provide you with comprehensive introduction to the horticulture sector. Throughout the course, you will develop the skills, knowledge, professional behaviours and values that are required to enter the horticulture sector or progress to further academic study.
This course is delivered by skilled horticulturalists, garden designers and plant scientists to enhance the learning experience. The course structure is centred around authenticity, allowing you to gain real-world experiences that enhance your learner journey. You will study a broad range of specialisms to give you a better understanding of the exciting range of career opportunities that exist within the horticulture sector.
The units that you will study are project-based and aim to develop your planning, initiative and practical skill. The course integrates self-management, social intelligence and innovation meta skills at its core which complement the vocational and technical elements of the course, developing your personal skills which you can employ and adapt in future for further study or in your career.
Entry Requirements
Study Options
This course is available in 4 study options:
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: HNC
Location: Edinburgh
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: HNC
Location: Ecclesmachan
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: HNC
Location: Cupar
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: HNC
Location: Glasgow
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Higher National Certificate - HNC
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Edinburgh
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Agriculture and related sciences
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ